Water tank upgrade

The cabin water makes its way to a 55 gallon blue storage tank via gravity from a spring-fed cistern at an average rate of 100 gallons/hour.  The lopsided tank was insulated with a large piece of carpeting and covered by some fancy blue styrofoam.

With easier access under the structure during deck demolition, we took the opportunity to get tanked.

A quick trip to Tractor Supply for a 135 gallon leg tank I’d had my eye on for the past six months and I was ready to roll.

After some excavation, I set up a sturdy foundation for the tank to rest on.  There is nearly one foot of gravel under each of the timber steps.

Everyone got dirty, even Toby then yellow lab!

The new tank has a rather ugly overflow pipe that will thankfully be hidden by the new deck.  We are looking forward to building a water feature for the overflow to play on.

Existing water tank

Gettin’ dirty

 

Tank foundation

 

Independence Day

With the 4th of July on a Wednesday, we were so happy that we found a cabin just 90 minutes from home so that we could pop up for the day. Our friends, Mary and Frode, and their three dogs joined us for an all-American celebration of BBQ, beer, swimming in the creek, and not-too-loud fireworks (so as not to scare the pups) and sparklers. On the way there, we caught the fireworks in Stewartstown, which was a great little show! All in all, a perfect holiday.

PS: hi to our neighbor Bridget from E. Trails Road, who came by to introduce herself and ask us over for a cookout!

We’re supposed to relax here, right?

Not much relaxing gets to happen at the cabin – yet – but the pups sure find time to take it easy.

Dog tired

Max thinks that being at the cabin is hard work.

Toby and Max visit the cabin – finally!

It’s taken only a few weeks to get the cabin and property ready for the pups to visit.  We spent the day outside exploring the property, installing a new window, replacing the outdoor light fixture, and burning remnants of the wall.

Toby and Max declare the cabin awesome and cannot wait for all their friends to come over and play in the stream with them.

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