today seems to be the last gasp of a summer that went by far too quickly. with the weather man predicting a high of 78, i knew we needed to take full advantage of this short sleeves day. this morning barkley and i headed out to mt.pleasant to do our bi-weekly cast iron hunting. he's a great hunting dog and also a wonderful co-pilot on these lengthy drives. i scored some great finds and am stoked to get working on them and get them up in my shop.

on our way home barkley and i decided that because he was such a good boy, and big help during the cast iron hunt, we would stop at the park to add a bit of playtime to our busy day. we sat by the lake, met some other 4 legged friends, and he even discovered the wonderful delicacy that is goose poop! all in all a great day and it's only 3pm. now we're off to the new house to do some more painting and cleaning. fun fun!