Lowell's Blog
Updates from the road

Sunday July 29

Hot, Dry and setting records everyday pretty much sums up how the weather has been over the past weeks. I con only say thanks for recent weather, although not much rain, bring cooler conditions.

Frankie and Phyllis have it all figured out relaxing in the lake on their noodles which holds their drinks while we work.

Projects have been a bit slow with us picking good days to work in the heat. There’s one exception, Frankie works out everyday until mid-day first watering and then working on landscape projects.

Thankfully evening are usually nice!!

 

Another sunset cruise with Stella and Reba working as lookouts. Below, Reba licking her best buddy Frankie’s ear.

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Some Fun Photos

Tomorrow never comes.. I’ve been waiting.

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St. Joseph home of the Pony Express. The skeleton of one of our night time serenaders

 

Frankie’s flower gardens are vibrant with all the work she’s putting in them…

Above right, Neely on one of her sniffithons in the pasture.. If you can’t find her look to the pasture.

It’s so nice to have our own Mexican restaurant in town. Right, a little birthday action in the next booth.

Most of the staff are from the state of Jalisco, the home of Tequila. We’ve had fun talking to them about home which usually leads to offer of shots. We’ve resisted so far much to the dismay for Gill I’m sure.

 

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The Home Front

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Little rain in a month and it shows in our back yard. All the flowers get water but none for the backyard. The front yard is small and has a new tree so it gets water to keep it green.

Above right, Neely and Frankie relax on the back porch. Neely’s on watch every night for visitors from the pasture. She even fell off the porch the other night during some excitement.

Below, Frankie’s new flower garden. Buying plants at the moment is very cheap so she can’t resist even though friends think it way to warm to be working and planting.

She Loves It!

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Some tough tree roots need my attention. She extended the gravel trim to cover an area where grass wasn’t doing well.

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Progress on Rex’s Storage Shed

We’ve been at this project for 2 weeks but only put in time equal to probably 2 days. Rex still has a real job and the weather has been the main factor. We’ve been able to catch some cool mornings and the past days have been nice even in the afternoons with a nice breeze. This weekend would have been a perfect to work but there was lots of family visiting and enjoying the lake on a warm summer weekend. That’s keeping the priorities straight.

We’ll soon have all the walls set and then begin setting rafters. It’s all shaping up nicely with huge windows to not block views of the lake or Phyllis’s flower gardens that flow up the hill. Click on the slide show right to go to Google+ view individual photos full screen.

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Reba and Neely keep an eye on all the commotion.

 The crew for the project enjoys a nice dinner and beverages after a late evening of working..

Phyllis, Rex, Carolyn, Don, Ron & Dottie

More progress reports to come.

Things are all good in Gallatin.

Until the next update