Back to the Land

We returned to the land after a hiatus of three weeks. Gerald sustained a table saw injury that resulted in the amputation of part of his thumb, which necessitated a wild ride to the emergency room in Prescott.

We were very fortunate that the injury didn't involve any major arteries, but it did emphasize just how remote we are and how far help is. I overheard someone at the hospital say that it takes a helicopter just as long to arrive as it does to drive. Normally, it's an hour's drive. We made it in 45 minutes. But that's still a long time.

Anyway, by the time we returned, the first of the wildflowers had emerged.

The cows were also gone and the fence that runs through our stock pond had been repaired. We could only assume the rancher used that corral to contain the cows until they could be loaded onto trucks.

The spring road grading had also been completed, so the departure of the cows seemed well-timed.

Meanwhile, Gerald and I worked on what we had intended to work on the morning of the accident: completing the dining room/living room east wall. We got it done by early afternoon.

The next day, we worked on the guest room side.