Today was chilly and a bit windy, but the sunshine made it tolerable to be outside.

The shorter days and colder temps have helped to make the Jungle area more accessible. There are very few leaves left. Plenty of vines and branches, though.

There were a few smallish trees that I took out with the loppers and added to the drying pile. Also scored some substantial limbs under all that tangle that were already dry, so they got put along side the green stuff. Yay!

I found another rafter pole from the old metal shed. That makes three! I think these are going to be very instrumental in future design plans.

I had spotted an old wood sawhorse earlier, too, and it was now within reach. When I yanked it out, one side stayed put. I moved the remaining portion over with the rafter poles. There is something waiting to be built out of all those parts... I just don't know what yet.

I was hoping for more shingles than were actually there. A few had been folded, so the pile appeared deceptively larger than the reality. There are enough there to make a nice non-slip entrance to a greenhouse or some other project. Plenty of time to figure this one out.

I tried to pull the tarp out of that mess, but I only succeeded in loosening it up. Once I got a better look at it, I realized it's the old pool cover. This thing is massive! It's probably going to take several attempts to completely free it, so in the meantime, I'll just use it like I'm using the cardboard - as a weed block. I'll probably have to find something to weigh it down til next spring, otherwise it will be flapping all over the place.

With all the debris out of the way, it was time for the box from the funeral home to get situated for weed eradication duty. The box was long and shallow (insert jokes here...), so I made two long, narrow pieces. They were perfect to cover a nice sized area. Another rescued bucket half-filled with water will be enough to hold this this place.

I knew I was making serious progress when I saw these chunks of concrete. Those were the original floor of the metal shed. We didn't break up the floor when we removed the shed. That's how it was when we bought the place. Craziness. That's why I've chosen this space for whatever type of greenhouse will grow there. I'm not up to digging all that out, so it will have to be integrated into the design. Wheee!

The shadow of the tree makes it a little hard to see, but I took a good bite out of the Jungle today! The best news is that I've got a whole new batch of cardboard in the wings, just waiting their turn...