garden is cleared and we got woodchips down, we started processing acorns, we planted a bunch of plants up in the dry part of the yard, we got manure in the compost and i've got a rock pile going for the lizards that i need to finish. gotta get up the road to get more chips cause once i'm done getting them all down in the garden out front i'll try to get some pictures. gonna try to get out there today and clear out the path behind the pond to get more material for the compost and then get the last bit of the long grass mowed to cover that and the compost should be good to sit for a bit before i try to turn it. been trying to play with one of the cows (his name is santiago) and we got a little basketball for him to butt his head into but everytime i've tried loki has scared him off because he wanted to play with the ball too or he's been more interested in the food i was giving him. i've given him and his mom a bunch of treats and i'm getting them to learn that they can ask for a treat if i'm doing work that generates treats like clearing out the vines in the garden or raking up long cut grass. still working on the pool with joe, i would've liked to dig out the bottom a bit smoother and less steep but i didnt realize joe wanted to get shit done sooner cause he didnt wanna leave the liner sitting all bunched up. once things start coming up back through the woodchips i wanna start putting more rocks down in the garden area so there's more habitat for critters. there was a bunch of stuff already living in the area we cleared and i'm hoping once more of a ground cover is established they can bounce back stronger in that area now that the ground holds water better there