At the Headwaters

I broke up with the boat.  It was too needy and high maintenance.  We were together at least two days week after week, and increasingly, I’d been going out on a week night, making it three times a week.  And this still wasn’t enough.

It seems we have made amends, however, after our little break.  I think the problem was time constraints.  Originally, I told myself this was a laid-back affair, and I could work on it whenever, but I think I was a bit too slow on getting things going, and now, after three years, I’m getting a bit antsy.  By nature, I like to get things done in a timely and orderly fashion — maybe it’s the German in me. 

This spring we decided we would get it in the water by fall, so I worked my butt off this summer with that in mind.  We got a lot done, but there were set backs, such as a newly-purchased air compressor that blew an engine after three uses (I still haven’t gotten the replacement from the company — the machines are on an everlasting backorder).  More and more this time-line was looking unattainable, and it definitely looks that way now.  So, I can breath a little now that this been nixed.  We are shooting for spring 2006 now, and the work goes on . . .

Some smaller project that have been happenin’ include installing the exterior walls of the back deck and painting them green (the small window you see pictured is for something to be added later). 

I also installed a gravity-fed water tank and a manually-operated spot light that I got from "Crazy Tim" (see "Chapter 8 . . . the Shocking Truth about Electricity")