Attended the Fremont Solstice parade with a bunch of my best buddies. This was one of those packed Seattle weekends which included a spa day (including facial and pedicure) for me and a plant-run for Roger. The evening finished up with a Greek meal in Wallingford and a concert by our friend Jay Hamilton at the Good Shepherd Center: Honor. We also visited Dad for Father's Day. And managed to squeeze in a trip to Costco, of course.
Progress on the Carport! See these three beautifully tapered columns? Notice the very attractive cement bases? Can you picture the size and shape of the carport to come? Setting these poles up was a big milestone. The next step, placing the rafters, will involve not just milling the lumber, we will actually have to go out and cut down two or more trees to harvest logs long enough to span the roof. Before we do that, we are going to take out the lower branches from the nearby doug firs to get some more light coming through on the west side of our house. It is amazing how much vegetation is closing in on us and its time to hack it all back!
Here's a picture of Suzie teaching a five month old pup, Millie, how to drink out of the fountain. One of my many projects planned for this summer includes a mosaic bowl addition to the fountain. I've also got some waterlilies coming up. I've had to place a net around them to protect them from predator poodles.
Sorry for the flash at the bottom of the photo. This is my new art piece. I bought it from Mary McCulluch Art Walk Studio Tour. The colors match my kitchen cabinets perfectly.  |
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Happy, indeed. What fun.
Your carport is progressing! Woohoo! Can you use green wood in construction?
Here in Montana the solstice was the very first day of summer-like weather after fits of cold and rain and even rain-mixed-with-snow. I have not had to have a fire in the woodstove since. It does seem like the solstice is more the first day of summer than mid-summer's day here.
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