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George McGovern

(10,260 posts)
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:47 PM Sunday

'Round The Farm Sunday

Today it's all about the barn.
Last week was time for Laurie to dig trenches for electrical and water lines. It happened that our neighbor's son Austin is an accomplished bulldozer/backhoe operator. In two days he got Laurie off to a very good start.




Our daughter's Boxer Pepper's here. She took one look at Austin's trench and jumped it.



Once Pepper came back to earth, she and Shadow trotted around.

Yesterday Laurie rented a Flat Plate Compactor to flatten the muddy floor surface.

Pepper supervised.




Following her hard work —

The surface beneath tractor/compactor looks just like the previous photo.

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'Round The Farm Sunday (Original Post) George McGovern Sunday OP
Pepper and Shadow! underpants Sunday #1
The DoggedDoggyDuo! Thanks for your exclamation underpants! George McGovern Sunday #7
Pepper is quite the jumper! SheltieLover Sunday #2
Yw SL! Laurie laughs and says Thanks! Ty! George McGovern Sunday #9
Good job, Laurie! Bayard Sunday #3
She thanks you Bayard. As do I. Thank You! George McGovern Sunday #11
Oh wow, a new barn wendyb-NC Sunday #4
AwwwwThank You wendyB! You are most welcome! Do you know about my online photo site? George McGovern Sunday #12
Much respect for Laurie. LoisB Sunday #5
And I tip my hat to her, too! She's unstoppable 🎩 Deuxcents Sunday #6
I showed Laurie your kind comment Deuxcents. She laughed and thanks you! George McGovern Sunday #16
Thank You Lois. Me too. George McGovern Sunday #13
Laurie is quite an amazing woman. Biophilic Sunday #8
She laughed and thanks you Biophilic! George McGovern Sunday #14
Wow! Lots of activity at your place! Diamond_Dog Sunday #10
Yep, I always thought dirt was dirt would stay dirt and who could care less. Thanks DD! George McGovern Sunday #15

Bayard

(27,944 posts)
3. Good job, Laurie!
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:07 PM
Sunday

You are going to have a most excellent barn. Especially with your helper bees.

wendyb-NC

(4,547 posts)
4. Oh wow, a new barn
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:08 PM
Sunday

Those are great pictures, a lot of work going on there. The dogs are having a good time, too. What happy luck, a neighbor who knows how to operate heavy construction equipment. Pepper tries out the trench, then Shadow gets Pepper to focus on watching out that humans were safe, and all was well with the rest of the place.

Thank you for posting the cool pictures.

George McGovern

(10,260 posts)
12. AwwwwThank You wendyB! You are most welcome! Do you know about my online photo site?
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:39 PM
Sunday

At this address — https://www.flickr.com/people/203800922@N03/
you'll find photo albums for Shadow and KC and a couple others. Photos may be downloaded for free. Just click on one, click on the white down-facing arrow at bottom right and the picture should show up on your desktop.

Thanks!

Biophilic

(6,301 posts)
8. Laurie is quite an amazing woman.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:06 PM
Sunday

I’ve known a few others like her. Makes me proud to be a woman. Bravo, Laurie, you go girl.

Diamond_Dog

(39,274 posts)
10. Wow! Lots of activity at your place!
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:11 PM
Sunday

Austin digging, Pepper jumping, Laurie flattening!

Amazing work by all! I never knew there was a thing you could rent to flatten dirt.

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