We
have some photos here with captions to give an idea of what
we've been doing the past few months. We've been busy having
a good time.
Bobo
is napping on the loft, his favorite spot to sleep, after
helping us all day long.
Many
of these photos were taken with Bobo's active participation.
This
and next three autumn colors photographs were taken on a walk
one Saturday afternoon. The light was glorious after a rainy
week. Bobo led the way, making sure the tripod was properly
positioned (bumping it if it wasn't) and offering suggestions
of things to see and sniff.
A
glorious patch of red on a hillside across from the shack.
Particularly
luminous maple leaves.
The
forest floor also changes color. Now, after almost all the leaves
have fallen and dried the color is a beautiful light brown.
We've
had snakes in the yard all summer long. This is a graceful beauty
heading off to its winter home.
This
caterpillar was on the window glass one day. She is on the outside,
we shot this picture from the inside. Her feet are just barely
visible.
One
of our projects was purchasing a power hammer for the shop.
We have it set up here in a temporary spot until we move it
onto its still to be completed foundation.
This
is a view of the moving parts for the power hammer. The 70
pound ram moves up and down according to pressure on a foot
pedal.
The
hammer weighs 1200 pounds and was a chore to get off the truck
and bring back our bad road to the shop. Our neighbor, Junior
Lane, was a great help in the process. We couldn't have done
it without him.
We
also made some repairs to the shop roof and gave it a coat of
paint.
And
we've been painting other buildings. Here is the shack after
the siding has been stained and the trim painted red (of course).
We have the west side still to do for the shack and then will
paint the trim for the shop yellow. The privy is painted yellow
and red and is quite a bright spot in the yard. Other colours
we plan to use for our buildings are dark green and ultramarine
blue.
