I had a 10′ piece of culvert lying around so I decided to use it to widen the entrance to the driveway.  It will make it easier to come and go.  My neighbour Kevin was a great help in getting in place well and connected to the existing culvert. This photo shows it partially backfilled – thanks to the somewhat-trusty Bobcat.  I need another 4 or 5 buckets full of fill, and some large rocks for the upstream entry side.

Not a lot to report on the stucco. They have been at it for about 5 weeks but usually only one guy. I expect it will move faster now and be completed in about 2 to 3 weeks.  Have been using the time to select tile, paint colour and countertops, and to find someone to do the work. Have also been working on the driveway doing some widening and smoothing. The Bobcat’s bucket is getting rather worn down as I use it to back blade the drive and there is a lot of rock and rocks on the driveway.  The taper has just finished the garage and shop today (will sand tomorrow morning).  So we will be able to prime it on Wednesday.  Will soon be able to use it to make stuff and store stuff.  Bought a log splitter from Princess Auto a few days ago (great store, originated on Princess Avenue in Winnipeg) and am now shopping for a chain saw.

These are wild daisies, and they are all over. Really nice.

These are all Saskatoon berry bushes. We have more than 100 on the property. The berries are supposed to be quite good (not as good as those from Saskatchewan) – the bears apparently really like them as well.