One giant leap for mankind.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
3 in the morning is a good time for bongos
Aug. 24, 2012
Mike heard the story of Occupy Eastside, and found a music store in Seattle that sold small drums. Maybe we should have pushed Seth into being a percussionist in middle school :)
Mike heard the story of Occupy Eastside, and found a music store in Seattle that sold small drums. Maybe we should have pushed Seth into being a percussionist in middle school :)
Deconstruction
Aug. 23, 2012
Schroder Construction arrived to start the remodel of our master bedroom/bathroom. Step 1: rip out a bunch of stuff. Step 3: Profit!
This used to be Mike's closet. Now it's the extension of the bathroom where his new deluxe shower is going to be.
Ok, there is a Step 2, but it's more like a bunch of sub-steps :) This will be nice when finished. Then we can start saving and planning to redo the kitchen--ugh.
Might Want to Build That Ark Soon
Aug. 22, 2012
At the bottom (or close to it), I could see how much water had gathered so far. I'm probably wrong, but my estimate is that this water is about 8 feet deep. There was another extremely large tree that was simply swept off its roots and was upside-down in the water.
I spoke with one of the rangers on my way out. The mudslide had just happened the day before and they were all very interested in how much more was going to give way. We're all hoping it doesn't go as far as bringing down the staircase.
Hurricane Isaac was on its way and if it dumped a ton more rain on us, things could get dicey.
I made it over to the sinkhole in the afternoon. The rain started spitting again when I got there, but I figured the tree canopy would keep me dry enough. The trail around the sinkhole was flooded just enough to keep me from walking that way, but the stairs were ok.
After making the first turn, I saw what looked like a dumptruck-load of sand dumped down the side of the sinkhole. As I got closer, I could see that it was mud, and it was still flowing down the side. I figured it had to have happened recently. All the rain softened the ground, and a large portion just slid. One large tree was snapped off a few feet above the ground, and the massive body of the tree was also slowly sliding head-first toward the bottom.
At the bottom (or close to it), I could see how much water had gathered so far. I'm probably wrong, but my estimate is that this water is about 8 feet deep. There was another extremely large tree that was simply swept off its roots and was upside-down in the water.
I spoke with one of the rangers on my way out. The mudslide had just happened the day before and they were all very interested in how much more was going to give way. We're all hoping it doesn't go as far as bringing down the staircase.
Hurricane Isaac was on its way and if it dumped a ton more rain on us, things could get dicey.
No Ark Needed, Yet
Aug. 21, 2012
The rain finally changed to on and off sprinkles instead of constant steady rain. Seth had gotten as far as spreading all the sand over his parking spot, but hadn't covered it with the gravel. Here's the lovely result. It could have been worse. Most of the backyard is a pond now--all according to the mosquitos' plan :(
The rain finally changed to on and off sprinkles instead of constant steady rain. Seth had gotten as far as spreading all the sand over his parking spot, but hadn't covered it with the gravel. Here's the lovely result. It could have been worse. Most of the backyard is a pond now--all according to the mosquitos' plan :(
First Day of School
Aug. 20, 2012
Here's Seth leaving for his first day of Senior year!
Here's Seth leaving for his first day of Senior year!
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
Look Out My Window...
Aug. 19, 2012
...it's still rainin'. It rained and rained and rained today. I started thinking it would be good to go back to Devil's Millhopper State Park after all this rain and see the waterfalls, but the park is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Had to wait until Wednesday. In the meantime I enjoyed watching frogs eat bugs :)
...it's still rainin'. It rained and rained and rained today. I started thinking it would be good to go back to Devil's Millhopper State Park after all this rain and see the waterfalls, but the park is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Had to wait until Wednesday. In the meantime I enjoyed watching frogs eat bugs :)
By the way, I fell a few days behind, as usual, and then my laptop died :( Had to wait for Mike to get home and get me back online and then try to recover my harddrive. I'm still using this jerry-rigged setup, but it works.
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