Day 29, Saturday, June 27, 2026: Marching right on..

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The weekend started out cool and slightly cloudy following the showers the prior evening. We saw P out and early continuing his work on the path. P enlisted Y in helping him select and lay out the stones for today’s segment of the path. Meanwhile, since learning from K about the imminent arrival of our bridge next Tuesday, D has begun his mission to create a solid base for the bridge. He commenced working on the top area that would branch off the top of the path. We continued with this throughout the day. Placing the rocks was slow going for Y with each rock taking some 15-20 minutes to balance. At the end of the day, it started raining again. We left P pondering on a solution to scale the rock placement process around 7 pm, right around when dinner was served.

A cloudy morning vista. Photo credit: YS
P bringing in more gravel to increase the level of the ground for the path. Photo credit: YS
The finished path thus far, consisted of stones placed and leveled meticulously by P one at a time! Photo credit: YS
D pick-axing his way to the creation of a solid base for one end of the bridge-to-come. Photo credit: YS
Hmm, this is hard to level across the stream. What’s the best way to do it on this slope? Photo credit: YS
Lessons in settling a rock over sand, so that Y could get going on the stone placement as well. Photo credit: YS
Measurements before putting in some blocks for the bridge base. Photo credit: YS
D carefully placing the Allan blocks. Photo credit: YS
Does a gal get a chance to place oddly shaped rocks along a path every day? Photo credit: DO
Sifting bigger stones from our dirt using a makeshift sieve that P and D crafted. Photo credit: PO
This is how you gently add the sifted dirt between the newly placed rocks. More dirt for rocks with overhangs! Video credit: YS
Supervising the bridge base placement operation. Where is D? This block doesn’t look straight! Photo credit: YS
The ambitious Robin vying to replace the pheasant as Bosky Acre’s mascot bird. Photo credit: YS
Our scrumptious dinner courtesy of mama E! Photo credit: EO

We also received a wonderful update from K and T who were adding finishing touches to the bridge.

T adding finishing touches to the bridge. Photo credit: KG
Pond scum ‘r’ us (Don’t ask us!). Photo credit and caption: KG
It’s the last one! Video credit: KG

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