I took some more brush to the dump this morning. Hopefully the last of it. I also cut down some dead trees and hauled them off. At the cottage I cut down two dead pines and took them to the dump. I put in the stakes for final positioning on the house. I am pretty happy with how it sits. At around 6:30 I decided to return to Columbia. I loaded up the trailer with firewood and hit the road. It was a nice drive and I surprised Liz with my return. Unfortunately Luke was in bed already.
I started the day off by hauling three loads of firewood to the cottage before breakfast. Afterwards I hauled lots of brush to the dump. I also cut down a number of dead trees and hauled them off. After finishing work I showered and took my computer to the Goat Market where I took advantage of their internet on the terrace. It was lovely in the shade – not too hot with a gentle breeze. My dad eventually joined me and he ate dinner. We decided to drive to the Templeton Library to see sunset, and were rewarded with a lovely view. The sun was a red orange ball and the half moon was high in the sky.
After getting a bunch of stuff done around the house this morning I came up to the Mountain. As referenced, it is blazing hot up here too. I managed to get in some time chainsawing up the logs and hauled one load to the cottage. Cutting actually went really well since I bought a new chain this morning. It is more aggressive and of course sharper. Despite my best efforts I am really not good at sharpening chains. So I took extra care to keep this one out of the dirt.
After working a bit my dad and I went to the Goat Market for dinner. Unfortunately I was a bit week and ate pizza. Fortunately it was delicious. It was a lovely evening so we decided to drive to the Green’s View Overlook on campus. The light was fading but it was still lovely.
We tried to take advantage of the holiday despite the heat. This morning we went to the park in Spring Hill with the hope of playing at their splash pad. Well, it was unfortunately closed due to a “mechanical issue”. Luke still enjoyed walking around the playground and doing a little swinging though. He also got to kind of interact with a couple of older kids. My dad came down a little later and we hung out on the front porch. Luke seemed to enjoy seeing him. No morning nap so a slightly early afternoon nap followed by a trip to Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill. They have a sand pile that Luke played on for a little while. He wasn’t quite sure what to make of it, but seemed to have a good time.
Today we drove up to Nashville to celebrate my mother’s birthday, which was yesterday. We had a lovely lunch at my parents’ house. Unfortunately it was a bit hot to do much outside, but we still had a very nice time.
