( I’m gonna make it!. Racing for the finish!)

December 26th

Jake and his buddy Jake (we call him Jake2) came over today to clean out the barn. The pīpī thought it was feeding time, obviously. But it wasn’t.

Jake also started burning our burn pile, not realizing that today wasn’t a burn day in Clackamas County. I let him know.

Jake went to get hay while Jake2 was working on the barn, and the two of them drove the pickup in to unload the bales, not an easy job because it’s so muddy. Jake’s eventually going to put gravel down there with a layer of hog fuel ontop.

Way easier than buckin’ hay with manpower only! The fire was dying down, which was good.

December 27th

Today the two Jakes came over and began to demolish the corral and the old shed. Believe it or not, the people who built our house lived in that shed/house till the main house was built. The shed looked more like a house when we first moved in, but it sure wasn’t anything very fancy. When we moved in, it was used for lambs and sheep.

The corral is done. Jake had to leave to run some errands, and Jake2 continued working.

At lunch with my friends…this guy had on the cutest slippers!

I made these handwarmers for our wonderful vet and she loved them!

Jake2 was demolishing the shed now. The pīpī were very interested to see what was going on. Kiko, however, wasn’t concerned. He can eat anytime.

Jake came back later, and of course, the cows thought it was time to eat; they recognized his pickup.

Now the shed is almost done.

December 28th

The line taking electricity to the barn has been broken for years and we haven’t been able to find the break. So today Jake worked on trying to find it. When the cows saw Jake, they of course began mooing for food.

December 29th

I finally made it back to the gym after a 2-week absence; and these two kolohe buggahs were there to greet me.

The pīpī stayed in the barn all day long today.

December 30th

We made a trek out to Bob’s Red Mill today; I haven’t been there in so long, and it was a great excursion. I love this water wheel so much! Love that Bob’s statue is out there, too.

Volume up to hear the water.

They were having a 4-package box sale, and the shelves were loaded with them. We got 2 of their 10-grain hot cereal…it’s weird, because all the grocery stores around here didn’t have any anymore. The store was very crowded, but the customers were friendly and happy, and so were the checkers, so it was a pleasant experience.

On the way out, we saw this interesting vehicle. What would the Army use this for?

Pau kaukau, we drove to Troutdale to look at Christmas lights.

We go to this place every year; it’s amazing what all the neighbors have done.

On the way home, there was a lot of ground fog.

31 December

Our foggy view was so beautiful this morning.. enjoy!

I happened to see this through our kitchen window, the sun shining through the fog, so I went outside to snap a couple of photos…so beautiful! I love the way the sun’s rays are coming through the trees!

Well, that’s a wrap for 2023. As always, mahalo nui loa to you, my faithful followers, for joining me in this entire year’s journey though photos. I’m so grateful that you follow this humble bloggie. I so appreciate your comments and encouragement! Happy New Year and best wishes for a wonderful 2024 to all of you.