Dogwoods in bloom
Water very calm, pretty
Geese
Blackberry blooms
Mopsy got a haircut. I fell behind on brushing her and her hair matted beyond hope. The groomer said shave was the only way.
Rats in bloom
This is still happening
I built a wood duck nesting box. Not this.
This is a wood duck
This is a wood duck nesting box
Buckets of chainsaw shavings for nesting material
mounted by the little pond.
I needed sheet metal to wrap the pole for a predator guard. I found this aluminum sheet. Was used to print a page of the local paper April 17, 1970.
Back on wood splitting
Ben helped a little. Blocks were really too heavy for him. I made him stop.
This chunk is 2 feet across. I have to split these into quarters with the maul and wedge in order to be able to lift.
4 racks 15' deep, 5.5' tall, 18"~ thick. I think I'm approaching 3 cords now.
Special wood. Deadfall Pecan, already seasoned. Now all I need is a pig and a smoker.
Afternoon project; a strawberry barrel.
Layout guidelines
Drill and saw
Heat plastic. (Use #17 for the flamethrower!)
whoops!
I used cylindrical heat resistant spacers to hold to plant pockets open.
scrap pipe for watering tubes
inverted small barrel to save dirt/weight
graduated watering holes
I took advantage of Home Depot sale on dirt
Filled the barrel. Watered and dirt settled. Will probably need to do that again.
This brush pile burned properly
So did this one
Grass is getting deep in this field
Brush pile 3 hours later
Weather
Crazy storm. Freaked the dogs out. Nick asked if we have a bunker.
Tremendous downpours all Sunday. I spent about 6 hours in building #11 cleaning, stacking, and arranging. We've just been dumping stuff in there for months, time to get it straight. I found many strange things. Here are two. A 37mm shell from a Model of 1916 gun. Google it.
