August 13

Vacation

 Whose woods are these? Not ours! Otherwise, it wouldn't be a vacation. We managed to squeeze in a week by the beach, and the young people joined us. The wedding will be hectic...next week.

Deck Day

 Sometimes you just have to savour a July day with a glass of cider on the deck! 

Treeface

 I like this wood carving attachment for the angle grinder. It cuts quickly and provides a lot of control--much better than I expected! 

Auguries

I'm sure it means nothing...nothing at all! We had no really violent storms this summer, and neither drought nor heavy rain. It will be fine....

Blossoms

 

The snows are long gone and the trees are in blossom. The sky is blue, cold and troubles seem equally distant, and in all it's a fine day.

May Be Hot

 This is a little hard to believe: March started off colder than -29, but by the middle of May it was...this! It's no wonder large heavy things like chimneys, foundations, and...ROCKS are always heaving and splitting.