Joe and I had just enough time to make a run to Home Depot for seventeen bags of concrete, five bags of rocks, six pails, and one 2 by 4, and to pour two of the footers. Friday will be a big build day. We're hoping to get a chunk of the "deck" done by the weekend.

Beautiful day here today. Much wildlife is emerging: woodpeckers, peepers, and bats-- my favorites.

We've been wondering how much we should involve the government in this project. No building permit, no taxes to pay on egg sales. Of course we might do with some of that stimulus money...