Work day

Today we did some work around the Hovel. We took a few loads of junk from the west end of the property to the junk area. We still need to sort through it but at least it will all be in one spot. Part of the fun of cleaning up is riding around on the mini-trailer.

We also sunk a railroad tie and hung a new gate. This is part of the work that needed to be done to move the garden up near the house. We have to fence the entire yard to keep javelina out. Since the fence will also enclose our porch, we're putting in a few gates so we don't have to jump the fences all the time. The fence is only 2.5 feet tall but that's just tall enough to catch pant legs and cause trips and falls. I'll save someone some embarrassment and not tell the story about the trip over the garden fence, the subsequent fall, and the resulting roll in fresh doggie turds.

Lovely Miss Wildflowerhouse gave us some apricot sprouts from fruit off one of her trees. I've always wanted to try growing a tree from a seed but so many of them need to be grafted. These are supposed to "come true."