Week 12 December 19 - 22

Monday - Today was chilly ! !  The first stop was at the Frausto property just outside of Selah.  We had to finish up the part of the fence that crossed the creek.  This meant that somebody had to get in the water to hang chains on the wire that stretched across to the other brace.  The water looked really cold.












These were the posts for the new brace.










These were the supplies we had to work with.

Tuesday was spent way up the Wenas at the Como property with the other Yakima crew.  Again, it was digging post holes and putting up fenceline.  We had the 4wheeler with us, which is fun to use and very useful for transporting all our tools and supplies.
































Wednesday we had a bit of fun in the morning.  A Christmas tree lot was closing out and getting rid of all the trees, so we got to take them all away for the folks !  It was bright and shiny and actually kinda warm out.































This is Zach doing a strongman photo, but I missed the key shot.  I did get the before and after, however.

Some of the trees were still bundled, which I swear made them heavier.













We ended up with a whole trailer full of trees ! There were also trees shoved in both crew trucks and in Brian's truck (he's with the North Yakima Conservation District).









Then it was back up to the Como property for more fencing and for a nice lunch on a little bridge.













































Thursday was potluck day ! !  To celebrate the holidays, it was decided that there should be a potluck and a white elephant gift exchange.  So a bunch of Eastside crews got together at the Holmes property in Ellensburg to hang out, eat, and have a good time.






WCC parking only !



























The warming fire was a nice touch.

















And we were visited by a skinny Santa.


























































 There was some neat stuff at the gift exchange.




Like a box of pretty stationary paper . . .















and a fuzzy hat . . .














and a knife, along with a lovely box of potpourri . . . 














This photo is of folks from last year's in-town Yakima crew :

 

 

When we were mostly done with the food and gifts, the other Yakima crew was called out to put erosion control fabric in at the Manashtash diversion for the Kittitas County Conservation District.  So we went to help out.  "Many hands make light work" right?







































































The ice over the water was beautiful !






















Good thing it was thick too . . .




























I found Santa, a Russian, and a Coug deep in conversation.











After that we were off for a week of vacation, yay !

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! !