- Buy Bird Feeder
- Buy seed
- Dig out tall post from pile of wood in the garage.
- Find shovel
- Dig out old plants
- Find better shovel
- Remove shovelful of dirt. Pile it to the side
- Remove second shovelful of dirt. Pile it to the side. Watch it slide back into the hole.
- Get pail.
- Remove shovelful of dirt and pour it all over the grass while trying to put it in pail.
- Bend down on hands and knees and scoop out loose dirt into pail.
- Use shovel and hands to loosen up/scoop out more dirt, about 18" deep.
- Realized that some idiot involved in nearby (past) construction left cement where you want the post.
- Fill hole, decide to use plant hook instead of mounting feeder on a post.
- Find Plant Hook in Garage.
- Find drill and extension cord.
- Turn on lights because it's dark outside.
- Mark spots on fencepost to attach hook.
- Stretch out extension cord across deck, down the side of the railing, around the trees and across yard.
- Go to plug it in and realize you've got the wrong end.
- Flip extension cord around and plug it in.
- Unwrap screws that came with plant hook and start to screw plant hook into fence post.
- Strip *&#;%^ screws upon first contact with the drill
- Set drill and plant hook on ground.
- Leave extension cord, bird feeder, screw driver, shovels and pail where they are.
- Go inside.
- Give up.
Update: Try again in the morning.
Today will be a better day?
ReplyDeleteMy 27 would have been make large vodka tonic and THEN give up. Glad you finally got it up. It's very pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
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