It was cold in the morning, but warmed up to 17 ℃ by the afternoon. I was watching carefully!
Taking advantage of the sunshine, I had a new idea for cleaning up the fountain. This is how it looked before and after during. Usually, the algae dries up over winter and falls off. I've been scrubbing like stink.
I tried a shower brush, (ineffective), then wire brushes (my dad's, better), and ran out of elbow grease.
My t-shirt was covered in little green bits. The videocamera wouldn't fit in my pocket and I figured out why. In another "don't tell the kids" moment, I realized I had my sundress on inside out.
The idea of the handy attachment for the drill popped into my head. I think the drill bits were my dads. There are three of them. I was bad to not clean the fountain before covering it up for winter, but you do the crime... I bitterly regret not having a backup battery. I used to, but it pooched out on me. I worked until 4 and gave it up for the day. A shower was quite welcome.
I wanted to get an image, a reminder for the fall when I put it away again.
drill from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
I went out to work during my second wind, and frightened Fred. He was poking around the wood tarp and scared me! He had an old burrow there, here is #1b, under the wood pile. I filled that one in.
You are quite a worker. Enjoy this Sunday. I think it is supposed to rain a lot.
ReplyDeleteAh, you may have a family of Freds this year. At some point last year you determined Fred Sr. was male! Labbit does sound just right for all long eared jumping bunnies! Good to get the drill to clean the algae. I hope some sunshine also dries it away.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, from your last picture I see why the netting is worth the task! Gorgeous. The fountain, what a messy job. and hahaha at your inside out, we've all done that.
ReplyDeleteThose errors come back to bite us don't they? I am sure you won't leave the fountain unscrubbed next year.
ReplyDeleteOur temperatures are much the same at the moment. Your mornings are a little cooler than ours, but our top temperatures are much the same.
Frost..oops.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed my Sunday visit. Thank you. Have a beautiful week. Aloha, Jenn
ReplyDelete...battery tools are fabulous, you need several batteries.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a pressure washer, try it on the fountain. It cleans mine up in a jiffy.
ReplyDeleteFred gives you lots to discover. I wonder why they have so many burrows?
ReplyDeleteI really admire your energy. Cleaning that fountain IS a ton of work.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like so much work.. I would have given up. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteThe garden is looking lovely, I hope the netting continues to work well. Is lenten rose also called hellebore?
ReplyDeleteSo much work in the spring! Condos are looking better by the minute!
ReplyDeleteYou always impress me with what you do around your home. I love my visits and you do inspire me. Happy week to you :)
ReplyDeleteI can't remember if I already left a message (one of those days) but just in case I didn't, love your post as always :)
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