New Project

 Interiors for the house are on hold

for a little bit, because 

WATER is important!

We got a "little" rain yesterday.

But not enough to make a dent.

So having water for the garden

is essential.

This is our third garden at the farm,

and bringing water in by trailer

is NO FUN.

Last year Rod and Kyle bought a pump

for the well (instead of the solar one that

just could NOT put out enough water...)

and that was a HUGE upgrade.

Except we don't have electricity all the

way out there at the well.

In case it's been awhile since you've seen

the property, the well is a LONG way

from the road, and a LONG way

from the garden.

They ran a LOT of pipe from the well

down to the garden, 

but we still have to run a generator

to get any water.

And gas isn't cheap these days.

So...........

Enter Kyle and the Cat Excavator!

Through the trees and down to the garden!

(Waaaaaaaaay up on the top of the hill

if you squint you can see the pig barn.)

Over on the right.

Kind of by the tree.

Only more to the right.

Yeah, there.

They even got some of the pipe run!

(He needs a ladder to get in and out 

of the trench, it's 4 feet deep!

Gotta stay below the frost line...)

It also goes from the well

(inside the Menard's tube...

we stuck that on it so nobody would

accidentally back into / over it!)

to the house.

Gotta have water there too!

Anyhow.

Pretty good for one day's work!

Tomorrow is Hays Day.

And then Wednesday they'll be back at it.

Hopefully we'll have water by Thursday,

because Friday Kyle and I head to

Wichita so he can jump on a plane to Orlando.

($65 one-way ticket... he's a little

worried they are going to strap him

on the WING!)

I'm continually amazed at what these guys

can accomplish when they put 

their minds to it.