[RHClarke]

Saturday's weather was unseasonably hot. It was so warm out that the entire local population of ladybirds/ladybugs came out to enjoy the weather. There were hundreds of the annoying little beetles getting into every opening and generally distracting us from our chores. I took a photo (first attached photo) of one of the beasts but just as I pressed the shutter, one flew up my nose causing me to flinch while the camera took the shot. I lost my zeal for nature shots shortly after I dispatched the offending invader to bug heaven.

Bob spent the morning working on his welder. We swapped out the 035 wire spools for some lighter guage wire. For some reason unknown to us, the lighter wire kept bunching up at the feed rollers. Bob is investigating the cause on the Miller website, and hopefully we find the reason for the frequent snags. We went back to the 035 wire to finish up some of the welding.

Bob's neighbour stopped by to drop off a six banger engine - we are not sure if it is a 216 or a 235. Once we clean up the serial numbers we will find out for sure. Back inside the barn Grant attached the steering mechanism to his truck (second attached photo) and continued with his restoration activities. I played with my HUP window frames welding up the openings I had made to facilitate the pouring of paint into their interiors.

After lunch Bob and Grant checked out the engine of the truck that he got this summer out of Maces Bay in New Brunswick. After a bit of convincing the starter worked and the engine spun nicely. The engine was then freed from its rusty captors and set aside for some future project.

Just prior to departure, I asked the lads to lend a hand with some heavy lifting. The last photo shows the item on saw horses where it awaits some much needed attention. Any guesses as to what is under the tarp?