Summer came late this year, just as we started in on the inside framing of the house. Since then we've had some of the driest weaher I've seen and it has continued right through the month of September. The weatherman keeps promising rain, but after a short sprinkle or two the sunsine returns again and again. Today was another of those days. I had plenty of shop work lined up but the day was so nice I couldn't stand to work inside.

With the ground still very dry it was the perfect time to do the backfilling at the rear of the house. To do the task I had to cut a road through the massive pile of soil, filling in beside the retaining wall as I worked my way to the top by the house. As the road rose it got wider, flattening out at the top.

Once I had the road built I used the tractor to haul the masonry sand which we'll need for finishing to the rear of the house, packing down the fresh soil I had just moved in the process. While little got done in the shop today plenty of soil and sand got moved. It was a fun day!

-grampa dan