August 30, 2017 - Wednesday
53 degrees/clear skies/calm winds
Pentoga Road

After four days away from the Vision Center, Sargie's back to work this morning. Darn it. I don't understand how the days can fly by so quickly when she's home, yet tend to crawl when she's working.

I was out the door first thing Tuesday morning heading to the blueberry patch. Once again, it was surprising how large the berries were and the number remaining to be picked.



I learned something new this year. With all the rain, the berries are growing out of their skins much like ripe tomatoes have the tendency to split open after being exposed to too much moisture.



It doesn't affect the blueberry's flavor, but does cause them to spoil fairly quickly as their natural sugars are exposed to the air.

Sargie was busy all day doing laundry, cleaning the house, and washing the floors.




We took a short ride later in the afternoon simply to enjoy the beautiful day. Once home, Sargie resumed her work and I began cutting a trail from the barn to new shipping container.



It took some chain saw work plus I spent time using the trimmer mower. After hauling the trees and brush to the burn pile, the trail was pronounced finished.

The path will save having to go all the way around the barn and backyard and is wide enough for a four wheeler to navigate.



I had just finished feeding the goldfish and giant pumpkin and was walking back to the house when I noticed something creeping up the siding.



It was the size of a bug, but didn't act like one. Turned out it was a frog, a teeny peeper.

The peepers sounded by the millions earlier this summer after all the rain fell. Their combined audio effort to attract a mate was almost deafening some nights.



Stretching the day out as long as possible, Sargie and I took a late afternoon four wheeler ride.



We rode about five miles, halfway to Iron River, to the old railroad trestle that stretches across the Brule River into Wisconsin.



It was the perfect ending to a great day.

Sargie opens today. I'm going for my walk then I think I'll use the backhoe to spread the rock and gravel that was intended to be the base for the storage container. It should make the area north of the barn much more useable for temporarily parking machinery out of sight during the summer months. Snow will be pushed there from the drive in the winter.

It's time to get breakfast started and Sargie's lunch packed.



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

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

Taking a break on the railroad trestle during our ATV ride, Sargie decided to get some exercise by jogging to Wisconsin and back. That girl's an interstate runner!