Welding

Made my first weld today. In addition to much more grinding, screwing and other laborious activities that can be mistaken for innuendo.

We paved the final stretches of the paths I dug out while the earth was soft last week and began locking the paving edges in place with mud. Final touches, including the wheel braces being welded with help from my brother in-law are going on the chook tractor. Tomorrow we expect to purchase some tenants to occupy it!

Total build photo log incoming just as soon as I can find a program other than iTunes that will let me get my photos off my iphone.

First ever #weld. Much harder than some make it look. #make

A photo posted by @liatach on Mar 25, 2016 at 4:36am PDT

A long day in the sun has left me wrecked so I’m taking the night off from all work beyond the end of this post.

This delightful specimen of a mud wasp fell on my wife’s head during dinner. Then to the floor where it buzzed around on its back. Appears to have gotten tangled in either cobweb or synthetic fibre. Sedated with vodka under a glass, cleaned, photographed and released. #macro #hymenoptera #insect #wasp #muddauber

A photo posted by @liatach on Mar 24, 2016 at 6:02am PDT

More #muddauber #wasp Approx 40mm, sedated with vodka. Poor little fella is going to have a stonking headache. #macro #insect #hymenoptera

A photo posted by @liatach on Mar 24, 2016 at 6:13am PDT

The only in focus shot of the entire #muddauber #wasp from last night. Released intact. #macro #insect #hymenoptera

A photo posted by @liatach on Mar 24, 2016 at 6:04pm PDT