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2024 started out cold
and drizzling on Dalles Mountain |
The new well head |
The snow begins |
The snow begins |
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Dry-walling begins
3-Jan-2024 |
Dry-walling begins |
Dry-walling begins |
Dry-walling begins |
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Deer looking for snow
free grass |
Drywall |
Drywall |
Drywall |
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Drywall |
Drywall |
More organizing in
the shop |
New propane tank
installed |
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Drywall
6-Jan-2024 |
Drywall |
Drywall |
Drywall |
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Drywall |
Drywall |
Drywall |
Drywall |
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Finally a clear day |
Finally a clear day |
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Before the snow
really hit |
About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
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About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
About 3-feet of snow
over 5 days |
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Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
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Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
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Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day |
Finally a clear
(cold) day
15-Jan-2024 |
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The snow was NOT done
with us. 4-feet of snow, about 1 inch of ice (over 3
storms) and an inch of ice pellets! (9-Jan-23-Jan-2024) |
Real winter |
Real winter |
Real winter |
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Special meal:
Lulu Peyraud's pot-roasted leg of lamb |
Special meal:
Lulu Peyraud's pot-roasted leg of lamb |
The 3-foot slab of
snow on the north side of the shop avalanched in one go. 2
hours of work with a garden spade and snow thrower! |
Rain on top of ice on
top of snow.
Bates Road aftermath |
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Ice on snow |
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Morning walk |
Morning walk |
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Morning walk |
Clearing a path to
the garage |
Clearing a path to
the garage |
Foggy days |
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The house is painted
inside
28-Jan-2024 |
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I got a folding
massage table for my home physical therapy. Night and day! |
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Melting!
Final
insulation: 1-Feb-2024 |
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We've got cabinets!
1-Feb-2024 |
We've got cabinets!
1-Feb-2024 |
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We've got cabinets!
1-Feb-2024 |
We've got cabinets!
1-Feb-2024 |
We've got cabinets!
1-Feb-2024 |
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View from the future
front porch |
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Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus
douglasii) on our fence post
He was a curious
fellow |
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I built stairs for
the garage
4-Feb-2024 |
Prep for the tile
work
4-Feb-2024 |
Prep for the tile
work |
Attic ladder |
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The stream is running
bank-full
6-Feb-2024 |
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Fireplace coming
together
7-Feb-2024 |
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Heat pump installed,
7-Feb-2024
(Running on
16-Feb-2024) |
Heat pump installed,
7-Feb-2024 |
Long, red veil |
Field paint going on
(for downspout installation) 10-Feb-2024
Great Barrington
Green |
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Range hood installed
10-Feb-2024 |
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Knobs and pulls
installed
10-Feb-2024 |
Well water line
connected
10-Feb-2024 |
I installed some
special face plates: Ethernet for cameras; StarLink cable |
Yellowjacket trap
deployed -- taking no chances |
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Goodnight moon |
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Snow drops are
up! 11-Feb-2024
(Galanthus
sp.) |
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After a fine thaw,
the snow returns
15, 16-Feb-2024 |
Fireplace hearth
piece
14-Feb-2024 |
We've got
countertops!
14-Feb-2024 |
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We've got
countertops!
(and kitchen lights!)
14-Feb-2024 |
We've got
countertops!
14-Feb-2024 |
We've got
countertops!
14-Feb-2024 |
We've got
countertops!
14-Feb-2024 |
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We've got
countertops!
14-Feb-2024 |
We've got
countertops!
14-Feb-2024 |
Tile is going in!
14-Feb-2024 |
We've got tile!
(16-Feb-2024)
All
Custom Tile & Design |
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We've got tile!
(16-Feb-2024) |
We've got tile!
(16-Feb-2024) |
We've got tile!
