This afternoon, in preparation for working on the pier decking, I started looking for the cardboard box with the galvanized joist hangers and other hardware, but couldn't find them anywhere--not on the cart, not on the truck, and not in the carport. It was a real mystery.
But tonight I was looking at some of the pictures of the construction, and I noticed something suspicious in the next to last image of my lengthy post above. Sitting on the concrete border under the bag of Portland cement was something vaguely familiar. And zooming in on the original of the image, look what I found.
Another image taken before the pond had filled completely also showed what looks suspiciously like a very soggy box.
If not for the pictures, I probably would not have discovered them until next summer.
I wish the grandkids were here this weekend, so I could send them on the treasure dive tomorrow.
