Trying to get the place in Idaho livable. Met with some construction types, worked on getting the water going, and cleaned this last trip. The news on the place in Idaho just keeps getting worse and worse. The snow, torrential rains, and spring runoff undermined the ground underneath the deck area, and the footing and foundation split (maybe had already been cracked) and has moved about 6" in some places. This has caused the mobile home to become unlevel and shift and that has caused major problems. In addition, the deck has dropped about 3" on the house side as a result of this. This is all deemed flood damage and not covered by insurance. Probably going to have to head back up there the first of next week again.
I love doves. We have tons of them here. In fact we have quite a variety of birds here. Those nests must be sturdier than they look. Occasionally, I will find an egg that has fallen from a nest, but it is not a common occurrence.
So, let's just smoke what we got and try and look on the bright side of things. It is a beautiful sunny summer day and I can legally load my bong and BIU with you all. Life is good.
