A BUSY FEW DAYS
After quite a bit of work, I am glad to announce the first row of stone have been added to the dams foundation!🥳
*Pretty stones all mortared up and curing.
This is definitely another one of those times where I underestimated the amount of time the job would take to complete it.😁 I was initially thinking a week, maybe...but I now know it will be at least two, and possibly even three.
That being said, I've come to realize that I do underestimate times pretty regularly...or am I overestimating myself, and what I can get done?🤣😂
*A couple of my piles of stone to build with.
*Stage one done...now i begin building upward with the reservoir side of the dam wall.
A NEW FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE AT THE HOMESTEAD 😁
After having our garden assaulted and such, I decided I better get us a guard for out there.
*Enter Jo-jo, the homestead scarecrow!
I work him 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So far he hasn't even complained.😁 You're a great worker Jo-jo! And so far we have not had any more issues with the garden.
WATER RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT
After a recent accident involving a tree falling on our water reservoir, a new one had to be got. So I was about to order one when I noticed my cousin had a bunch of them. I asked if I could buy one from him. He told me no, but I could have one for free.😁🤯🥳
So, with a little help from my nephew, we rolled the barrel all the way back to the spring area. It was quite a task for him, but he managed it without any big issues.💪 After drilling a couple holes in the barrel to accept the necessary plumbing it was set in place and the pipes hooked up.
*Pushing the barrel up a hill... hopefully the picture loads, as it looks weird as I build the post.🤞😁
*New reservoir in place, with the old one for comparison.