A few minor issues in the middle of the week.  If you noticed the blog was offline -  a good friend of mine who registered this domain for me, changed his email addy, and didn’t get the renewal notices.   It’s all good now.  I’ve got a few misc pics to post, from a period of a few days, so let’s get to it.

The finished, temporary, steps.

The finished, temporary steps.  Picked up the P/T lumber for the treads on the way home from work at an orange big box.  I’ll stick to Williams from now on.  A better grade of lumber to be had there.   Convenience, as always, has it’s cost.

crazy lighting

Tues July 14th.  I put this up on FaceCrack, as blog was awol, but here it is anyway.  The sky turned this neat color and everything around had this yellowish/greenish tint.  It was really cool.  Photo is un-retouched snapshot – this is what it looked like!

almost skunked

Blurry again!  This seems to be the offspring of Stripe.  Let’s call her stripe2 for now.  smaller, faster, more agile.  Able to surprise me in the dark quicker.  This one does not seem to be afraid of people as it kept coming towards me even as I made noises I thought would make it head the other way.  Nope, skunk2 advances.  Me tripping over the log pile?  skunk2 advances.  Stomping up the front steps, closing the front door with a bang and racing for a camera?  skunk2 advances.  Coming back out, after tripping in the dark inside and howling out in pain as I gouged my shin on our coffee table/chest and running back into the yard while banging the front door closed?  You guessed it, s2 advances…  Shining 1 million candlewatt light on s2 to take pic?  skunk2 pauses!!  then advances..  This is the best pic I got with the point & shoot.  I can’t imagine fiddling with the DSLR while trying to avoid the toxic cloud…

Cup O' cupola

Lastly, this is the start of a cupola for a client’s garage, part of the same job where the curved form was built.  btw, we are shooting for a Monday pour.

Disclaimer: The work above is what I did. I’m not claiming this is the way you should do it in your home. Almost every situation is different, and should be treated accordingly. If you are not sure of what you are doing, or not comfortable doing it, the best advice I could give you is to STOP! Get advice from a Pro that you trust, or at least knowledgeable friends or family. You can make expensive mistakes, or worse – you could get hurt. Be safe !