Threatening Storms

Hey I'm back after a day of the threat of storms, but nothing actually hitting us. I'm again tired, however, so onwards as quickly as possible.

Bekir gets to work on the pipes

Sally applies more cement

The first flag of the year

Wood stain on the guttering board

Hard at work in the sun

Fun playtime with the Frisbee

The day dawned slightly foggy but quickly became very warm, even muggy. The men were in on time while I was upstairs supposedly getting a brief burst of hobby but really spending my time trying to find the correct fitting for the toilets. This is an ongoing theme of the day. Sally got stuck into completing the cement on the walls of the porch while Bekir was back to the pipe trying to get it to reach - I'm glad I said "get another meter than you think you need". Rosie has spent almost the entire day outside other than when she was sleeping and so we got to enjoy the first Flag to finally open - we have loads that are close so it's going to be gorgeous soon. Bekir and I went to town to get some wood stain and then Halil painted up the guttering boards. It was a busy morning and also for Thelma as she played with her Frisbee with Rosie.

Cement between the doors of the sheds

Threatening storm builds

Filling in the pipe channel

Skimming over the insulation

One cloud

Working hard on the roof

All but done.

Sally does hate waste and so when he completed the cement work on the porch he used the leftovers to continue finishing the humanure housing. By this time the threatened storm was really starting to build behind us, and the wind was rising. It looked set to hit us. The men continued, hoping to beat the rain, while we decided to drag Rosie's play things inside just in case - Rosie helped to carry some of it. Bekir was putting insulation over the now fitted pipe and then skimming it with terracol. By early afternoon it was clear that the storm, after dropping a few spits of rain only, was going to miss us and the men had not missed a beat. The re-skimming was going a-pace and Halil and Sally were making good progress fitting the guttering boards that had been stained this morning. By the end of the day all the holes cut for the pipes had been covered by Bekir - he is very close to completed on this so maybe we'll need to order metal for the balcony roof very soon! Another thing that happened today was the second application of RoundUp. Hopefully the brambles will go but I'm still not happy with chemicals like that.

Rosie having a good explore

Someone threw it into the tree

Thelma happy to have destroyed the Frisbee

Lovely late afternoon skies

The first poppy as well

Sunset

The evening has involved lots more time outside with Rosie, she loves exploring and both A and I have been following her around all over the land today. Thelma has loved her newly found Frisbee (bought for the Islay trip as it happens) but has also destroyed it. The evening was lovely, the storm having passed totally, and so it was a pleasure being outside - there's one poppy that has flowered as well so I'm expecting loads of them soon enough. The sunset, finally, was stunning. I spotted this after our first attempt to put Rosie to sleep and dashed onto the roof terrace. A did her magic and Rosie has now gone down I hope.

If you were wondering I finally got to call canada about this pipe fitting for the toilets and after a long and confused conversation I think I understand what I need and have ordered a part. We shall see...

Anyway, there you are - ever onwards, here.