Waylon is very attached to Randy, and when Randy is working in the backyard, Waylon really cannot stand staying in the house. Lately Randy has been working on the porch roof, and Waylon decided he needed to help out.
First, to explain what I mean by "working on the porch roof" - last fall Randy framed and poured the concrete to expand our back stoop into an actual back porch. Two summers in this house proved to us a couple of things - one, Waylon cannot stay outside in most kinds of weather, because of the lack of shelter from heat/wet in the backyard, and two, we want to have a grill, and the "stoop" was not sufficient for one. The idea for the porch was born fairly early on. Waylon has been staying in the house and it works out just fine, but as we anticipate more long days during election season this year, we know he'll need something to provide shelter from the heat. And dang it, I really miss having bratwurst, which only really works on a grill!
So, here is a picture from midday Saturday, to show you what Randy is doing:
We're going to extend the extension with brick squares, left over from other projects, and Randy will build a lean-to for Waylon about where the chair is in this picture.
Waylon, of course, was outside the whole time Randy was working:
The only thing our dog is afraid of is the lawnmower. He was totally unfazed by the chainsaw while Randy was cutting the wood (to the point of rolling around in the resulting sawdust, both in the garage during the early phase and outside today). He was also so eager to be near Randy that while Randy was painting the wood, Waylon offered his tail and his face as extra brushes (his nose is already white - but note the latex paint on his ear and face):
Our poor puppy was so worn out by his adventures in home improvement, he was asleep before Randy tonight (a very rare occurance!), and he didn't quite make it to his bed:
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