Walking along the EWEB Canal

As usual, we were up early. While the clock said 4:30, our brains told us that it was 7:30. Robert has Sunday and Monday off, so he slept in. After a breakfast of cold cereal, we took the dogs on the canal but this time south toward Greenwood Landing. We saw a number of waterfowl as we walked including mallards, buffleheads and mergansers. A home with several pens holding chickens, ducks and goats was to the west of the canal. The two large geese were especially noisy. As we walked, we saw a bald eagle fly over us and perch in a fir tree near the canal path.

When we returned to the house, we placed the post across from the gate allowing it to swing and strike in the latch. We continued digging more postholes along the edge of the area to be fenced. Each hole had to be at least 27 inches deep and spaced 8 feet apart for the steel fence panels. We placed the posts in the holes, attached the panels to the posts then put concrete around some of the posts allowing some to remain free until we got another gate installed going to the path to the McKenzie River. We stopped for a lunch of deli turkey sandwiches with potato chips. I had a parfait of blueberries and granola in Greek yogurt.

Mark and I programmed their garage door opener to work with the built-in openers with their Highlander and Dodge pickup. It was easy to program but both of us needed to press buttons on the opener as well as the cars.

We continued working through the afternoon digging more postholes and assembling fence panels until we quit around 5 pm to shower and relax. Mark grilled chicken breast strips that he had marinated then glazed with a savory Asian flavor. After dinner, Mark and I watched an episode of Justified on streaming television while Mary and Cindy continued to work on the puzzle.