It's always amazed me how some homes can be built in the strangest places! This humble abode was set up in the side of an old antique shop in North Powder. The building was erected in 1889, and was built primarily of large blocks of stone that you can still see chisel marks where the builders evened out the surface. The hole itself is about the size of a fity cent piece, and if you were sitting on the bench in front of the store, it would be right behind your left ear...or right ear if you sat at the other end of the bench. Imagine trying to build your little nest in the east side of a stone mountain, where the sun hits most of the day, and the temperature gets in the hundreds, there is little or no water readily available, and there are giants moving in and out of your way all day long! Talk about persistence!I can only hope I have the strength and persistence that these little builders had to continue fixing up my little castle. I also hope I can stand the test of time better than these little guys did after someone sprayed the crap out of them with Raid! Ahhhh, life's little challenges.
Sleep well.
Me
