Let's get caught up on this blog, shall we? I'm tired of showing off the wet conditions, but unprecedented rainfall has become a given for us all. Let us try to focus on the progress, and not the setbacks.

Bricks are still being chipped...

...for new use.

Cedar planks are being cooked...

...using a device more resembling a moonshine machine...

...or as one guy asked, "Is that for punkin' chunkin'?

No, it's for woodin' bendin'.


And, some holes are ready for testing.

(More on that later.)

Carson is working his second week. The guys gave him the nickname thumper.

I don't know why. Maybe because of his youthful energy.

But he's worked very hard, and gets the honor of testing the new holes.

First try : high and inside.

Second try : hole in one!

But it's wet, people. There's just no getting around how wet it is.

Even this guy is thinking of taking a dive.

So we return to painting giraffes...

...and dancing(?)...

...and building what will become a pyramid of flowing rum, in our shops.

That brings us to today (Monday) where we will try to set some light poles.

First though, I gotta say, the morning sun brings out the beauty of the wet cedar...

...and seems to cleanse the site. Maybe it's just me.

So we're waiting around for the truck that will set the light poles, and the guys decided to start demolition on an adjoining property that will be renovated as well.

"I found a quarter!"...

...along with rusty nails and spiders.

But thankfully, Ken holds it together with a smile and a plan.

Finally, the truck arrives.

First we set the mast of the boat.

Then we drill the hole for the first light pole.

So far, so good as the cool ole' crane operator called Major shows us how it's done.

But the second hole...

...succumbed to...

...the wetness, and collapsed.

We're two for three, and #4 gave us more problems, but did get set.

In the end, Major told us some funny stories, and we got more poles set. More to come.