A guy came by and parked his big truck in the cul-de-sac, and stopped to talk. His name is Dave Vaughn; he is the guy with the signs trying to sell the 15 acres along the road at Sunrise (he asked if I knew anyone with money...). He said we out-bid him on lot 11; it seems he did not win any of his bids. He said that we own "Coyote Gulch". When the dump was open, the coyotes and blackies moved up and down the gulch between the bluff and the dump. I asked if the critters made that trail, but he didn't know about that. I told him we had named it Whiskers Holler, and he liked that.
Dave said he has known Robbie and Willie for more than 40 years, and he knows they are great guys. He said Robbie has a reputation as a hardhead in business deals, but that everyone loves Willie. That's a new viewpoint.
I should also mention that Tim wanted to look up a family friend, Walt Wilkins, who has a summer place in Hope, so we drove up Clark Road to a cabin that may have been Walt's but he was not home. While Tim was knocking, I noticed three travel trailers in the yard, tarped over for winter. Two smaller units appeared to be identical to each other; about 16 feet long, looked in nice shape. Another longer unit seemed to be older and a bit beat, but was well tarped for storage. Walt Wilkins is 92 years old; if indeed the trailers belong to him, it seems likely he would be willing to part with one. Finding a deal on a trailer in Hope would be slick. I will pursue the idea, get Walt's number from Mrs. Branson.
Brian and Tim Branson
Ah, the bench in spring (early spring).
That is some fine firewood.
And that's the way we load it!
