Cypripedium, or Lady Slipper. One of our local orchids.

More dock work, enough, in fact, to ignite thoughts of joining the Longshoremen's union. Each section takes about 3 hours of assembly time, including 32 bolts, and 84 nails. Five sections done—three or four more to go. The first section was a rollercoaster ride on the learning curve. Section two was an improvement, but of considerable duration. Section three was fun. Sections four and beyond—drudgery. Typical of most cottage building projects dockwork involves substantial mindless repetition and lots of heavy lifting and hauling. On the upside, this dock is built and will last forever. On the down side, each section adds only a measly eight feet to the long stretch to deep water.

Mostly cloudy, warm and humid. Wind light and variable.