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Monday, August 15, 2011 Lethbridge

6:10 am

The temperature is +15 C, with a high predicted of +25 C.

From the Environment Canada website: Today A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High 25. UV index 7 or high. Tonight Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this evening and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing overnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near midnight. Low 7. Normals Max: 26°C Min: 10°C.

1:00 PM Life

The morning was devoted to working on the raised garden beds. The sides of all the beds are now in place but there is still some work to be done adding some of the supporting beams. The wood is now all cut to size and the preservative applied to the freshly cut ends.

We have also cleaned up most of the rotted wood that was previously part of this area of the back yard. It still has to be taken to the landfill but at least the yard is looking a little less ratty.

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12' bed

 

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all 3 raised garden beds

 

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wood ready for the land-fill

 

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supporting beams with freshly applied preservative

 

We are finally sensing that the end is in sight. The beams still need to be inserted and the hardware and cable to prevent the sides from bowing out over time need to be purchased and installed. We are still debating whether to stain the outside of the beds. Then we need to add dirt to the inside of the beds. Finally we will need to add gravel to the pathways between the boxes. There is still work to be done.
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