Yes, it is true, and the day before yesterday it was 82 degrees. That tarp is getting a workout...off...on...off...on...
Here is a shot of the stern gable halfway through the process of adding the gable eaves (I think they are called gable eaves). I love the smell of fresh cut lumber, and the sunlight slanting in through the wall framing. This view, for me, really feels like a house, a home, in the making, more than any others so far.
Here is a view of the entry door framing, which also shows the way the short rafter tails come down from the dormer wall. The horizontal spaces directly above the doorway opening are where the 4x4 loft joists will sit. It is all beginning to look inviting, the spaces beginning to be defined.
My feet and M's, as I stand in the doorway, and two of the indefatigable and enthusiastic helpers (hinderers). You may recognize Shelby, but Junior, the black lab mix, is a new addition to the crew. His job description includes zooming around in maniacal circles through any swampy area he comes across, as well as making sure there is an evenly dispersed confetti of deer bones around the lawns, with the odd skunk tail, rabbit foot, or chicken head tossed in (literally) for variety. Shelby's areas of expertise are more likely to include napping, snapping up treats, or barking (from a safe distance) to urge Junior on to some investigative mission, such as chasing low-flying vultures across the fields from below. Junior is a very good boy, and Shelby is a love.
Ooooo. It is the standing seam metal roofing material, freshly trucked in from Corken Steel! 12" seams, striated, in a lovely shade called Patina Green, a sort of sage color that can look gray or green depending on the light. Of course the most exciting photos could have been taken at the loading dock, with forklifts, action, and the most glorious sunny, breezy, early spring day, but the photographer was so entranced, with the weather and the thrill of "helping" load what was apparently a comically small roofing material order, that she forgot to get out the camera, or even her phone, for a shot. It was unforgettable though -- this is really happening!
A close-up of some lengths of metal roof trim, showing the Patina Green in late afternoon sunlight. Next post, hopefully, the Rainwater HOG!
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