When we headed over today, we saw a blue heron in the pond! Zack, Leo, Abby and Mom tried to walk around our newly cleared path to get closer but it flew away. Pictures were taken (but still no camera cord!).
We found that the poison ivy spraying didn't work (yet), so much for that "visible results in 24 hours". Will wait another day and maybe do another spraying, it's pretty bad on the opposite side of the pond.
Then the kids got back to work on the end, going backwards again. A bit more clearing, but a lot more playing and fun tonight but that's what being kids is all about, right? Exploring along the coast of the river... we brought a wooden plank that the kids were able to use to cross the small stream to the other side where the path joins up but the grownups didn't trust it. Some clearing was done on the other side of the stream, but not much. It took a while to figure out where the old path was and where the best place for a real bridge would be.
At the advice of a neighbor, Mom reached out to an AVIS warden today for some ideas/tips on clearing out and more importantly suggestions on bridge design and best materials for the job. Hope to hear from him soon.
The parents also decided that 2 clippers are not enough to make progress, the kids want the tools all to themselves!
Goal for next time is to try to get the 2 ends to meet up and we're hoping for a response back from AVIS soon.
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