{"id":5477,"date":"2018-12-24T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2018-12-24T13:55:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T18:55:19","slug":"lets-call-this-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/lets-call-this-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s call this before&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ThSunrise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ThSunrise-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Thistle Hill Farm fence at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-5485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ThSunrise-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ThSunrise-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ThSunrise-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ThSunrise.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas weekend opened splendidly with sunrise reflected off the Blue Ridge..captured by our designated early riser,  daughter Carolyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if there\u2019s a before there must be an after.&nbsp; At the moment Carolyn took  the before picture a passing motorist was also admiring the sunrise over  Thistle Hill.&nbsp; At least that\u2019s what he told the investigating state trooper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Thistlehill-Fence.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Thistlehill-Fence-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Thistlehill Farm fence being repaired.\" class=\"wp-image-5480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Thistlehill-Fence-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Thistlehill-Fence-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Thistlehill-Fence.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In any event the motorist lost control and we lost four sections of four-board fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately a neighbor saw the accident and moved our cows to a nearby pasture with intact fencing.&nbsp; Thank you Kathy Hartz!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebuilding fencing wasn\u2019t the way we planned to spend Christmas but the job is done!&nbsp; Thanks to Church, Lucio and Curt&#8230;and Carolyn, who took this picture, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>David<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas weekend opened splendidly with sunrise reflected off the Blue Ridge..captured by our designated early riser, daughter Carolyn. But if there\u2019s a before there must be an after.&nbsp; At the moment Carolyn took the before picture a passing motorist was also admiring the sunrise over Thistle Hill.&nbsp; At least that\u2019s what he told the investigating state trooper. In any event the motorist lost control and we lost four sections of four-board fence. Fortunately a neighbor saw the accident and moved our cows to a nearby pasture with intact fencing.&nbsp; Thank you Kathy Hartz! Rebuilding fencing wasn\u2019t the way we planned to spend Christmas but the job is done!&nbsp; Thanks to Church, Lucio and Curt&#8230;and Carolyn, who took this picture, too! 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