
See the black dot? A bear … he or she was seen a couple of days later in the same spot!

Machine used to lay the fiber optic cable. The process so far has cut the telephone line and the water line. All repaired.


Cable is bright orange.


Mike the woodcutter cut a nice swath through some tall grass.

Before the grass was cut.

A lovely patch of native flowers: mule ears. Good for butterflies and bees!




Sid mowed a nice path where our tour group is going to go. Bill and Diana added to the effort.

Resting spot at the turn-around spot for the tour group.

Another resting spot – by the bridge.

The folks who pruned the trees also trimmed the bushes.

Diana went on a retreat for women owning woodlands. I was three days of lectures, demonstrations, and practice on many woodland topics.

Me and three of the board members from Benton County.

Three of us stayed in this tiny house. The event was held at an 80-acre former scout camp.



A little wine break on the porch of the tiny house.


Materials to finish the area between the big garage/barn and the mobile home.

Those suckers are heavy!

But they look great.
