While some of us headed to the Norman Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, MA, the older boys and Grandad stayed home to work on clearing the briars away from the pond.
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Neil (Cornell) drives the John Deere into the briars with the eventual purpose of uprooting the thorns.
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Luke cuts down the fence.
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Neil prepares to take down a few bushes.
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Nate starts the fire.
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Lunch came in the form of three big pizzas. A Quaker (no alcohol!) tailgate party ensued.
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The little rascal! Dutch, the dog, took a piece too.
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Post-pizza recovery.
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After adding more brush, the fire rages on.
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Lying down and taking it all down.
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Through the obfuscatory smoke, the sun shines ominously.
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Marshmallows, anyone?