Welcome to the new look
Wave Without A Shore

If you note any problems, let me know. I'm liking it so far. Much improved re my dashboard. Can't tell how members see it. There's this lovely icon called 'kitchen sink' that has some hidden functions. Love the name.

We will be doing maintenance over the next couple of days, and if anything goes right, you won't notice it; if anything goes wrong, well, we'll fix it, but be patient.

took a little time off to go out and feed the fishes, who have picked a 97 degree day to come out from under their shelter and eat. But it's good to count heads and find all the ones who were there...the eagle is staying away, and that suits us. On the other hand, our...

...and we're really into tremendously long series with good characterization. Found one. Hikaru No Go. About a boy prodigy in an obsessive and cerebral adult game (Go) that you could call Asian chess---it's a really good story with actual re-watch capability....

I've not been satisfied with the pond chemistry---nor have the fish, who are in hiding. So I drained off 2400 gallons and refilled, rebuffered (addition of calcium and other elements to stabilize the water ph), dechlorinized, and helped Jane help out our neighbor,...

...and now are too tired to plant the tree. While this was going on, Jane was digging and preparing the bed, I was trimming iris leaves, sorting what will go to the church that helped us and what will go to the front lawn. This meant a 32 gallon trash can full of iris...

Jane, who did the bulk of stone-moving, slept til noon. I got a little work in. I'm concerned about her doing too much and landing back where she was. When she feels better, she hurls herself at a job. But she promised (and kept it) that this afternoon she'd only clip...

We just got the big stone out of the car and up to the site, and you will be amazed: it weighed between 200 and 400 lbs dead cement weight.  

We just got the big stone out of the car and up to the site, and you will be amazed: it weighed between 200 and 400 lbs dead cement weight.  

.....the Bridge is done. It holds. We have crossed it safely. It doesn't protest nearly as much with the full arch decked. The boards being all on a curve, it seems to help distribute force---we hope. We are taking suggestions under advisement, and we are going to be...

.....the Bridge is done. It holds. We have crossed it safely. It doesn't protest nearly as much with the full arch decked. The boards being all on a curve, it seems to help distribute force---we hope. We are taking suggestions under advisement, and we are going to be...

We have started decking the bridge: the decking planks give a bit disconcertingly: but hopefully once the whole structure is knit together this will be less. I'm used to building with oak and cedar, the choices down in Oklahoma. Fir, a common choice up here, bends....