Here's a quick visual rundown of what we began with last September...
what last year's goats left us with...
and what this year's goats are up against...
To help give the vegetation some scale (and finally introduce Nate's mug to the blog) here's another shot looking back at the house:
As anticipated, it's pretty clear that this privet isn't going to go down easily. There is, however, some noticeable progress. For one, a large stand of jewel weed has established itself near the creek. And, although there's certainly no shortage of privet, the remaining plants are much more manageable and within easy reach of a hungry goat mouth. The English ivy, on the other hand, seems to have gotten the hint. You may remember the downed mulberry tree (pictured above) covered in a thick mat before being cleared by last year's three goats. Almost a year later, and it's still ivy-free. Booyah.
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