one sheet

Good cow day today.  So nice to have my buddies hanging out this time of year.  This was the view when I came back from breakfast.  Got one sheet of roofing up today...took a long GrubShack break...then finished missed screws along the high side of the roofing while it was too windy for more poly.  Each panel takes 36 screws.  I'm 1/3rd of the way through a total of 972 screws. 

30% chance of an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow....I will be happy with a sprinkle.  59,73,40,0,B

Really good news from the Big Bend on NPR today.  The Boquillas crossing into Mexico will be re-opened - scheduled for April 2012.  http://www.npr.org/2011/01/07/132729219/Big-Bend-Border-Crossing-To-Reopen

debris cleared

Finished up the organizing today...good to get the debris cleared.  Kinda looking forward to roofing again (at least that is what I am telling myself tonight).  This is the mess that is my other two storage containers.  Good thing is, at least half of this stuff will be moving into the office and new house once those containers get insulated and walled up.  Then perhaps I will be able to move freely in all 4 containers.  Rather nice to be one step closer to the final product.  Already took 9 bags of trash to Alpine - next trip...a big load for the recycling center.  54,72,41,0,B

coming together

Made a big dent in the stuff shifting.  Reached the point this afternoon where it all started to come together.  That's the nice thing about lots of tiny steps - they really add up after awhile.  One more day of this'n'that and I will have to get back to the greenhouse roof.  57,69,33,0,B

this just in...

Been asked by quite a few folks what the total rainfall for The Field Lab was last year.  Went through the records and tallied up a less than whopping 8.78" for the year.  Biggest one day accumulation occurred on April 14th... 1.16".  Most of the rains happened in April, June, and July.  Working up a detailed chart for 2010 is on the list.  Photo of the day from the archives - after the heavy rain event with a rainbow landing on Mount McKenna.  54,73,30,0,B

packrat vs. packrat

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Stuff Shifter

So glad we are in the dry season right now.  Perfect time to start clearing and saving while being able to leave the stuff outside till it all gets sorted out.  Each item needs to find a new home or be parted with...which is rather tricky because I need to empty two of my shipping containers and clear the courtyard.  I think I am on a week long binge to adjust the belongings and belongnots-a big Rubik's cube.  Feels good to clear the palate for the new year. 50,63,33,0,C 

Happy Moo Year!

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