I got one decent photo of the supermoon/blood moon/eclipse, which happened right in front of our cabin.

Then we got a total gully-washer later in the week, as previously mentioned.

Nearby railroad tracks – suspended and washed out now in many places. A huge rain!
We can’t complain much. Nearby (and even in town), trees were down, roads closed due to flooding, etc. We just lost a little gravel from our driveway. Perfectly timed, given that K had begun – and gotten a fair bit of work done on – our new drainage system. We pretty much finished it up this weekend, doing some fancy stuff like adding a step out back and refreshing the gardens with some stones and plant material from around the lot.
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Approval by the inspector.
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‘Found’ stones and ferns from around the property.
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Tidied up the old garden that leads down the path, too.
Even though this was all about infrastructure – drainage in this constricted, rock-bound corner – it was nice to work together to make it a bit prettier as well. And the bonus: except for landscape fabric and perf pipe, this was a freebie. We re-used rocks from around, and harvested ferns from the woods. And – our gravel was free as well – the stone yard accidentally delivered gravel on the day they were supposed to send loam, so we got a two fer. No complaints – despite twice as many bucket loads to haul (K being the superman and taking two buckets each trip up the stairs!) – we planned to get gravel later anyways. It was fortuitous timing, kicking us into action just before the storm.
All attention is now on central heat. Our stove (and parts) are ordered and should be on a boat? plane? from Italy this week. A custom hearth is made, and this cold dog will warm up soon…
