Easy Diggins'

I fixed the siftanator today. I added a couple of longer screws to each drum handle. It should work fine now. Mostly worked on the front yard. I dug around the big tree out front, cleared away some dead leaves and debris near house. The train went by twice today.

The Siftanator

Matt joined me and Todd today. We tried out the siftanator for the first time. Todd helped me build a contraption to sift the rocks out of the dirt. It took two days to build and 20 minutes to break down. It worked pretty good tumbling about 30 lbs of dirt at time. Major dust! We'll have to make sure the wind is blowing the right way so as to not bother the neighbors. The breakdown was minor, design flaw. Just need to add a couple of screws to hold the screen in place.



Todd handled the siftanator while Matt and I worked the palm stump front. This is war! We got it down to where we wanted. We were interrupted by a blue hornet. It landed on the sidewalk then squirmed into a crack. The crack was promptly covered with dirt. Not sure what possesses boys to do stuff like that, but I'm sure there's a reason.

Side Yard Stumpin'

Todd and I were at it again. We now have two stump fronts. This is war! I'm not sure what kind of tree we're trying to dig up on the side yard, but I know the front yard is an old palm tree. Molly Piper the dog was with us today. She mostly tried to find her way out of the picket fencing. We hacked away for about 80 minutes before calling it quits. Stump 1, Todd and Dad 0.

Cap Gun and A Marble

Weirdest thing. I found a cap gun and a marble inside the palm tree stump we're digging up. The cap gun was really rusty, the marble was just dirty. I sure under estimated the size of this stump from a previous post. As it turns out, it's about 4 feet across. I think I'll dig out the skeletal structure about another 12 inches down and call it dug out.

I'm a little worried about the tree looking plant we're digging around. We cut a lot of it's roots, some pretty big. That was about a week ago. The leaves are still green but they're definitely showing some stress.

Found A Palm Tree Stump

We went to work digging dirt in the front yard.  We mostly worked on the area where the boat and barrel were.  To our surprise we discovered the stump of an old palm tree.  It was about 2 feet across.  We learned a little about the anatomy of a palm tree.  It has been dead for a long time.  It was completely dried out. 

David from around the corner rolled by.  We talked a little.  He told us about the Marty Robbins house across the street.  We met Leroy and Minnie.  Minnie is half boxer and half pit bull.  Leroy lives close by.  Hope to see more of Leroy, seems like a real nice person.

Todd and I worked for a couple hours.  It was about 96 degrees at about 6:00.

More Digging Along Alley Side

Got up this morning to dig along the alley side of the house.  Nice day today. Quiet, except for the neighbor dogs.  I think their getting use to me being at the house cause they aren't barking at me as much.

I still can't figure out where all this dirt came from.  The pile on the other side of the yard is getting big.