A Naked Deck

Summer                                                          Most Heat Moon

Jon and his friend, Max, worked together years ago as the “monkey boys” of Dave Schlegel’s house renovation crew. They did this and that, both learning a lot about how to do various necessary household work. Today they’re putting those skills to work replacing our deck surface and a fence. Right now the deck is naked, wearing only its braces under the hot July sun.

Gertie wanted to go out, so I let her outside through the garage and into the orchard. But when it came time for her to come back in she crawled between two braces and followed the space between them to the back door where she leaped up and came in the kitchen. She wasn’t going to let a few missing boards get in the way of her usual route back inside.

This is a wonderful gift they’re giving us.