A Bambi sneaks in front of the trail camera last week

August 25, 2014 - Monday

67 degrees/heavy rain

Pentoga Road

I was awakened around 4 AM by rain pounding on the metal roof overhead. I have no idea how much we received (it's still dark) but I wouldn't be surprised to find another two inches sitting in the rain gauge.

There goes a big ol' bear

Sunday was a real mixed bag of activities. Sargie had a hands-on optician workshop to attend so I busied myself working on her pallet porch swing. As anyone knows who has ever tried cutting or pounding a nail into a pallet, they are made of pressurized hardwood... and about impossible to drive a nail into. They are also extremely hard on saw blades, and that's if you don't hit a nail somewhere along the way.

I worked for three hours in the morning and almost two hours last night sizing the the swing to fit our front porch. We should be painting it over the next couple of days and will show some pictures when it's finished. 

Mark arrived around noon and we put on the rolled roofing. 

It wasn't a bad chore and went quickly. 

After he left, I used spray foam to fill any holes and gaps between the barn and the shed. It took almost three cans, but those places should be fairly critter proof, at least for now.

Sargie arrived home mid-afternoon and cleaned the garage. I felt guilty as I've been talking about doing it all summer long. She worked really hard, moved everything out from the walls, swept behind; even ran the wet/dry vac. Though the forecast is for nice weather, should we need the garage for a sitting area this weekend for the Milligan Labor Day Gathering, it will be available. 

I was going fishing this morning in my quest to supply enough filets for Saturday's meal. It appears that's not going to happen. Oh well, there's more than enough to do in the shop and with the storage shed.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...