Monday, May 04, 2009
Red Tom is down
There are reasons that deferred maintenance is deferred. A few years ago we monitored a major construction project and then worked like mad to finish painting and putting Sidetrack back into shape. After that, we relaxed and enjoyed things for awhile. Now, it's time to get back to work.
The weekend just past was mostly a work session. Deferrals can only last so long. All three of us are tired this Monday.
The most obvious result was the felling of Red Tom. (And, yes, for the first time in several years there were a couple "personal water craft" on the lake. Mark said they were visitors. We all hope so. With the wind and 60° temperatures, the riders must have been very cold. (Serves 'em right, noisy buggers.)
The top of the chimney will now be a flower pot marking a corner of a front garden. In a couple weeks, I'll fill it with lots of red flowers. (Suggestions?)
The skeleton is still lying on the lawn. Now, break it up and haul it away or just dig a hole and bury it?
Most of the rocks have become garden borders, after I moved a ton or so them.
We got the dock in the water, but the water's a little cold to install the support posts. So, walking on the middle part of the dock is a bit wobbly. Not something anyone should try after a few beers.
Our star builder made progress on replacing the sliding screen on the south end door. In the process, the door frame got a new painting. She and I made measurements and sketches for future projects. Our star scraper got a good portion of the west wall scraped in preparation for a new coat of paint there.
And we got back to an old practice and played a board game Sequence on Saturday night. The kid won 4 of 5 games.
While we worked hard, I did take time to watch some river otters frolicking just offshore at dawn. That's also when I listened to a loon. A bit later, a huge splash just beyond the dock was probably caused by a muskie lunging for breakfast. (I wasn't able to photograph those.)
And I noticed the Bloodroot flowers in glorious bloom and the quiet, scattered white and blue petals of tiny flowers in the lawn. Yeah, spring!
The weekend just past was mostly a work session. Deferrals can only last so long. All three of us are tired this Monday.
The most obvious result was the felling of Red Tom. (And, yes, for the first time in several years there were a couple "personal water craft" on the lake. Mark said they were visitors. We all hope so. With the wind and 60° temperatures, the riders must have been very cold. (Serves 'em right, noisy buggers.)
The top of the chimney will now be a flower pot marking a corner of a front garden. In a couple weeks, I'll fill it with lots of red flowers. (Suggestions?)The skeleton is still lying on the lawn. Now, break it up and haul it away or just dig a hole and bury it?
Most of the rocks have become garden borders, after I moved a ton or so them.
We got the dock in the water, but the water's a little cold to install the support posts. So, walking on the middle part of the dock is a bit wobbly. Not something anyone should try after a few beers.Our star builder made progress on replacing the sliding screen on the south end door. In the process, the door frame got a new painting. She and I made measurements and sketches for future projects. Our star scraper got a good portion of the west wall scraped in preparation for a new coat of paint there.
And we got back to an old practice and played a board game Sequence on Saturday night. The kid won 4 of 5 games.
While we worked hard, I did take time to watch some river otters frolicking just offshore at dawn. That's also when I listened to a loon. A bit later, a huge splash just beyond the dock was probably caused by a muskie lunging for breakfast. (I wasn't able to photograph those.)
And I noticed the Bloodroot flowers in glorious bloom and the quiet, scattered white and blue petals of tiny flowers in the lawn. Yeah, spring!
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