Frozen

Winter's here

The Crick is froze--

I have to plow

When it snoze.... 

Hammer and Tongs

 I'm almost ready to pour the next slab in the cellar. About an inch to go, and then a 50-bag pour for a five-by-ten six-inch slab.

The Culvert

 Another couple of loads jackhammered from the cellar, and this will be a usable culvert. After brooding for years, I finally took the electric chainsaw (new), cut the culvert, and trucked shale I'd jackhammered (new) from the cellar with the quad (new). I begin to see why I did not do this earlier.

Van Guard

This has been something of an epic season for the van. Joanne's Kona began throwing sensor errors on the left rear, so I tore it down and gave her the van to use--whereupon the van began doing the same thing. Its last mission was the August 24 collection of Frey, after which I confined it to the garage. When I started to remove the left rear bearing, Frey thought I was fighting something, so he tried to drag me out by my nose. Ow. At last I pulled the bearing, and did a three wheel brake job. One to go.

Bearing It

 Once I had some time to devote to it, the bearing wasn't that bad, but that rotor is only a year old and it's very rough. The new parts seem to move well, though, and it's nice to have a new splash guard in. 

First Fire

 This is our first wood fire of the season--and I only just finished cleaning the chimney and smoke pipe! 

Frey

 We brought him home just a week ago. I think he's going to fit in just fine.