(Alex, our tile guy)
(16-Feb-2024)
All
Custom Tile & Design |
Tile work done,
February 16 |
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Tile work done |
Barn in late snow
storm, February 18 |
Sinsk are in |
Floors sanded by
Austin in preparation for flooring installation, February 20 |
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LVP flooring going in |
LVP flooring going in |
Misty afternoon walk |
LVP flooring going in |
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LVP flooring going in |
LVP flooring going in
Plumbing fixtures are
in! |
Plumbing fixtures are
in! |
LVP flooring is in |
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Future front porch
views |
Plumbing, filtering,
and water heater in the garage, February 22 |
Mount Adams from near
Goldendale |
Cork flooring in the
kitchen
February 23 |
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The snow is melting
fast, 24-Feb |
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February 22 |
Complete bathroom |
Major Creek tributary
over its banks, February 26 |
Morning coffee |
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Knobs on |
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My old 2000 Toyota
Tundra finally clicked over 60,000 miles |
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Chairs reupholstered |
Curly bigleaf maple
that will eventually become my desktop |
Pipe clamps to deal
with
the big maple planks |
Bathroom has a door
Kitchen sink |
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Dishwasher goes in,
March 1 |
Dishwasher goes in |
Doors, doors, doors |
Washer and dryer
here; but not
installed, March 1 |
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Woood trim going up,
March 2
(vertical grain
hemlock) |
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Spacer under the
range
(38-inch countertop
height) |
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Shower stall tile
done, March 6 |
Shower stall tile
done |
Frosty morning, March
6 |
Adams, winter |
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Heat pump all done
and running |
Trim coming along:
And first piece of
furniture |
Snow drops blooming |
Rainbow |
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Jamie is home for
Spring Break
March 9 |
Tongue and groove
pine
ceiling over the
front porch |
13-Mar-2024
Glennwood |
13-Mar-2024
Glennwood |
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Front porch view |
Hood River Mountain
hike with Jamie |
Hood River Mountain
hike with Jamie |
Hood River Mountain
hike with Jamie |
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Hood River Mountain
hike with Jamie |
Tongue and groove
pine
ceiling over the
front porch complete |
Trim is wrapping up |
Trim is wrapping up |
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Trim is wrapping up |
Trim is wrapping up |
New jointer for
making bigger projects |
New jointer for
making bigger projects |
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New jointer for
making bigger projects |
New jointer for
making bigger projects |
Jamie's last day of
Spring Break and farewell to the old house. March 17 |
Exterior paint March
18 |
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Exterior paint |
Exterior paint |
Fireplace rock going
up, 19 March |
Bathroom towels bars
and assist bars and toilet roll holders |
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Last doors are in |
Ceiling fans are in,
March 20 |
I made custom
doorstops for the west wing bedroom closet doors |
More fireplace rock,
March 20 |
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I did the closet
rails and shelves |
Exterior lights,
March 21 |
Exterior lights |
Fireplace nearly
done, March 21 |
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Daffodils are up,
March 22 |
Microwave is in,
March 22 |
Fron door keypad
deadbolt and the other deadbolts in, March 23 |
March 25 |
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Chandelier is in,
March 25 |
I put in the pantry
shelves, March 26 |
Mood lighting on the
beams is in
March 26 |
Garage door opeers
are in, March 26 |
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Garage door opeers
are in, March 26 |
Linen closet shelves,
March 27 |
Fireplace is done,
March 28 |
Wall oven is in,
March 28 |
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I put the hardware in
the pocket door in the kitchen |
I put the hardware in
the pocket door in the kitchen |
I put the hardware in
the pocket door in the kitchen |
I put the hardware in
the pocket door in the kitchen |
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Finally, clear views
of Adams
March 29 |
Drone flight around
the house
March 29 |
Drone flight around
the house
March 29 |
Drone flight around
the house
March 29 |
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Drone flight around
the house
March 29 |
We've got floor heat
in the master bath
March 29 |
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Comparative views,
March 30:
Before the BLA
After the BLA |
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March 30 |
March 30 |
Views from the new
house, March 30 |
A brief visit to
Vancouver, Washington to see friends Eric and Allison,
March 31 |
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A brief visit to
Vancouver, Washington to see friends Eric and Allison,
March 31 |
A brief visit to
Vancouver, Washington to see friends Eric and Allison,
March 31 |
A brief visit to
Vancouver, Washington to see friends Eric and Allison,
March 31 |
Master closet shelves
and rails
April 2 |
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Master closet shelves
and rails
April 2 |
The new induction
range |
Solar array
installation, April 1 and 2 |
Solar array
installation, April 1 and 2 |
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Solar array
installation, April 1 and 2 |
Solar array
installation, April 1 and 2 |
April 1 |
April 1 |
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April 2 |
April 2 |
April 2 |
Turkeys in the yard,
April 4 |
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Master bedroom closet
shelves and rails done, April 4 |
Cleaned up and
organized the garage
April 4 |
Ruffed Grouse
displaying along Bates Road by the stream crossing, April 4 |
Master bath mirror
installed, April 5 |
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Traffic jam, April 5 |
Trim is all done,
April 5 |
Garage freezer, April
5 |
Garage shelves made
by me, April 6 |
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Garage shelves made
