!! In the quiet hours of the bootcamp grind, I found myself: Esteban's Bootcamp Experience

B.E.L. Post # 247

This morning the crew headed over to the Abbey. I had Jesse and Dan on my team, and we continued working on the fencing framework and making further progress on the fence.

Meanwhile, Stephen and Leo were working on irrigation.

After lunch, I had the same crew and we switched over to irrigation. We watered Apricot Alley and Lightning Hill, then filled up the turtle water tanks.

After that, we headed back to the Abbey and continued working on the fencing.

Another productive day getting a good mix of fencing and irrigation work done. 🌱🪚💧

B.E.L. Post # 248

After the morning meeting, we split up into two teams for the day.

Stephen, Daniel, and Leo worked on irrigation, chop-and-drop, and other tasks around the Abbey. Meanwhile, I had Stevie and Jesse working with me on the junkpole fencing.

I had Stevie frame the junkpole panels on the section I was working on, while I assisted as needed and helped keep things moving. Jesse was also building junkpole panels, but she was working on another section of the fence.

After lunch, we switched over to irrigation. We filled up the turtle water tanks and irrigated the area between the Red Cabin and the garlic patch.

After finishing the irrigation work, Daniel, Jesse, and I headed back to the Abbey to continue working on the fencing. Daniel and I pulled the pickets out of an existing junkpole panel and set them aside. I then switched tasks and started harvesting more support pieces for the new section of junkpole panels, while Daniel stayed behind to disassemble the frame.

Another productive day of building, irrigation, and putting more work into the Abbey fencing.

Coydon Wallham wrote:

Esteban Ademovski wrote:The first half of the day came with a few challenges. The retaining pin on the auger sheared off and disappeared, so we had to head back to the shop to get another one. Once we got back to work, we also ran into a lot of large rocks that kept stalling the auger and slowing down the digging.

Is that new auger to replace the old one, or just an additional one?

Yes this a new corded auger to replace the old battery one .... and it definitely packs a good punch with the torque behind it ...

B.E.L. Post # 249

I started my morning with some cleaning, and it was actually a very pleasant and delightful way to begin the day.

After that, I relaxed for a little while before heading over to the lab. I spent some time working on the fences and making a little more progress there.

Afterward, I headed back to base camp and helped with the preparations for the pizza party. It was nice to pitch in and help get everything ready.

Once everything was taken care of, I settled down with some reading and journaling. I always enjoy having a little quiet time to reflect and write.

I spent the remainder of the day relaxing with my little dog, Chapito. 🐕 He makes for pretty good company.

Overall, it was a slower-paced day, but a good one. I got some fence work done, helped out with the pizza party, and still had time for reading, journaling, and relaxing. Sometimes a balanced day like that is just what you need.

B.E.L. Post # 250

This morning, we all headed over to the Abbey and continued working on the fencing while Stephen worked on irrigation and other tasks around the Abbey.

During the afternoon shift, I worked on making log lights for the driveway. After that, I made roughly 15 no-spray signs. I used a router to create the lettering and then used a hand torch to blacken in the letters.

Once I finished torching the lettering, I ran the signs through the planer to clean them up and give them a better finish.

Tomorrow, I’ll start giving the signs a nice coat of raw linseed oil to help protect and preserve the wood.