Alden Gray, front, was building a short stone retaining wall for a hard-pack ramp into the barn at the Sharon, Vt., home where he lives with his girlfriend when her dad, Richard Johnson, back, arrived for a visit with a flat tire on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Gray, a dry mason and landscaper, inflated the tire ast his dog Bear, right, watched, so Johnson could drive to an auto shop. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Alden Gray, front, was building a short stone retaining wall for a hard-pack ramp into the barn at the Sharon, Vt., home where he lives with his girlfriend when her dad, Richard Johnson, back, arrived for a visit with a flat tire on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Gray, a dry mason and landscaper, inflated the tire ast his dog Bear, right, watched, so Johnson could drive to an auto shop. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: valley news — James M. Patterson