2018

This spring the brothers turn 13; Chloe & Annie, 10; Maukie & Flynn, 7 and Willie, 3

Jan 12: A classic January thaw, 58°	March 17	It's been a delayed spring with no less than 3 big snowstorms the end of March. Even now there are little patches of snow where it was piled up. April 13: The first of the wood frog eggs.

The ash splits at the girdling point	Getting the tiller and cement off the truck	The trailer decking, not yet attached but two coats of paint, both sides

Sliding the cement down the door on a piece of plywood to the waiting handcart	6/11: Bought a ramp kit. Have to figure out the length. The boards will be 2x12s	6/19: Smashed the back window against the mower handle. $250 deductible.
Moved the utility pump to directly across from the garden. Had to dig out a bit and dam a bit.	12 wire coming across a limb from the house side to the pergola and 14 wire coming from the utility pump.	6/19: Baby pot plants
	First water lily of the summer.
	6/23: Clearing out under the pergola in prep for pavers	We have had an exemplary June! Can barely remember how horrible May was.
It had to go--sick of looking at it.	6/29: After two years, I finally get busted for no front plate. $76.	Chloe is ten

July is coming on strong—spent a couple hours sitting in a chair in the brook—worked on the dam

Fluff brought this in for me. He's getting weird in his old age.	The Monarchs arrived today, July 13	7/17: Yesterday the brook was the lowest I've seen it in the 20 years I have lived here. Then came the rain.

7/23: Built the garden gate, finally 8/14: With the wire on	July 30: Built a garden workbench	8/5: Our tent at Norman's Attic. Brutally hot. Bad picture. I forgot the sun filter.   8/13: A young heron just standing in the middle of my lane. Taken with phone.

Popo in June	Now we are even buying the clamshells from Amazon—mixed feelings. Popo and Chloe have taken to waiting for me on the front deck.	A hematoma has left my baby with a cauliflower ear. He is unfazed.

Bad year for puffballs but I am compensated by a good year for sulphur shelf.	9/13: A photo first—six out of seven	9/28: Richard built me a proper work bench, attached to the house.

My spiffy new pegboard in the shed	The garden cleaned up for winter	"Paved" under the middle of pergola with my walkmaker form. The cement mixer is a dream.

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