i signed the papers and stepped out into the thunder riotous echo of a thunder storm which i had been eagerly awaiting. what might be for some a harbinger, was for me a celebration.
today i spent my day primarily working on the chicken coop. last week i attempted to make progress but got only as far as getting the wood purchased and installing the floor and the back. i'm using deck screws that came with their own bit, i hope they will last long (and the bit has proven incredibly helpful.) it was hot and exhausting work—not to mention thought-consuming as much of the coop has been, i lasted a few hours and then became exhausted and discouraged. it was like 100 degrees out, so i am not feeling too pathetic or anything.



by tomorrow it should be finished, except for the nesting boxes. i need to pull down the roofing materials in my garage tomorrow, finish the roof and back of the house. i need to finish the facade, but this is how i intend it to look. tomorrow i will make the appropriate cuts, figure out how to attach the windows, and finish it. i have boards to attach on the inside and 5ft pieces to find for roosts.
tonight i began to make the run, but will tackle the ivy jungle tomorrow when i have close toed shoes on (not flip flops where bugs can crawl on me....) i'll need to make a new feeder and waterer (finally figured out why my first try failed me so miserably—science, gravity, water, you figure it out.) i'll need more litter for bedding.
it has certainly made it more challenging but more cost effective to build with recycled materials (in the sense that my doors and windows were all snagged from kitchen cabinets, my wood primarily from scrap piles.
i am feeling especially accomplished today. the coop was so overwhelming, i am feeling so productive with so much of it behind me—the end is insight indeed! tomorrow i will finish the coop and tackle the kitchen cabinets, and the exhaust fan. it took a little while to get motivated, but i just need to remember i'm not a morning person.
i'm a night owl. hoo-hoo.
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