6/14/05 It was that time of year again.  I asked very nicely, and was promptly given a key to the Balleine Lake storage area.

      I didn't know what shape last year's storage would be in when I checked on it.  It was amazing---except for some dust above and some rodent trails bored underneath, it was as though I had never left:

      This was after an arctic winter, where the temperature plunged as low as 62 below Fahrenheit (~-52 C).

      What hole? :) And here is "Mr. Bubbles"---trying to dig his way to China:

      6/15/05 Almost extraordinary serendipity. Just before one of my early trips with the truck, I took off my secure ID--so that I could I could lift something heavy against my chest---without harming it [the ID].  I thought, "I'd better pick that up Now---before I forget.  Naw. I can't be THAT senile."

      Well, guess what?  :) I was fully prepared for a LOONNNNGG search---but then, I saw it.  There is was: It had blown into the back of the truck, when I had brainlessly driven off with it on the sidewall of the bed---as I said, almost extraordinary serendipity.  :) :)

      6/27/05 Ya' gotta' have the right tool for the job.  Here is a picture of Teresa and I marking out the diameter for the "main wheel"---with a cordless drill and a dog leash.

      :)

      6/28/05 Ship me to someplace cool. . . .  The summer of '05 was almost surrealistically hot.  :P

      6/28/05 I was really impressed with Teresa--not only did she do quite a bit of work--but here she is---building a sawhorse, with no prior experience whatsoever:

      6/28/05 Captain Kirk (look closely at the license plate :) ). The weird thing about this picture is . . . I can't seem to either remember--or find out--just where it was taken, 'n stuff:

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      6/28/05 Almost surrealistically cute doggies. :) :)

      Once ya' got them in that air-conditioned truck, it was very difficult to get them out. . . .  :) ;)