FirCon, Day 2

As I recounted here, the January snowstorms dropped a bunch of branches onto the path across my father-in-law's property. Yesterday and today, Lisa and I went out in the late afternoon and tackled clearing away the fallen tree branches so we could cross the property on the path again. If you're interested in how it went (with pictures), click through the cut:

( Hard work, this )

With the logs set aside for later conversion to firewood, Lisa said we were done with lumberjack work, but not with other tasks. But that's another story.

Gimmie Shelter

As I wrote here, the lean-to awning that Lisa built to shelter the side of the old family homestead collapsed while she was away due to buildup of snow. After we dealt with the fallen tree branches elsewhere, Lisa decided to have a closer look at the shelter and see what we could salvage. We got some pleasant surprises.

( Photos of the recovery effort )

So it looks like the shelter, while bowed, isn't a write-off after all, which says a lot for the resilience of the original design. And even with a torn tarp, it is still partially protecting the building from further water damage, and that's a good thing.