More household oddities

In keeping with the theme of "Improving the House/Property" we have torn down the decaying split-rail fence around the pool to allow for installation of a fence that meets the state fence code.  While removing the fence (and some overgrown bushes nearby), we came across some thin black wire.

Separately, we'd come across more of the wire in the front landscape bed as we've been removing other bushes from there, too.

As part of the paperwork for the permit for fence installation, we need to state that we have checked all wiring in the vicinity of where the fence is going.  Thus: Wifey called in an electrician to trace everything.

The electrician found that the wiring in the back of the house is tied to that in the front.  As near as could be gathered, it was for landscape lighting that doesn't exist.  It was plugged into a transformer located in the front of the house and daisy-chained to cover lighting in both the front of the house as well as back by the pool.

We will be removing all of that wire.