Playing in the Creek

I think all boys play in creeks. Rod has certainly NOT outgrown it. I know this looks like work and he would probably try to convince some it was work... but the reality is it is playing in the creek.

What he is really doing is putting in an additional 17 foot section of 4 foot culvert. This will allow us to drive over the creek within the horse area. He used the backhoe to dig out the creek bed in order for the culvert to fit down in there and then used the tractor to put rocks and dirt on it. In these pictures the backhoe is holding a log up that will keep the rocks and dirt from falling back down. This log will become part of the "frame" so to speak.

I'm pretty sure Laine would tell me that Rod's toys that he plays in the creek with are very similar to the ones that he used when he was a young boy... now just like Rod they have just grown in size :-)