Saturday morning Mrs. Augie tasked me with building a swing frame for the grandkids. We had the swing hanging from an oak tree limb but the tree croaked and we don't want the grands getting smashed by a falling limb so we took it down before that had a chance to happen. I picked up some lumber and fastener hardware at Lowe's on Saturday and unloaded it in the driveway but the rain kept me from making any progress beyond that.
The skies were clear yesterday and I was able to get a good start on the frame. The ground underneath the spot where Mrs. Augie wants to put the swing is full of buried utilities so digging holes for posts isn't an option. That forced me into building the frame on skids, which isn't a terrible thing. When Mrs. Augie gets tired of where it's located I can just pick it up and move it to a new spot.
