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 Swamp Lacrimose before 
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 here come big rocks and stuff 
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 d-day 
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 a hole is born 
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 making a hiding place for fish 
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 the rubber liner keeps the water in 
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 took a week to fill 
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 Buck couldn't resist 
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 20 feeder goldfish tested the waters 
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 to be replaced with 5 koi that Buddy is very interested in 
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 A tiny sailboat cruises Lake Lacrimose 
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 The waterfall is the coolest.  Note spring box in background. 
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 Robert Hollen and helper 
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 new windows getting blended in 
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 Good friend Bonnie 
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 Don and Sheila visited 
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 Once a window, soon a door 
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 and presto 
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 a deck to step out onto 
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 beautiful dumpster isn't it? 
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 Deck growing across the west side 
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 first cocktails on the deck that same day 
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 no comfortable way to screw down boards 
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 Lucy and Buck enjoying the sunset 
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 the kitchen door begins to appear 
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 and it's there, along with decking to walk out on, just about done now 
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 and let there be stairs 
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 Grandkids at the Sea Lion Caves, gusting 50 MPH 
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 Kieth and Bonnie on the big tree 
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 Kiki up the big tree 
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 that was some big shark, dude 
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 checking out affordable Oregon beachfront real estate 
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 Brave horse riders 
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