This pair of sandhill cranes has been about on our property much of the summer. On this occasion the handsome couple danced and flirted with each other for several minutes.
We are nearly complete with the hard scape on this project out on Clear Lake. The bottom step in this photo is one of the original I designed a new sidewalk and we needed to remove the top four steps and build new ones. At first I thought we would have to have a mason construct the new stairs but once we tore out the old ones it became apparent that we could build the new ones. The steps are actually only a poured cap right on top of soil with glacial stones set in. The second white step is the first one we built with a mixture of concrete, it was our prototype. We were not happy with the color so we changed it up for the next three steps. Since this photo we have since removed the second step and will be constructing a new one to match. Actually it was fortuitous since the builder discovered a moisture problem and will be addressing the issue right where this step was sitting.
The new sidewalk and patio at the lakeside are nearly complete and Gary is working diligently on the road side paver walk, what a great improvement.
I took the dogs (Finn and Munch) out to check the jobs last week and we stopped at Wendy's for a burger hold the condiments, hold the bun, man that was a small piece of meat but the dogs did not seem to mind.
Over the labor day weekend we went to Fort Wayne to watch the semi-pro baseball team, The Tincaps play at Parkview Field, an all together pleasurable outing with good food, drinks and friends. The fireworks were a bonus.
I snapped this fisherman on Crooked lake last week, it was a beautiful, calm morning with a bright shining sun.
We are on the last leg of our seasonal journey with about three months to go. There are still lots of projects at the nursery landscaping, buildings to finish and the grand lay out to be determined what an exciting year.
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