Moon Digging

8/17/06 - 5th Day - Yesterday was near 103 and today and tomorrow look to be the same. This is the hottest summer that I have ever been through in Texas. We decided to start work digging in the pond as soon as the morning milking is over. So, by the light of the moon we were down at the pond by 5:30 when it was nice and cool. Yesterday the fellas left early in the morning to go pull barbed wire at Frank's, so I spent a good amount of the day writing, answering email, and finishing the book "Henry and the Great Society". I wrote a review of the book here. After supper I went down to the pond for a bit by myself and lugged wheelbarrow loads of dirt up to the dam until it was time for me to go do some reading to the family. I chose to read the "Henry" book to the family even though I will not read them the last two chapters (which were horrible, read the review). I read three chapters and they seemed to be quite interested in it. All except little Sarah who fell asleep.

This morning while swinging a pick down at the pond I broke loose a good sized rock that hit me right in the knee. It just happened to be in the same knee and in the same spot where Ami kicked me a few weeks ago. That smarts. We decided it would be best to dig the easy dirt while it is dark in the morning and do the pick swinging later when the sun comes up. The fellas and I had to run to the lake for water, then we went to Bangs to check mail and to get ice. The price of gas for these repeated trips is killing us. I got a package in the mail from www.wildseedfarms.com in Fredericksburg, Texas, and I got the newest issue of Backwoods Home magazine, which is one of my favorite magazines. I don't know if the Wildseed folks just sent me some free wildflower seeds because I am the editor of BiblicalAgrarianism.com and some other sites, or if someone else sent them to me. Most likely the Wildseed folks sent them, and I am very grateful. Every once in awhile I get free stuff sent to me because of what I do, sometimes it is really, really good stuff... sometimes it is stuff like... advice as to where I might stick my head if it were biologically possible.

The fellas have been working on barking some trees we cut down several weeks ago for the supports for the root cellar. If they can get one or two done today, then I will go get started digging the holes for placing them. We'll see if any of that gets done. We have some good friends coming in to visit, and they will be arriving at around 2 a.m. this morning, so It will be interesting to see how much sleep I get in the next couple of days.

This evening, if the Lord wills, I will read the family a few more chapters in "Henry" and I will do my best to get to bed early so I can get some rest.

Y'all pray for some rain for us please?

Michael