June 12, 2012





Grosbeaks in the new bird bath.




One side of RJ's remodeled kitchen. . .
























. . .and the other side.  A propane kitchen stove
will sit at the end of the counter.

Saturday was windy, as predicted, but we didn't get the strong gusts Up Here.  They swept through the Wenatchee and Columbia River valleys.  But the wind did blow in a nice warm front.  We had begun to think it was March instead of June.

We were outside again on Sunday, after RJ came to breakfast.  Started clearing our yard and the surrounding area in preparation for the sculpting that the heavy equipment will be doing.  Have to move all the "decorative" rocks, the planters, logs, etc.  It's a good thing we decided not to wait til the week before they were due up here on the 25th, as we got a call yesterday afternoon from the foreman who asked if they could come up and start today!  Thunder storms and rain are predicted for today, plus we are just not ready, so be begged off until tomorrow. 

I did find time on Sunday to make another bird bath out of our metal fire pit and some rocks.  With all the birds we have, it was obvious that we will need at least two, of not three, baths for them.  They took to it immediately, as you can see in the photo above.

Yesterday was our visiting day as we delivered the antique table to Larry and Elsie, and of course stayed to visit.  Then we stopped in to visit another couple who were up for the weekend.  After that, we drove down to see RJ's cabin and all the work he has been doing.  He has completely redone his kitchen, enclosing it about five feet back from the front wall which he will tear out and make into a screened-in porch.  The call from the construction company came in as we were visiting RJ.  When we got home, we moved most of the rest of the rocks and JB cut down the three small trees in the front yard.  After dinner we dug for the propane line and the third electrical line.  After finally finding them both, we just collapsed into the chairs on the porch and tried to unwind.

Doesn't look like it will rain this morning, so we will hit it again right after breakfast.  Looks like Gayle and Stephanie will be visiting a construction site!  That's typical.  You make plans for one event and soon other things seem to cluster around it.

Thought for the day:  To succeed in life you need three things:  a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.  Reba McEntire