The pump was busy again – with what?

The boys had spotted the canal system in the shed so we got it out. It’s much easier to adjust the slope in the sandpit than on the grass where we used to have it before the new sandpit was put in.

Filling up the dam became urgent work.

Dustin, Kaleb and James all helped  with bucketting the water. Jack was the main water-man – he pumped water for the buckets.

Billy took the job of dam keeper – “enough – nearly enough – let it go!”

Then there was a “massive water slide”. It was exciting work.

The boys worked on the filling and flooding for quite a while, pushing the boats down stream. After a while the others went off to do other things, but Billy had an idea: “let’s dig a hole and make a slide.” Out came the heavy equipment and Billy and Dustin started on their dam building. Soon Dustin got bogged but Billy helped by pushing him out….

Later on when I tell Dustin’s mum about it, she says – “well it’s happening all the time on the farm – everyone’s headers have been getting bogged.” and of course, Billy’s dad drives a bulldozer sometimes, so the boys know what they are doing.

We think we will see a lot more heavy machinery at work in the sandpit before the end of the year!