The big PUSH to finish is on...Rick working on the sliding gate and metal trim on top of the wall.
Todd working on the lights!
Jose and Miguel finishing the top rail.
The poor long suffering Clematis Armandii is finally sort of hoisted back in a reduced semblance of itself and is blooming away.
Mike Boyce going over all the welds...A long noisy afternoon, but glad it is all done.
The control box for all the outside lighting...ready to be finished off.
Todd wiring and holding up the deck at the same time.
JR did a great job getting the mortar under the steel plates...Really it looked like a two man job to me, but he did it perfectly.
Angel, Rick and Dennis trying to get the massive planter full of bamboo out of the back of Rick's truck. They did it, but it wasn't easy!
One of Dennis's great gate latches...so creative and imaginative. I love them.
Another view of the latch...hope you can open it when you come over!!!
My heart is back up finally although in a new location.
Trent brought me this beautiful Tagine...I will have to get cooking one of these days...Moroccan food for all!
It is a little hard but if you use your imagination and prior knowledge, you can see the Edison 40w light bulbs that Rick picked up and installed. The clear glass bulbs show the filament and are a perfect fit with the lamps. Of course I sniveled about power consumption, but Todd reassured me by figuring out that all the LED lights around the house were only using 60w. We are talking 36 puck lights if not more. I will have to count one of these days. And as they all remind me, Ido have a switch and the light won't be on all the time.
The beautiful bamboo in the custom built Shields planter...I adorned it with the wonderful rock that Dick and Barbara Gleed gave me for my birthday some years back. Walking in the field yesterday I found the perfect small rock to nestle in it. Lovely arrangement if I do say so.
Just an idea of what the light over the front door looks like from the road. Hand held camera, not so easy to photograph at night.
And finally, the latest in the wind chimes...a beautiful Chakra Wind chime, perfectly tuned. The large amber crystal at the bottom casts great sparkling facets as it turns. The perspective is totally off in the photo, it is very small. If you want to see the whole collection, there is a new store in ClearLake in the Burns Valley Mall that is selling great wind chimes, whirly gigs, kites and spinners. Fun fun place! Might be called Wind Toys. And now to the yard while watching the electricians finish up. So glad the sun is shining for them to get it all done!
just to let you and everyone know the store is called Wind and Fun.
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