Apr 4th PM - More Outdoor Work

It was another beautiful day here in central Missouri. This morning I did some research and wrote a Letter to the Editor, Jefferson City News-Tribune, about the money being wasted on the Head Start program. Those who read this probably got a copy via email.

Later I ran a tankful of gas through the chainsaw doing more clean-up. I also took several bucketfuls of gravel from a pile behind the shed and used it to cover the pipe I put in for a pond overflow. The "step" you see in the photo below is where I dug out material to start the overflow installation. The water level is about 15" below the bottom of the overflow pipe. The level is within a few inches of being as high as I've ever seen it.

The pond is on the right in the photo below. It doesn't look like it but the ditch to the left of the overflow pipe is 15-18" deep. It is now possible to push a stroller around the pond. I will also be able to drive the mower around the pond. The clear area on the east (road side) of the pond is not wide enough to drive the tractor around it.

My helper is in the photo below.

She rode with me when I went out behind the shed to get a couple of buckets full of gravel.

Later I hauled three bucketfuls up the driveway to patch holes.