On the last two blogs I have been telling you about how mud plays a prominent role in our life in the Robson Valley. Today I am showing you a couple of photos of myself when I have had to deal with the mud. For the most part, the soil on our property is made up of a heavy clay, and it becomes very sticky when it is wet. In that state, it is very difficult to deal with. It sticks to the shovel, so after you get a scoop of it, you have to bang the shovel on the ground to get the scoop of clay off, making the any digging very slow, burdensome, and frustrating.
The photo above was taken after doing some work correcting a leak on our waterline. Below, shows me digging up my sewage line, so I can get to a clog. That was a particularly hard day. The job was awful because of the wet sticky clay I had to deal with, and the fact I was wet and cold, and it was snowing while I was doing it. Making the day more memorable was the fact that hours later I got the word that my father had died. I remember the date because it was also my birthday.
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