the "hotel", the tortoise, the scare!!, and the rest =)

1. the "hotel" - pete and kassie are sleeping in the cob...they are troopers for sure =) there is actually an upstairs loft with a double bed...pretty comfy. but we have whiporwills here...and i thought everyone had them but i have realized there is a slim band of habitat which supports them. we love their advent in early spring...it denotes the end of winter. their call reminds me of when josh and i first moved here and lived in a 30 year old hunting trailer...=) we built a 2 x 4 bedframe up really high so that our heads would be at the same level as the little window in our room. there was a whiporwill with a sense of humor who would perch near that window and call ALL NIGHT LONG. we would begin laughing and end crying ...well, ok...not really crying, but there were times we wanted to throttle him. =) anyway, it is always a surprise when visitors spend the night..a shock for them...bc the loud call doesn't begin until dusk...and then it is a chorus!
there are funny looking critters too...
here they are and you can listen to their call!
http://www.vhtrc.org/forum/whippoorwill-sound.htm

2. the tortoise - jack and esme and i have moved 18 tons of gravel into this foundation, one shovel at a time. i needed to bring the floor to level...some corners needed a foot of gravel while others only needed inches. we are hoping to have some clay delivered this week and then i can start mixing cob!!! it'll take me a long while to do this but i love chipping away at it...

3. the scare - i walked out the back door and saw jack clinging to his dad at the top of this ladder...i knew i couldn't scream bc he might see my fear and let go! he was just fine though...he knew his daddy would take care of him.

4. the rest - came around the corner and saw them all snuggled together...what a nice way to end the day.