Worked on the catiary for part of the day. Put the new facia boards up on the house. Helen painted all the new wood. Got really windy, storm warnings for this afternoon.
Day 14 Sunday April 26
Helen painted some more stuff while I got the pier blocks lined up and some other things done. We decided to go for a drive into the mountains. We made the loop from Springerville to Big Lake and back. Saw two deer which drove Zipper wild and a turkey, but no elk. Zipper had a great time barking at the fishermen at the lake until Helen convinced him it was ok
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Day 15 Monday April 27
I went to my property to play around. Got some juniper wood to make some stands for my blinking and LED light rock project. Back at Helen's I cut the juniper limbs into useable lenghts. Did a little works on the rock polisher.
Day 16 Tuesday April 28
Helen and I did a few small projects around the house in the morning. Played one game of Joker which I was lucky enough to win. After lunch took Zipper the dog to the vet in Holbrook for his rabies shot.
Day 17 Wednesday April 29
We cut the 2x6 rafters down to 2x4s. This turned out to be not as bad as we thought it would be. We had to buy 8 2x4's since the 2x6's were too badly damaaged to use. Helen did lots more painting. I got a lot of the frame up for the catiary. Busy day. Helen won at Joker.
Day 18 Thursday April 30
Spent a good part of the day working on the catiary. Should be done tomorrow except for the roofing. I won at Joker. Nice day, not a lot of wind and temp topping out at 80. I got my slab saw running with the new blade. The mineral oil seems to be evaporating here.
Day 19 Friday May 1
Worked some on the catiary. Did some shopping. Played around with my rocks. Good day.
Day 20 Saturday May 2
Very windy, that is, very windy all day. No way to safely work outside. Helen and I did a few inside jobs today. Went out to lunch. Watched the Kentucky Derby. I am glad a longshot won.
Day 21 Sunday May 3
Worked a little on the catiary. Went over to neighbor Paul's for a few beers. Temps still in the 70's.
Day 22 Monday May 4
Just about got the catiary ready for the metal roofing. Main thing left is to make the concrete piers much more sturdy.
Day 23 Tuesday May 5 Cinco de Mayo
Built two new piers for the catiary and prepared forms for two more. Need to get piers done before adding roofing. This should now withstand over 100 mph winds. Aspen and Zipper cornered a big gopher snake which we estimated to be about 5 feet.
This one was not agressive so Zipper did not feel the need to kill it. Helen likes the snakes around the house.Day 24 Wednesday May 6
Helen and I decided to take a day off and go to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum which is just south of Superior on US 60. We left about 5:30 since it was suppose to get hot today. Saw several groups of antelope just outside of St. Johns.
We enjoyed our about 3 hour walk among the cacti and trees and flowers. 
A lot of the cacti were blooming as well as other plants.
It was about 90 degrees when we left. I saw several rocks with copper ores which reminded me that at Superior they are planning a huge underground copper mine said to be a very big reserve. We had a fun day.
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