New residents

Clearydome Management wanted to introduce everyone to the newest porch dwellers, Bartles (left) and Jaymes.

Bench upgrade

Not sure if we ran this before....its the "before" for the bench from camp, which got some sanding love and then a pair of coats of poly and stain, an all in one mix that meant you had to use turpentine to clean the brush. Another way to take care of that is to buy cheap brushes and then throw them away. Yes, Brilliant.

Plannin' for paintin'

Weepers

The last in my tree-planting binge...a weeping willow for the corner of the lot, which used to be where the catamaran was stored in the driveway. So it was some pebble-ly shoveling down there. Hopefully it grows up straight and is good shade for the hammock...

Stay classy, Indianapolis

Here is the before and after for the sky light...It's fantastic to think that it was like this (broken) for nearly two years before getting fixed.

The new one--knock on wood--seems to be water-fast, and also lets a lot more light in which is a nice bonus compared to the tan filter the old one had.

Porch-space

Cleaned the porch post-storm and also gave the front of the house a little freshening and cleaning as well. This is turning into a new favorite space with the full time shade, and it also made for a good viewing spot during the storm, although some thought I "...should be insdie during a storm, probably even in the basement..." or some such...

Bloomage

This will probably look this way for 20-30 minutes, so I thought I'd take a picture. I think its a lily, maybe?

Roof

Dormer-point of view shot of the new roofing...I'll try to track down some front-shots as well...

"Thats where I normally park..."

Well, I met one of my neighbors, who fortunately parked out front before the big storm...otherwise, not so good...


One street over had a bigger problem...

Power was out for about 9 hours on Friday night//Saturday morning.

Plan-tastic...

Just wanted to welcome some new visitors to the dome...hopefully they stick around for a while...

Radar blips...

So right after getting a new roof (photos to follow...), I was afraid I'd need a new one after a big raging storm on Friday night....