As a consequence of having some major house repairs done, we have had a construction dumpster by our house for a week. In addition to the debris from the house repairs, we planned to fill it with the old barn that suffered major structural failure during a wind storm eighteen months ago. Not going to fit.
However, we have filled the dumpster, and a lot of the barn is gone now. I couldn’t actually stand to watch Jack do the demolition part: he is scary enough when he is putting something together. And then there is the worry of trying to do demolition in an area that is inhabited by three horses, one of which is Hap.
I used to wonder how Hap found so many novel ways to hurt himself, and then realized it was a consequence of me protecting him from the obvious dangers. He has to be creative to get hurt. One time he got a foot through a pallet and spun in circles in a small area until he broke the pallet and trotted off on three legs. I don’t think I started breathing until I saw him put the fourth foot down. When I examined him I found some abrasions and bruising, but nothing serious.
Still to go: outside painters and roof repair.