To keep the rush of water from flooding the chicken runs, I’m working on swales around the perimeter. I dug down in front of the door and put in a step, like a little bridge. The original step was slapped together in a heavy rain from scrap. Because of the way it was constructed (fast and sloppy), it was getting more and more unstable. So I made a new step. Still out of scrap wood, but with planning and measured cuts.

The previous step was also adopted by a toad as his home. I placed him up in toad home on the hill while I set the step, so I didn’t squish him. He must have been getting dried out because he was absolutely calm when I transported him. He will probably move back later. It is a dark damp place under the step!