Day Five, Benching and lopping

I had a bit of a late start today, at least getting up to the site, as I had to find my vest. Having left my keys in its pocket, and subsequently having some one mistake it for theirs, I could not get in to the shed to get my tools. But I found it and all of my belongings. When I headed up I finished up on the layout, leaf blowing, and raking. It has been a bit difficult getting it to a point I am happy with, but I feel good with it now. I have picked up all of my marking flags, and begun to do a little bit of benching some of the more off camber sections. 

Mid-benching process, the dirt went from different shades of brown and orange like a rainbow

As challenges arise in any project there are different ways to solve them, from rather procedural solutions, to more inventive ones. I favor the later, and as I began to have trouble carrying all of my tools down to the tool shed, I found a way to fit all of them in or on my backpack. 

There are two rakes, each poking out each side, flags sticking out of my backpack, loppers between my back and the backpack(the handle is right above my shoulder), and the leaf blower over my shoulder, and my water bottles and all that jazz are inside the pack

If figuring out how to do that is not a good use of my time, I don't know what is. 

Critter Cam

As I was looking for my vest this morning, I walked by the pond and saw two Canada geese floating around. They being on the other side of the pond I could not get a great picture of them, but at any rate, here it is. 

Their pretty adorable, even from a distance