Blog Update June 24, 2015

Evening mood in the cool moss garden.

Steve painting.

An important element of design is taking shape:
The beams, posts and roof joists will be stained in solid white.
The decking above the joists was pre-stained in transparent white
and looks more white next to the newly solid white joists.

The "artist's wall" on the old cabin.

Even weeds can have pretty flowers. These are the tiny
flowers of Skunkweed.

Another weed ready to let is seeds fly.

This is not a weed. This is the flower on a mint bush.

Sunset at summer solstice in the northwest.
The sun will now start to move more to the south again

In transit - here at Galiano Island. The mainland is in the background.

In transit - here at Georgina Point lighthouse at Mayne Island.
Mt Baker is in the background.

In transit - here in Trincomali Channel.

Painted sky over Trincomali Channel.

Approaching Summer Solstice

View to the north west, up Trincomali Channel. This is where the
sun sets at the height of the summer. We think the prominent
mountain in the centre is Mt.Benson near Nanaimo.

Urs on the veranda.

View from the back. The carport walls are taking shape.

No rain for many days. Everything is very dry.

These weeds are ready to spread their seeds.

Oceanspray in full bloom.

Early morning visitors.

Blog Update June 11, 2015

Clearly visible from the ferry - our cottage up on the hill in a
clearing in the forest.

Urs cleaning the windows from protective foils.

Nearing completion of  the installation of the
Hardie Board shingle siding.

Hardie Board wall covering being installed in the carport.

The fire sprinkler pump installed in the pump house.

Detail of the external support of the bookshelf bumpout.

Even weeds can have pretty flowers.

A grass rose, descended from packing material for dishes
used by Judy's gr... great aunt, when she immigrated 
to New York from Ireland in the 1820's.

A wilted grass rose from the same stock.

A butterfly visiting the house briefly.

Blog Update to June 4, 2015

Hardie Board shingle siding nearing completion.

Shingle siding detail.

R28 Rockwool insulation being installed in the carport ceiling.

Electrical wiring installed in carport.

This is the exhaust for the gas boiler. The warm air exits at left
and he cold air intake is around the outer mantle.

This is the pipe for the gas boiler exhaust. Warm air out through
the centre and cold air in through the outer mantle.

Barry removes the old fibreglass roof at the cabin
that held up so well for over 20 years.

The new cabin roof is the same product as is used for the house.

Barrie installing the cabin porch roof.

In June we always have a profusion of rose campion.

Corn flowers have just come out within a week.