The Well

Nathan has been wanting to dig a well (well, a mini one lol) since reading about Pa digging one in Little House on the Prairie. So today we remembered about 4pm, and felt the need to get outside for some fresh air after having been inside for the afternoon (we had been out at playcentre in the morning). It was a bit of an on and off rainy day, so a break in the drizzle meant we could get to work.

We decided the herb patch was the easiest place to dig (and found a few stray potatoes that were missed when we dug them up).

After checking that the hole was big enough to fit the bucket...(and I had got the knot tying book out again to figure the best way to get my rope up either side of the bucket without mucking around doing lots of knots and several strands)

He then filled the hole with water

Note how the original cross bar was wood, but after re-assessing our design (and quickly googling some ideas), we figured that a smooth pole would work better (one of his juggling sticks) and interestingly the picture I googled was almost identical to ours (in a larger model of course lol).

Not sure what Danielle was creating with all the painted stones piled up with soil...