by me, April 6, 7 |
Big, new rugs in the
living room and dining room |
Forms for the first
concrete pour
April 8 |
Adams sunset, April 9 |
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Exterior doors
painted, April 11 |
Drone flight, April12 |
Drone flight, April12 |
Drone flight, April12 |
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Drone flight, April12 |
Drone flight, April12 |
Drone flight, April
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First concrete pour |
Drone flight, April
12
First concrete pour |
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Drone flight, April
12
First concrete pour |
April 12, First
concrete pour |
April 12, First
concrete pour |
Rainbow at sunset,
April 12 |
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Garage freezer AND
fridge, April 13 |
Blinds installed in
the West Wing bedrooms, April 13 |
Beautiful sunset,
April 13 |
Fritillaria
imperialis, in our back yard, April 14 |
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Fritillaria
imperialis, in our back yard, April 14 |
Fritillaria
imperialis, in our back yard, April 14 |
Fritillaria
imperialis, in our back yard, April 14 |
Fritillaria
imperialis, in our back yard, April 14 |
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Trilium in the
backyard, April 14 |
Office view, April 14
Shower curtain rod in
in, April 14 |
Range and rang hood,
in and working, April 15 |
First cooking and
meal in the new house, April 15 |
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First cooking and
meal in the new house, April 15 |
Calypso
bulbosa, along Bates Road,
April 17 |
Trilium, along Bates
Road,
April 17 |
Crawford Oaks hike,
April 18 |
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Crawford Oaks hike,
April 18 |
Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
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Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
Dalles Mountain
Ranch, April 18 |
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The woods along
Courtney Road were full of Pacific Hound's Tongue (a native
plant; Adelinia
grandis), April 18 |
Pacific Hound's
Tongue (a native plant; Adelinia
grandis) along Courtney Road, April 18 |
Pacific Hound's
Tongue (a native plant; Adelinia
grandis) along Courtney Road, April 18 |
Pacific Hound's
Tongue (a native plant; Adelinia
grandis) along Courtney Road, April 18 |
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The moon, April 18 |
Drone flight over the
second concrete pour, April 22 |
Drone flight over the
second concrete pour, April 22 |
Drone flight over the
second concrete pour, April 22 |
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Under-shelf lighting
in the garage |
New
"Murphy" bed in my office/spare bedroom |
Back patio is cast |
Our carpenter putting
in the final (18-inch long) lag bolts in the king posts |
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New TV up of the wall
mount and working |
Room-darkening
shutters in the master bedroom |
Full moon on April 23 |
Picking up Jamie from
WSU after a successful freshman year, May 2 |
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Picking up Jamie from
WSU after a successful freshman year, May 2 |
The very next day, we
moved into the new house, May 3. The first rain-free day
in weeks. |
Moving day, May 3 |
Moving day, May 3 |
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Moving day, May 3 |
Moving day, May 3 |
Moving day, May 3 |
Moving day, May
3. Our strong-body movers: Mario and Jaime |
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The old house, mostly
empty, moving day, May 3 |
Moving day, May 3 |
Moving day, May 3 |
Pantry filling up as
we empty the old house |
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May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
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May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
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May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
May 10, and we have
the old house emptied out |
Placing the
generator, May 10 |
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First concrete pour
for the front patio, May 10 |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
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First concrete pour
for the front patio |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
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First concrete pour
for the front patio |
First concrete pour
for the front patio |
Chocolate lilies (Fritillaria
affinis) along Bates Road |
Incredible Aurora
Borealis on the night of May 10. These are Jamie's photos. |
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Incredible Aurora
Borealis on the night of May 10. These are Jamie's photos. |
Incredible Aurora
Borealis on the night of May 10. These are Jamie's photos. |
Incredible Aurora
Borealis on the night of May 10. These are Jamie's photos. |
Filling up another
dumpster, May 12 |
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Lyle Cemetery, May 12 |
Stacker Butte, May 13 |
Stacker Butte, May 13 |
Stacker Butte, May 13 |
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Stacker Butte, May 13 |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Mount Jefferson and
the Sisters |
Stacker Butte, May 13 |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
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Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
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Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos:
Female Horned Lark |
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Stacker Butte, May 13
Jamie's photos |
Filling the dumpster,
May 14 |
Dumpster full, May 15 |
Lupine in our pasture |
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Sunset, May 14 |
Orange Peal Fungus (Aleuria
aurantia) along Bates Road |
Our new bee door
knocker |
Trimming the legs on
our new barstools |
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Decks being removed
at the old house
May 23 |
New cell
signal booster inside the shop. Now I have comms
inside the shop! May 23 |
New cell
signal booster inside the shop. |
Spring flowers |
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New completely
wireless web cam on the shop. We are far from the shop
now. May 24 |
My new Traeger smoker |
New flags on Memoral
Day, May 27 |
More deck
removal. June 1 |
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I made spice racks
for the new pantry.
