Shifting gears...

The bathroom in the shop is finally finished. It got its final plumbing inspection yesterday and passed with flying colors.


Now that it's done, we can shift out attention to the house. We installed a French drain around the footings of the foundation. This will handle any water that the Battle Drain channels down the walls. After covering it with about six inches of gravel, we buried it under four feet of dirt. Our next step will be to install the second four feet of Battle Drain and backfill the remaining four feet of foundation wall. I never realized how small the bucket on my tractor was until I began this backfilling operation.


On the way down the driveway this evening, we spotted this momma mule deer with her triplets. A sighting like this is a great way to top off a day of hard work.