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From Behind

Something about this view really makes me want to ride my bike. It’s like an attack dog stretched to the farthest reaches of its leash – ready to go. – b ps. the view is actually more from eye level. don’t know why when I try to capture such Bob’s eye views, I only hold […]

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Pool’s Open – Finally

Abigail helped get the cover off (riding shotgun in the backpack). Water was clean and clear – benefit of using a solid cover. While it was filling I did some maintenance on the pump. Replaced the seals and the nicked seal plate between the pump parts and the motor. Can’t say it made any difference. […]

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Right AND Left

Fixed the tractor last night. Even with the ramps, there wasn’t enough clearance to pull out the steering shaft. I briefly thought about lifting the front and having Jen crawl under there to pull it the rest of the way out, then decided that was a bad idea. Instead I found the last brace the […]

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Friend or Foe

I can’t believe this guy was hanging out (one footed no less) in the attic on a 95°+ day. – b

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Basement Gallery

I created a photo gallery to follow the progress. You can see it here. Not sure if I’ll get descriptions up. Maybe, we’ll see. – b

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Mmmmm Summer Corn

The basement work has depressed me and Abigail’s not home yet. I need some pictures to cheer me up. – b

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Basement Progress

I use the word progress lightly. So far we’re only going backwards. They started with removing the bottom 2′ of drywall from our family room. Once they did that, you could see some of the sill was actually still wet. It hasn’t rained around here in 2 weeks. In some places the wet reached up […]

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Hot Peanut

After Jen and Abigail were working in the yard for a little while yesterday. Late day edit – another shot. Look at those rosy cheeks! – b

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