Beautiful, calm morning followed by hard labor.

Sue raked out the trench on the bluff side of the lane, pretty much from Kerry’s to Tysons, and then I re-dug and deepened it, clanking away trough rocks and roots. This because of one large washout right about our driveway, which itself had to be filled, requiring five long and heavy wheelbarrow trips from the gravel pile. I also dug out and re-potted the coreopsis and dragged them down to the front deck. Meanwhile Sue began prepping dinner.

Today, the road committee, (Murray, Bob, and Don) walked the Lane to assess damage and plan this year’s work. Later, they, along with Elaine, Wendy, and Joan stopped in for dinner—and lots of gossip.

Cloudless, windless day.