It has been a long week of diggers excavating earth from the back garden in order to prepare the ditch for laying the foundations for the garage and porch. It has turned out to be a bigger job than was estimated; 50 % more earth had to be dug and then hauled away in Davie's tractor. Added to this it has been raining so it is very muddy. Tough going for the digger.
How do we get into the front door? The same way we get aboard the boat ... or get to the shops at Mallaig Pier... a ladder. Not a problem for us. Here is himself coming home having gone to get some batons to enable the digger to right itself as it is, presently, tipped over stuck in the mud. As I say, it's been a long day. All will be sorted tomorrow.
Himself has 2 pairs of welly boots these days: building site and countryside. We can't move without boots just now.
The current wearing apparel at the front door. The back door is out of commission. There is a sea of mud and great ditches full of water right outside the door.
The back step looking out to the garden.
The digger is off to the right, looking a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Anyone who has ever had their boat stuck on a reef or go aground knows that it is possible to get it off; it just takes a lot of block and tackle to winch it of off. These fellas are trying to pull the digger out with a long cable hitched to the tractor.
The good news is that the sun came out today and the days are starting to get longer!
Time to pack it in for today. Tomorrow's another day!
The good news is that the sun came out today and the days are starting to get longer!
Time to pack it in for today. Tomorrow's another day!
1 comment:
That looks like a lot of work. It’s not pleasant to walk in all that mud but just think how great it will be when it is finished. Your house is getting more comfortable all the time.
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