10 October 2014

Jimmy arrived at 8:30 and set me to work scavenging wall building rocks from around the property, while he continued stacking them one upon the other.  Found a dozen in the 300 to 1,000 pound range, dug them out with the backhoe, and hauled all but the two largest to the work site with the Kubota.  At lunchtime Jimmy went over to his gravel pit and brought back 3 more rocks in the multi-ton range.  That should give us enough to finish the wall, which stands just over 11 feet high at its apex.  From the house to the wall measures 50 feet… we are going to have one heck of a croquet court!  Sean stopped by again this morning to admire our creation.  Kevin and Brian showed up at 3:30 to take away their metal forming trailer, promising to return first thing Monday morning.  At the end of the day, Jimmy dug the trench from the house down to where the sauna building waterline conduit now ends.  I need to put 1½ ″ pipe in that trench; he dug it 3 feet wide!  Think it’ll fit?