April Update

We have had a particularly pleasant April this year.  The last several years it has been really hot but this year things seem normal as to weather in April.   So we have been getting a lot done in the yard and other outside projects.  If you have an interest in how the yard is looking you can see the photos I have taken by CLICKING HERE   By the way, your old homestead is now called "The Fawnview Ranch."  I have resolved myself to the reality that it is as close as we will come to having one.






We also got the Coffee Bean and Toad out of storage and took a 4 day, 3 night trip to Rockport Tx to Lagoons RV park. Pictured here.  I took very few pictures.  It rained half the time but all worked well and we enjoyed the visit as we have not stayed in this area at all.  It is on the coast, between Galveston and Corpus Christi

. One of the things I have been dealing with are the rain barrels I made for Carol a year ago.  They have constantly leaked a bit.   Just enough to be annoying.  Also, there was one occasion where they partially collapsed when filled to the top, from the weight/pressure of the water.  So I have redesigned and built some new ones.   The first version were three 45 gal. barrels.  The new one is made up of two 64 gal. ones.  The barrels are much more sturdy and I greatly simplified the method of interconnecting them.

You may remember I had made a video of my first project.  I have updated it to show what I did this time.  We haven't had a big rain but I expect things to be fine.  You can check out the YouTube video which I have embedded just below.

It is about 8 1/2 min but I made it without sound.  Music didn't seem to add anything and I find most home made YouTube videos that are narrated to not be understandable much of the time.  Not very helpful if one is trying to follow instructions.  Once it starts, you can click the lower right corner to get full screen if you want.