October 27, 2006
Lean-to
We didn't really notice the lean-to until the third or fourth time we were at the house. I think we had even put an offer on the property at that point.
It sits up against the two-story barn and is right now filled with old tires and metal sheeting. Now that the high grass and hay has been cleared away, we found a stack of gutters and an old cast-iron tub against the back side of the structure. The tub was apparently used as a cow trough. I wonder how it will feel about a new life as a planter.
The back of the lean-to will be a compost pile. It's expensive to get rid of your trash out here, so burning and composting save tangible amounts of money.