June 1 |
Our rosemary in bloom |
Lupine in the rain,
our yard |
Last burn of 2024
(before fall) June 2 |
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First brisket on the
smoker, yum!
Instructions from the
book Meathead |
First brisket on the
smoker, yum! |
First brisket on the
smoker, yum! |
A cloudy cold day
just before summer burst upon us on June 5 |
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We had a big print
made from one of my old Kodachrome slides for our dining
room. June 4 |
Here's the scan it
was made from.
1990, Rosario
Strait from Mount
Constitution, Orcas
Island. Scanned Kodachrome 64, Tokina ATX 80-200 f/2.8
lens |
gives us those greens
of summers ...
June 4 |
June 5: Summer
has borken, Jamie and I had a nice "Plan B" hike at Panther
Creek Falls |
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Panther
Creek Falls |
Panther
Creek Falls |
Panther
Creek Falls |
Panther
Creek Falls |
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Panther
Creek Falls |
Panther
Creek Falls |
Our master bedroom
shutters are finally all installed! June 5 |
Our last concrete
pour! Finally!
June 6 and 7. Gorge
Concrete Cowboys. They did a fine job. |
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Our last concrete
pour |
Our last concrete
pour |
Our last concrete
pour |
Our last concrete
pour |
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Our last concrete
pour |
Our last concrete
pour |
First baby back ribs
on the smoker, yum! |
New moon, 7-Jun-24 |
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Front patio, 8-Jun |
9-Jun, decks on the
old house are gone |
The rainbow is back |
11-Jun, final grading
and driveway work. Thanks to Gross Brothers Enterprises |
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12-Jun, final grading
and driveway work. Work is done, except for the front
patio stonework. |
12-Jun, final grading
and driveway work. Work is done, except for the front
patio stonework. |
12-Jun, abortive
attempt at East Crater Trail, Indian Heaven. Too much snow |
12-Jun, abortive
attempt at East Crater Trail, Indian Heaven. Too much snow |
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12-Jun, abortive
attempt at East Crater Trail, Indian Heaven. Too much snow |
16-Jun, starting the
boules court.
The only place I can
get the crsuhed llimestone from is Tractor Supply Co.
Bless them. |
16-Jun, starting the
boules court |
Stonework done on the
front patio pillars. Work is done! |
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19-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Kreps Ranch for the first time since they clearcut it last
year. Completely changed the hike. |
19-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Kreps Ranch |
19-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Kreps Ranch |
19-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Kreps Ranch |
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Austin (bless him)
came by and did the high ladder work to complete the siding on
the shop. Done! 19-Jun |
Austin (bless him)
came by and did the high ladder work to complete the siding on
the shop. Done! |
20-Jun |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
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24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
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24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
24-Jun, Jamie and I
hiked Chinidere Mountain |
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26-Jun |
First pulled pork on
the smoker, perfection. 27-Jun |
First pulled pork on
the smoker, perfection. 27-Jun |
29-Jun |
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Lemhi Ridge hike with
Jamie, 1-Jul |
Our buyer prepping
the old house for moving, 1-Jul |
The gargoyle in his
place, 2-Jul |
Our neighbor Anne her
horse Buzz, 4-Jul |
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Good beer |
5-Jul |
More drywall work in
the shop, 10-Jul |
Jamie and I had a
nice hike on Lookout Mountain, 11-Jul. We've never seen it
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Lookout Mountain,
11-Jul |
Lookout Mountain,
11-Jul |
Lookout Mountain,
11-Jul |
Lookout Mountain,
11-Jul |
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Lookout Mountain,
11-Jul |
More drywall work in
the shop, 13-Jul |
More drywall work in
the shop, 13-Jul |
Drywall work done,
14-Jul |
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Jamie and I hiked
Wahclella Falls on 15-Jul |
Wahclella Falls,
15-Jul |
Wahclella Falls,
15-Jul |
Wahclella Falls,
15-Jul |
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Some of Jamie's
