Even though there’s been a call for rain for the most of the week, we’ve only really had one day of it. Okay, and a few showers. Today is beautiful again, so we will go for a brisk walk / run, Sunny and I. The other day we did take our walk towards the ‘lighthouse’. About a mile before we got there, however, a dense fog bank rolled onto the beach, obscuring everything around. we ducked behind a dune; ate some lunch – out of the wind, and kept going, as we were sure to be getting close. The fog lifted a bit, and we were able to see it. Now, I’m insanely curious as to who owns the land and the obvious compound there. After a lot of searching, I could only find this (page 3). (My neighbor says it’s owned by some church.) There are several buildings, as well as a small lake, and a huge set of gates from the street. I will keep on the mystery hunt for info. We walked back along the street, to get out of the wind that had picked up, and finally arrived home. When I looked it up, I saw that we’d gone over ten miles! yipes. The three of us were very tired. Even Sunny.
The next day we did some cleanup outside. On the never-sees-sun north side of the house we’ve uncovered what used to be the roof of this place. I guess about ten years ago they tore off the shake roof, and just left them there – kindling? Anyway, it was two feet deep of pine needles layered with the decomposing shake shingles. We moved somewhere between fifteen and twenty overflowing wheelbarrows full of them around to the burn / firepit area. After they dry out some, we’ll begin to burn them. Richard also cleared more downed branches from around the well house, so that he could get in there and check the whole system out. We’re going to have the water tested on Wednesday. (after only a couple days, the new toilet is showing signs of an iron ring in the bowl, and that shouldn’t be ). Then we’ll address the water issue.
We made a trip across the river the other day, to find out about renting a tractor or something to scrub out some of the bushes and grade off the area around the garage and that north side of the house. Like I said, this weather really makes me want to get out there and make some changes.
Needless to say, I didn’t get the sewing done that I had planned. Maybe that will happen today.
But first, Sunny and I need to go for a walk.
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