Halloween in the Granite Belt - Night 21

The work load here at Dragonweyr is beginning to thin considerably. We put the finishing touches on the long bike trail this morning by pulling the last few remaining rocks and chipping off those that were too big to remove. After morning tea, I grabbed the axe to Split some wood for Adrian. Memories of Splitting wood with Grandpa during maple syrup gathering on the back 40 fill my head. I thoroughly enjoy making wood, it must be something about the challenge of the perfect ax swing, hitting the log exactly where it will best Split.

Next up, we headed east to the small collection pond along the driveway to remove small cypress trees which were clogging the shore. Root structures in the sandy soil are generally very weak, and trees up to about four inches in diameter were easily pulled out with a little effort and some mattock work.

Swimming in the Dam

As the sun came out, it began to heat up and eventually nearly all of us ended up in the pond with some help from Daniel and Aaron.
Jane and John had a Halloween campfire planned for us, but another round of showers moved in around the dinner hour and washed out our plans.

What I Learned Today: I rather don’t mind living without a mirror.

written by

exumenius on October 31, 2007 from Stanthorpe, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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