Saturday, August 2, 2008

August 1 and 2: Quit muckin' around!

The past few days Hana and I have been working in a marshy, muddy, wet place. We are helping a private landowner maintain his trails! We were building bridges across the wettest areas with big cedar logs and 10 foot planks.The mud was so deep that the Quadrunner almost got stuckHana actually did get stuck...it was messy.But, she got out eventually and started throwing the logs around so that we could nail the planks down. I tried to help - but those logs are just so heavy! I left most of the heavy lifting to Hana.
She picks these things up like nothing!You need to be strong to muscle those boards around!Here is a picture that captures a lot of what we have been involved with at this particular home. We help upkeep gravel and rock around the house that directs water. Last year we helped scape the lawn pictured below. Our father is a custom carpenter and he built the porch that is pictured below - its fun when you can see the family's work all in one place!

Today I weeded the garden that is surrounded by the stone work.
Its fun to work out in the woods!