photos from Lookout Mountain. |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Lookout Mountain. |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Lookout Mountain. |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
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Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
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Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls: Dippers (Cinclus
mexicanus). |
Some of Jamie's
photos from Wahclella Falls |
Clearing out and
organizing the garage. 25-Jul |
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More pork shoulder on
the smoker |
Walk to the top of
Catherine Creek, 29-Jul |
30-Jul |
31-Jul |
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More work on the
boules court, 1-Aug |
Boules court is done,
4-aug |
Our front patio has a
name |
Views of the
Klickitat River Gorge on a drive from Lyle to Glenwood, 3-Aug |
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Views of the
Klickitat River Gorge on a drive from Lyle to Glenwood, 3-Aug |
Evening sky, 3-Aug |
Evening sky, 3-Aug |
Evening sky, 3-Aug |
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Evening sky, 3-Aug |
Evening sky, 3-Aug |
Evening sky, 3-Aug |
Our first house
guests in the new house: Harrison and Carla, 8-Aug-2024 |
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Harrison and Carla,
Lookout Mountain
9-Aug-2024 |
Harrison and Carla,
Lookout Mountain
9-Aug-2024 |
Harrison and Carla,
Lookout Mountain
9-Aug-2024 |
11-Aug-2024 |
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11-Aug-2024 |
11-Aug-2024 |
11-Aug-2024 |
11-Aug-2024 |
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Back to Lookout
Mountain with Harrison and Carla, 12-Aug-2024 |
Back to Lookout
Mountain with Harrison and Carla, 12-Aug-2024 |
Back to Lookout
Mountain with Harrison and Carla, 12-Aug-2024 |
Herman the Sturgeon
with Harrison and Carla, 12-Aug-2024 |
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The Hank Tree with
Harrison and Carla, 13-Aug-2024 |
The Hank Tree with
Harrison and Carla, 13-Aug-2024 |
The Hank Tree with
Harrison and Carla, 13-Aug-2024 |
The day before taking
Jamie back to WSU Pullman: Flag Point, 16-Aug-24 |
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The day before taking
Jamie back to WSU Pullman: Flag Point, 16-Aug-24 |
The day before taking
Jamie back to WSU Pullman: Flag Point, 16-Aug-24 |
Dropping Jamie off at
WSU
17-Aug-2024 |
18-Aug-2024 |
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Our very quick trip
to Wisconsin to visit with Phyllis's Mom, 28-Aug-2024 |
Our very quick trip
to Wisconsin to visit with Phyllis's Mom, 28-Aug-2024 |
Our very quick trip
to Wisconsin to visit with Phyllis's Mom, 28-Aug-2024 |
Our very quick trip
to Wisconsin to visit with Phyllis's Mom, 28-Aug-2024 |
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We got to see Joe,
too, 31-Aug-2024 |
We also got to see
Nannette and Jeff
2-Sep-2024 |
We finally got our
family portrait from spring 2022 framed, 8-Sep-2024 |
9-Sep-2024 |
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12-Sep-2024 |
16-Sep |
Wind damage to our
barn. 17-Sep
Repaired by our
neighbor, Rich, 19-Sep |
19-Sep |
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Insulating in the
shop, 19-Sep |
The next big
project: Flooring the barn with gravel: Prep, 18-Sep |
Barn empty and ready
for gravel, 18-Sep |
Two loads of gravel,
my work is cut out for me, 20-Sep |
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Gravel going in,
20-Sep |
Gravel going in,
20-Sep |
Gravel going in,
20-Sep |
Gravel going in,
21-Sep |
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Gravel going in,
21-Sep |
Done: 22-Sep |
Finally, our new
fridge, 21-Sep |
Finally, our new
fridge, 21-Sep |
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Night photos taken by
Jamie, backpacking trip at Priest Lake, Idaho |
Night photos taken by
Jamie, backpacking trip at Priest Lake, Idaho |
The old house, just
about ready to move, 21-Sep |
The old house, just
about ready to move, 21-Sep |
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The old house, just
about ready to move, 21-Sep |
22-Sep |
22-Sep |
22-Sep |
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22-Sep |
24-Sep |
26-Sep |
Indigo Girls at
McMenamins Edgefield
27-Sep-24 |
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Indigo Girls at
McMenamins Edgefield
27-Sep-24 |
5-Oct, clearting fog
and fresh snow |
5-Oct, clearting fog
and fresh snow |
5-Oct |
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5-Oct |
5-Oct, our guest
Carol |
7-Oct |
9-Oct, more fresh
