One of our favorite wineries had a socially-distant tasting where members sampled pinot noir from 8 barrels (different clones, sites and types of barrels) and selected 4 to be blended into one wine and released next year. Great fun. The beakers added a nice covid touch.
Bought 2 truckloads (30 tons) of recycled asphalt and spread it over 500 feet of driveway with the bobcat. Rented a 5-ton packer and, with the help Mizuho and a neighbor, watered and rolled it all day (34 above). They did not have a roller with two smooth drums so had to use a roadbed packer which made it difficult to get it smooth. It seems to be setting up fairly well but the true test will be if it survives snow plowing in the winter. If it works, we will do the remaining 700 ft next year. Delivered material and packer rental came to under $1,000 vs $15-20,000 to pave it.
with garlic in the background.
The rest of the month was taken up with several golf games with friends and watering the 100+ seedlings. Next month should be full-on garden harvesting and canning, kayaking, motorbiking and more golfing (and finally starting on the stair railings:)