star island, part II
May. 23rd, 2004 08:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edenfallingI woke up feeling like utter crap -- thank you, extreme susceptibility to upper respiratory ailments, thanks SO much -- but managed to drag myself out of bed by ten-ish with the aid of Vicky, Dad, and an ancient electric space-heater. Vicky had made apple-cinamon muffins for breakfast, which helped.
Dad and I went out to refill the woodbox since we've kept a more-or-less continuous fire going to combat the chill and the strong east wind. Our cabin's on the East Shore of the island, so it's blowing right in our windows.
After that, we made a start on clearing away the giant pine tree the power company felled into our lot earlier this spring. I clipped off small branches so they're no longer blocking the path back to the slashing, and Dad worked on dragging the larger trunk and branches around. He also took the big orange cone down to the dock, so now we have a way to recognize our place from out on the water. We used to identify it by the big tree -- it was the last survivor of the big storm back in 1939 that knocked down most of the cathedral pines, so it stood well above all the surrounding woods.
I had a nap this afternoon, which helped somewhat. I think the worst part of being sick is the drained feeling, which lingers past any other symptoms.
Dinner now, so I'm going.
Dad and I went out to refill the woodbox since we've kept a more-or-less continuous fire going to combat the chill and the strong east wind. Our cabin's on the East Shore of the island, so it's blowing right in our windows.
After that, we made a start on clearing away the giant pine tree the power company felled into our lot earlier this spring. I clipped off small branches so they're no longer blocking the path back to the slashing, and Dad worked on dragging the larger trunk and branches around. He also took the big orange cone down to the dock, so now we have a way to recognize our place from out on the water. We used to identify it by the big tree -- it was the last survivor of the big storm back in 1939 that knocked down most of the cathedral pines, so it stood well above all the surrounding woods.
I had a nap this afternoon, which helped somewhat. I think the worst part of being sick is the drained feeling, which lingers past any other symptoms.
Dinner now, so I'm going.
