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<\/a>The roof panels are completed<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The run is dug over<\/p><\/div>\n
I then dug over the entire run as it was really compacted from us standing on it while working and also I thought it would help it to dry out. The girls had a great time as there were lots of worms and they each got a share. It was hard work as it’s now a big space to dig over.<\/p>\n
Today my husband has decided to try sealing the joins in the wood with silicon sealant. It is a clear outdoor sealant and says it can be used on damp surfaces so we are hopeful this will work. It is forecast to rain all week so we should soon be able to see how dry the run stays.<\/p>\n
Topaz likes to get into the new little tree in the run and snack on the leaves. Usually I don’t have my camera with me but just as I \u00a0finished taking the photos of the roof panels she got up into the tree.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Topaz in the tree<\/p><\/div>\n
Topaz is the only one of them that does this.<\/p>\n
Finally I can never resist a perching photo and just had to take this one of the little girls together.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The little girls perch together<\/p><\/div>\n
From the left we have Sparkle then Topaz then Amber and Honey on the right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday afternoon we finished work at lunch time so decided to get on with fitting some more roof panels. Because of the way the beams run we could only overlap the two centre strips. The outer strips couldn’t overlap and … Continue reading