mucking about...

just back in from an hour of trying to break up the ice dams in front of our house. the snow has turned to rain and it was getting deep and my neighbor Peter and I were out there, trying to chip away. now my hands are all cramped, but it was a really nice change from working on revisions. made me think of Ratty in "The Wind in the Willows" (there, I can do u/c!), mucking about it boats...

very satisfying when the water finally began to flow!