My dad had some things to do first thing this morning and so arrived about ten. I took advantage and slept in a little, then piddled around the house until he came. Then we really got after it. Despite the relentless sun we finished up two more walls and made good progress on another. It will be close in regards to finishing by Saturday, but I’m beginning to think it’s possible. If the next three days are as productive as today then we definitely will. This evening I went to Home Depot in Spring Hill for more nails and nail gun oil. The drive was really beautiful.

We got an early start after what for me was a fitful night of sleep. We quickly finished up one wall of siding on the garage and then worked on the opposite wall. The weather was pretty mild and we were in the shade for most of the morning. We also hauled a load of siding scraps to the county landfill. It felt good to get the site looking cleaner. After lunch we did some more but the sun was out it it was very hot. We started to move our operation into the shade, but we were really too worn out to even move the ladders. So we called it a day and will be back at it tomorrow morning. I’m actually really pleased with the progress we made today and think we have a real shot at finishing the siding by the end of the week. I drove back to the condo to spend some time with Luke, Liz, and her mother. I plan on returning to the farm later and spending the night.

There were some pretty serious storms out at the farm last night. They were passed by morning but the threat of rain hovered all day. Thankfully that never materialized. I spent most of the morning sleeping. Early afternoon I started doing some cleaning and organizing around the site. The mud made for messy going. I was able to get a few things out of the way though. Tomorrow we will get back to work on the siding and I’m hoping for a productive day.

The highlight of the day came this afternoon when my neighbor James, his brother in law Cory, and myself went for a little kayak trip on the Duck River. The weather was perfect and the river had just the right amount of water in it. We saw a handful of other people but mostly had everything to ourselves. It was so tranquil and relaxing out there. Hopefully we will be able to go out more.