in the gutter, down the spout and into the barrel
forecast was calling for rain. I ran down to wimberley and slapped some gutter up.
I didn't want to cut the overhang so there was no real fascia board. I had to rig up a cheap but functional gutter attachment board. it works and this is the BACK side that is seldom seen (I didn't even paint it, ran out of paint)
the true enjoyment for kat is she is now comfortable putting some landscaping/plants in the ground down there. all the water I promised to collect was the push she needed. this flowery vine should enjoy climbing on the front porch.
she even arranged some rocks and planted flowering shrubs by our NO TRESPASSING sign. you can just barely see the blue cabin from the street.
I have a few finishing touches for the stovepipe. but it's ready for fire.
we'd stopped by spec's and a promotional girl sold kat on a new local vodka. starlite was promised to be better than tito's. that is a BIG claim as tito's is pretty much the best. we decided we'd do the blind side by side taste test. we also bought a bottle of kru 82 (comes in a reusable stainless steel bottle). the daughter poured the glasses while we left the room. we ranked them #1 (best) to 3 (worst). then we guessed the contents and we got them all correct. tito's is still the best and the kru 82 comes in a cool bottle. starlite was also very good, but we prefer Tito's.
earlier in the week, #2 son told me "I want happy hour in wimberley". that's why we stopped at spec’s, to pick up some more scharfe maxx cheese for happy hour while at wimberley. #2 son selected some saint arnold's root beer as his HH beverage. the kids love this part of our trip, we all stop working, sit down together, relax and enjoy some fruit and cheese, and spend time in the pursuit of happiness.
temps so cool it was jacket weather. it's usually cooler in wimberley than austin.
and in the morning it rained, and it rained and it rained. I'd hoped to do some lumber jacking, but we found indoor work instead. the fiskars rain barrel filter kit worked well. leaves wash through and clean water was routed to the 55 gallon drum. two drums have already filled.
