12/16/19
(Above: Cow wood. This time, I rigged up two central boards. They will need to be flipped in the middle of the ‘finishing’ process, but I’ll get double the wood for my / the cows’ efforts.)
Active Summary: This morning began with about one hour of creative writing and a beef pasture checkup with Padre. Next, I set about cleaning the smoker, refreshing the cow-wood* out in the beef cow field, neatening up the grain room for about twenty minutes, helping Madre install a window for a similar amount of time, and weeding the garden. To finish off the morning, I partook in a little bit more creative writing.
(5:55 PM Update:) This afternoon consisted of a few cattle activities (treating one pinkeye, taking a genetic sample, feeding, and etc.). This was ensued by a small amount of time at Padre’s Studio project where I helped him take measurements / level the windows at the eastern end of his container. It had been a while since I had been inside of the studio, and I must say, it was quite pleasantly lit and spacious inside.
TIL: Over the past few days, I have been noticing that the washer/dryer machine frequently joggles the water hoses leading to it – a phenomenon that is suitably named ‘water-hammer’ due to the sound it makes when the water flow is stopped abruptly. Water-hammer is not beneficial to the vascular system of Jacobhouse, so I set about finding/thinking of a solution. The answer came to me in the midst of yesterday’s free time, and it was so simple that I tended to the problem straight away, simply turning the valves leading to the washer/dryer until they were about 1/3 of the way open. It now takes the appliance longer to fill up**, but I have yet to hear the water-hammer since making that change.
Commentary: Though the morning started off quite cool, it warmed rapidly as the sun rose above the trees and began its jaunt across the clear blue sky. This provided me with a beautiful day in which I could tend to myriad outdoor activities… and that is exactly what I did.
When the Char-Broil smoker is set to ‘season’, the light turns a bright orange instead of its typical green. 
The garden appeared especially inviting this morning. I may have sneaked inside for a leaf or two of the Arugula. 
I etched today’s date into the cow-wood in hopes that it will remain through the bovine weathering process. If not, though, I will have this picture (and blog post) for reference. 
Some young cownoisseurs inspect the freshly placed lumber. 
I found the left, especially long machete while cleaning out the grain room this morning. 
Madre working on the window that we installed in the west side of her container project.
Final Note: Tomorrow or the day after I will be venturing into Ocala with Madre to procure miscellaneous groceries, paint for the Master Blend freezer room, and sushi. If this trip occurs on the latter day, tomorrow morning shall include more grain room activities (cutting plywood to cover up a section of rotted wall on the west side and sweeping all mud-dobber leavings off of the shelves).
*The board I took down was well-finished on the front and back sides, but the splintery top portion was under-run and therefore would have taken years of weathering to be suitable for indoor use.
**Only about 3-4 minutes longer.