Month: April 2012

In the “things I did not realize” department: a kickspace heater is so efficient at extracting heat from heating pipes that if you ran all the hot water through it, nothing downstream would get any heat. So they have to use a diverter tee to send only some of the water through.

This rabbit came within 10 feet of us in our yard tonight.  Twice. Close enough that this photo was taken with my phone.

We went for a walk in the woods today, and this time I brought the wildlife lens.  So where do I get the best shots of the day? Back home, off the front porch, of course!  These are Palm Warblers.

Bonus picture: Cardinal in the neighbor’s dogwood tree. I like this photo too much not to share it.

I like that modern PEX plumbing pipes are colorful.

Looks like “floor” to me, but what do I know?

The old bearing wall is now fully removed.

Some people like to look at catalogs of clothing, or electronics, or recreational equipment.  As far as I can tell, carpenters like to look at catalogs of doors & windows.

Our contractor installed the beam allowing removal of the old closet wall today, shown here still surrounded by its temporary supporting walls.  This thing is absolutely enormous in comparison with the 120-year-old lumber surrounding it.

We didn’t get to see the flowers on our cherry tree last year because by the time it was planted, they had already passed.

Our first progress in the building-back-up department: framing for the pantry closet!