Finished cleaning dead limbs from the white pine out of the shed cellar hole; cut, spit, and stacked about half the resulting pile to be used in the fire pit (only thing that wood is good for). Managed to break the handle of my splitting maul… but nothing a little duct tape couldn’t cure. Good thing I bought a new roll before coming north! Replaced the handle that is used to open the hood of the RV (original was broken before I bought Delores)… and while I was under there, added fluid to the radiator reservoir, which was a pint or so below the “cold” mark. Removed all of the remaining small spruce and low-hanging limbs from the house site. Spent some more time with the leveling sight and (patched up) survey rod trying to figure out what elevation to set for the shed floor. For a former Type A, this is proving to be one tough decision. Rolled up onto rocks and/or wood skids all of the logs that will be sawed into beams for the shed. Replaced the ladder from the water to the dock (old one fell apart last night as I was climbing out… must have had too many hot dogs for dinner) and moved it around the corner so that the canoe now can be hauled onto the dock MUCH more easily. Made one of the recipes from the cookbook that Alex and Katy gave me for Father’s Day, “A Man, A Plan, A Can – 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make”. Took a long swim after dinner… needed the exercise after such an easy day. When the air temperature is 66ยบ, the water just feels sooooo good! There is an ENORMOUS, and VERY loud, bull frog living next to the dock who loves to let me know when I’m trespassing in his territory.
