We got a pretty early start this morning, and thankfully it wasn’t as muddy as I was expecting. The day started off fairly overcast and cool, although that quickly changed. We put siding up on two walls of the garage. It went pretty well for the most part. The second batch of siding isn’t in as good of shape as the first, but so far that hasn’t been a big problem. We overcame the loss of the tape measure and a couple of wasp nests. Trips to Dollar General overcame those challenges. We really started fading around noon. We worked several more hours, but that included an extended conversation with the electrician and a visit from an insulation guy.

At about 5:30 my dad hit the road, and I drove over to the Centerville area to buy a finish mower. The drive was beautiful and it was really cool to meet the seller. He has 13 acres and a 150 year old farm house that he restored. I operated the mower on his small New Holland, and felt really good about it, so I bought it. It was a bit of a challenge to load it onto my trailer with his small tractor, but it worked out in the end. The drive back was uneventful and scenic with the light fading. Back at the farm I easily unloaded it with the forks. Tomorrow I’ll get a couple of pins I need from TSC and rig up a way to attach it, since my parts haven’t arrived at the Kioti dealer yet. And then I’ll try to mow! The weather should be hot, but I think not wet.