I replaced a picket fence I built years ago with a rail fence. The rails are 100+ year old siding boards from a farm shed I dismantled. I trimmed the edges and hand planned the faces before painting and installing.

    This thunderstorm barely missed us.

    The trellises for the beans are up. šŸŒ±

    Columbine from the garden.šŸŒ±

    Finished reading: [The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society] This is a book that would not normally be one that I picked up, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. (https://micro.blog/books/9781408803318) by Mary Ann Shaffe šŸ“š

    I received my second Covid booster yesterday. Iā€™m wiped out today, but it is nice to have some downtime.

    Our hiking companions are tired of having their pictures taken. šŸ•

    This is a view from our hike yesterday in McCroskey State Park, along the Washington-Idaho border. šŸ„¾

    view from McCroskey Park

    My wife read about someone who keeps deer out of the garden by running a single strand of fishing line around the perimeter 30 inches high. I already had netting up, but Iā€™m trying the line for the gate openings. šŸŒ±

    I found this 15 cm painted turtle in the middle of the road while on a walk along the wheat fields near our home. I helped it continue its journey more safely.

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