Today Krissy and I spent the morning getting equipment organized and checking on how the site weathered the winter. Units that we had finished completely were filled in at the end of last summer, but the area surrounding the stone foundation found was covered with plywood and tarps to keep it safe while we were gone for the rest of the year. Amazingly, when we uncovered part of this area, the ground was barely even wet – a considerable feat, given all of the rain we’ve had here this summer, and even just over the past week or so. I was half-expecting a muddy quagmire, but we just encountered a lot of worms, ants, and spiders that had taken up residence beneath the plywood. We brushed up the site to get ready for excavating, but after just an hour or so the rain started and we closed everything back up for the day. I’m still waiting on some of my equipment to arrive, so it looks like we’ll be able to actually start excavating on Wednesday morning.

Photos from this year’s work are posted on our Flickr page here.