Don't Fence Me In

The final big piece of the puzzle is coming together slowly.  The deck is tedious work: it requires screwing down the boards two times at every foot, removing and sanding the railings, waterproofing everything, drilling holes in the posts, and stringing the cables.  We still have to rent a sander and smooth down the decking before the big coat of waterproofing.

an army of screws ready for installation

Russell strings the cables

the finished railings

Russell has embarked on another tedious project: building a stone wall to connect the driveway with the front yard.  The upper tier created by the wall should be a nice spot for bocce or ladder ball...

We had a surprise nature spectacle two weeks ago when it rained (twice) and then a double rainbow appeared at dusk.  We climbed on the roof to get a better look...