First wall up
Also the hardest one as it needs to be very tightly coupled with the existing house.
More demolition was necessary
House addition
We’re building again, this is what we’re going after this time. The plan isn’t 100% final yet
Empty nesters
They only stayed a few days.
The piers have been planted
Ken and his invaluable experience are back, we took a bad start but eventually reached a good cruising speed which allowed us to plant 14 piers in a single day.
Never an easy feeling to have these things fly above your head
When all is done, I was beyond tired.
Not quite done putting things in the ground
These guys showed up, we are getting ready to build an addition to the house. More to follow.
Garden tilled
The wettest May I’ve ever seen in Vermont and by far. Everything is made harder by the constant rain and the soggy grounds it creates. Of course this is the year we chose to do a big push planting fruit bearing trees & shrubs. Nicole already planted a row and the garlic is still growing but we’re going to keep the garden fairly tame this year.
Realigned blueberries and prepared the terrain for 30 more.
When this last batch is in the ground, we’re going to calm the eff down with the planting.
Mama Robin is back
She picked a tree right next to the previous year’s and built her nest closer to the trunk. We discovered her as she was alarming in exactly the same way as last year when we happened to be close to the tree. What a great way to let predators know they’re getting warmer!
Anyway, we’re glad she chose our garden again this year (assuming its the same Mama Robin).