Church was wonderful Sunday morning, and then we went over to Sam and Rachel’s for a delicious brunch. After that, it was time to go reinforce the fort!
Good old fort. It’s rather remarkable how well it’s holding up. We did some structural reinforcement, but for the most part we were just filling in holes. A well-booted team gathered a bunch of cattails from the stream and we wove them into part of the roof. This is a view from the inside:
We realized that it is really, really hard to work with dry, brittle sticks. If they were green, they’d be easier to weave. Plus, all this wood is really bug-eaten and crumbles easily. This is not the safest of structures.
Sam and Anna decided to climb a fallen tree nearby. I deeply regret that I didn’t get a photo from the other side. The lighting was all wrong for this. Brave climbing, though.
We were well-supplied with tools for this adventure. The Other Sommerers had a saw, two machetes and three sickles. Much hacking was done by the brave, and then some pirate play was had. Arrghhh!
Here’s a phone-quality quick video to show the grandeur of the place. We’re thinking of listing it on Zillow. “Open floor plan! Country setting! Well-ventilated!”