Good grief - MORE people today! Actually had a local stop by and ask to work - an artist, actually. Sculptor. He said that he wanted to work for the next two weeks. Let's see if he shows up tomorrow. BTW, counting Mickie, we had 17 people working today - fabulous!
Speaking of Mickie, (and I do quite often, don't I?) - she set up something pretty cool today. You know that place where we went to on our day off, the one where it was so pretty? Well, that's where we had lunch today! There was a picnic area, only yards away from the water's edge, that was perfect for us. Talk about picturesque! Of course, knowing us, there had to be a bit of controversy. We drove down this little road for 5 miles to get there, especially for the idyllic, quiet setting, and when we arrived, there was a couple of park employees getting ready to fire up their leaf blowers! Huge backpack, double-blower monsters! I mean, really! It's the Great Smoky Mountains! That's like trying to sweep the sand off of Daytona Beach! Anyway, Mickie prevailed upon their good nature, and talked them into blowing their leaves in another area until we left. So they blew.
Lunch was the highlight today. People played in the rocks in the river, or walked in the woods, or watched on the bridge, or did it all! Of course, Jonny had to prove his prowess and climb through the rocky terrain, up the sides of the bank, onto the bridge - sheer rock faces, slippery moss, rushing water - and, yes, it took a while for his pants to dry out!
Mickie (Again with the Mickie thing) held a meeting this evening after dinner. Something to do with organization. I don't get it. I mean, I've got everythig under control, right? Right? Helllloooo...anybody there???
Pix from the day...
We teased Shellie because her clothes looked so absolutely pristine. Like, are you sure you can get paint on these? 'Cause you will, you know. Well...she knows now.
Patsy and Shon - our only "locals" (except for Richard the Potter, if he happens to return tomorrow.) Shon's probably the shortest of the males here, but he reaches the tallest with the roller extension. Go figure.
These guys work hard, they play hard, and...they rest hard. That sun gets to you after a while, so shade is welcome wherever you can find it.
Look real close and you can see Kim and Melissa - the rocks in this stream dwarf them! A little playtime after lunch.
Another try at getting you folks a feeling as to how big these walls really are. This is me and Kim, trying to get some paint on the top of this retaining wall. I figure we're up about 40'.
Where's Jonny? What's a little adventure during lunch? Just enough to work off those pesky little calories! Well, his footing wasn't as sure as he thought it was, but he didn't get too wet. Just enough to dampen his ego a bit.
There's something about girls and harnesses...and Kim and JoHana wear them quite well. And they're doing a bang-up job with those spray guns. Wonder if they've ever tagged anything???
Some of the girls cutting up on the bridge over the stream during our lunch break. Believe it or not, even with all of these diverse backgrounds, we are really turning into quite a tight group. Of course, mixing the Jack Daniels with the lemonade at lunch didn't hurt, either.
Speaking of Mickie, (and I do quite often, don't I?) - she set up something pretty cool today. You know that place where we went to on our day off, the one where it was so pretty? Well, that's where we had lunch today! There was a picnic area, only yards away from the water's edge, that was perfect for us. Talk about picturesque! Of course, knowing us, there had to be a bit of controversy. We drove down this little road for 5 miles to get there, especially for the idyllic, quiet setting, and when we arrived, there was a couple of park employees getting ready to fire up their leaf blowers! Huge backpack, double-blower monsters! I mean, really! It's the Great Smoky Mountains! That's like trying to sweep the sand off of Daytona Beach! Anyway, Mickie prevailed upon their good nature, and talked them into blowing their leaves in another area until we left. So they blew.
Lunch was the highlight today. People played in the rocks in the river, or walked in the woods, or watched on the bridge, or did it all! Of course, Jonny had to prove his prowess and climb through the rocky terrain, up the sides of the bank, onto the bridge - sheer rock faces, slippery moss, rushing water - and, yes, it took a while for his pants to dry out!
Mickie (Again with the Mickie thing) held a meeting this evening after dinner. Something to do with organization. I don't get it. I mean, I've got everythig under control, right? Right? Helllloooo...anybody there???
Pix from the day...
We teased Shellie because her clothes looked so absolutely pristine. Like, are you sure you can get paint on these? 'Cause you will, you know. Well...she knows now.
Patsy and Shon - our only "locals" (except for Richard the Potter, if he happens to return tomorrow.) Shon's probably the shortest of the males here, but he reaches the tallest with the roller extension. Go figure.
These guys work hard, they play hard, and...they rest hard. That sun gets to you after a while, so shade is welcome wherever you can find it.
Look real close and you can see Kim and Melissa - the rocks in this stream dwarf them! A little playtime after lunch.
Another try at getting you folks a feeling as to how big these walls really are. This is me and Kim, trying to get some paint on the top of this retaining wall. I figure we're up about 40'.
Where's Jonny? What's a little adventure during lunch? Just enough to work off those pesky little calories! Well, his footing wasn't as sure as he thought it was, but he didn't get too wet. Just enough to dampen his ego a bit.
There's something about girls and harnesses...and Kim and JoHana wear them quite well. And they're doing a bang-up job with those spray guns. Wonder if they've ever tagged anything???
Some of the girls cutting up on the bridge over the stream during our lunch break. Believe it or not, even with all of these diverse backgrounds, we are really turning into quite a tight group. Of course, mixing the Jack Daniels with the lemonade at lunch didn't hurt, either.
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Ok, now you’ve officially linked my wife to Jack Daniels and lemonade. I’ve seen her sipping cabernet sauvignon at sunset, putting down merlot at meal time, but never strung out over some Smokey Mountain creek on a Tennessee distilled backwoods fun fest.
Greg, husband of Shellie the Californian
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