Tuesday, October 28, 2008

FINALLY Some steel in the air


Steel up, four months late but here! sorta. at least some of it. the barn-ouse is on the way! first evening looking up:) wood to follow! well after another week of putting secure beams up. and support structure.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Persimmons and Waving Grass


One little frost and the persimmons are ripe:) I've heard rumours they make excellent jelly.
Beautiful twilight grass

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Honey bees in bloom




We were walking back to the back 40 acres to see where a possible
bridge over the beaver creek is going --- and saw multiple little honey bees! yea, we've had reports populations in this area were fading and there were issues with keeping them. I'm glad to see them busily buzzing. It seems as if the beaver population has removed itself to the actual river for now. Hoping to keep their efforts at making all 80 acres one large pond to a minimum while giving them space. Balanceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
We've got a new sub contractor for the steel portion of the barnouse --- who is also late and usually doesn't show up. (what is with subs really? do they not schedule anything? get drunk and forget? simply don't care?) who knows. he did part, wanted a check, didn't show up and has not called back yet (no we pay at completion we have learned this much) he's not as late as the first sub who took it on and then put it off for 2 months he's only 2 weeks late. but it's a very small portion of the structure. Unfortunately as small as it is? can't go w/o it! to any of the other projects. steel supports have to be first.
The materials are going well, hubby has purchased reclaimed almost all the way around at auctions over the last 2 years. (habitat for humanity resale shops are fantastic as are any local farm auctions). we'll see how they fit together!