snow |
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9-Oct |
Power fully
disconnected from the old house, 9-Oct |
An old friend |
Oct 10 |
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More clearing, 11-Oct |
11-Oct sunset |
11-Oct sunset |
11-Oct sunset |
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11-Oct sunset |
Getting the old house
ready to move, 12-Oct |
Getting the old house
ready to move, 12-Oct |
Getting the old house
ready to move, 12-Oct |
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Getting the old house
ready to move, 12-Oct |
The old friend,
13-Oct |
13-Oct, Comet
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS |
14-Oct |
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Getting the old house
ready to move, 14-Oct |
Getting the old house
ready to move, 14-Oct |
Getting the old house
ready to move, 14-Oct |
14-Oct |
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14-Oct |
Never been closer |
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Oct-16, Oct-17 |
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Nannette and Jeff
visited, 18-Oct |
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20-Oct |
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22-Oct |
22-Oct |
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23-Oct |
23-Oct |
24-Oct |
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24-Oct |
28-Oct |
29-Oct |
29-Oct |
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30-Oct |
30-Oct |
Moving the old house,
31-Oct |
Moving the old house,
31-Oct |
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Moving the old house,
31-Oct |
Moving the old house,
31-Oct |
Moving the old house,
31-Oct |
Moving the old house,
31-Oct |
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Last burn pile 2024,
31-Oct |
Bigger trailer hitch
goes on. 1-Nov |
3-Nov |
4-Nov |
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The final piece of
the old house moves out! 4-Nov (click on the thumbnail) |
The final piece of
the old house moves out! 4-Nov (click on the thumbnail) |
5-Nov |
5-Nov |
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5-Nov |
5-Nov sunset sequence |
6-Nov |
6-Nov |
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8-Nov, the old house
is gone |
8-Nov, the old house
is gone |
8-Nov, the old house
is gone |
8-Nov, the old house
is gone |
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8-Nov, the old house
is gone |
Organized barn,
12-Nov |
Photo shelves in the
shop, 12-Nov |
Finally finishing off
the drywall in the shop building. 13-Nov |
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Sunshine!
14-Nov |
Drywall progress,
14-Nov |
15-Nov |
Drywall is done,
15-Nov |
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15-Nov |
15-Nov |
Photo shelves
installed, 17-Nov |
First snow just above
us, 18-Nov |
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First snow at the
house, 19-Nov |
First snow at the
house, 19-Nov, coyote tracks |
We have a
bushy-tailed Woodrat in the barn (Neotoma
cinerea). |
We have a
bushy-tailed Woodrat in the barn (Neotoma
cinerea). |
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Also the occasional
rabbit and Douglas squirrel |
18 and 21 Nov
Mist ans snow on the
ridges |
24-Nov
Photo shelves filled
up |
24-Nov |
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26-Nov |
26-Nov |
Jamie at the
Thankgiving tree. 27-Nov |
27-Nov |
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28-Nov |
Carving Thanksgiving
prime rib
28-Nov |
29-Nov, our 22nd
anniversay |
2-Dec, CD shelves
made and filled |
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2-Dec, many days of
freezing fog and drizzle |
Poppies blooming in
Bingen, 3-Dec |
9-Dec |
9-Dec |
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9-Dec |
9-Dec |
9-Dec |
10-Dec, Camry is in
the barn |
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Cleaning up the
garage, 11-Dec |
14-Dec |
Paella, 15-Dec |
18-Dec |
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18-Dec |
24-Dec |
24-Dec |
B-52s, 24-Dec |
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28-Dec, Bruno's
6-hour leg of lamb
from Bruno's
Cookbook |
28-Dec, Bruno's
6-hour leg of lamb
from Bruno's
Cookbook |
28-Dec, Bruno's
6-hour leg of lamb
from Bruno's
Cookbook |
The Christmas tree
Phyllis made for us |
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Our snow and ice
melting mats |
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31-Dec-2024 |
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Jamie, Christmas 2024 |
Jamie, Christmas 2024 |
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