Rocks & Holes

Spoke too soon about the rocks. The second hole and the trench ended up uncovering a nest of rocks. Some were too big for our tractor to pick up but Ken was able to push them around a bit.

It's amazing how far down 9 feet is. The forms are in place to pour the concrete for the solar panel trees.

2 Cats in the Yard, Buck & summer Flowers

Bart brought his big backhoe up to dig the holes for the new solar panels. Orange decided to supervise so we have 2 cats in teh yard now.


This buck showed up today too. Don't know if we got deer tags or not yet but he might be a tasty buck if we do.



I really liked these flowers growing over the old hay rake.

No Rocks! So Far....

First hole is nearly done and no major rocks to speak of. This is a first for Garvin Mesa! Unfortunately it probably means there are a bunch more lurking in the next hole.

Roof Finished!

The porch is nearly finished.


Bill got the last of the roof pieces on today. Only thing left is to caulk the various pieces and clean up.

Metal Roof & Fall Turkeys

Bill's back to finish the porch roof.


Here he's bending the metal for the various edges.


Getting ready to cut another piece.


Later that evening we went up to the neighbors for dinner. One of the local flocks of turkeys came strolling by. A large group of chicks and several hens and a tom. I only got a few pictures of them but there were a lot more than in this shot.

Porch Views

What the new porch looks like form in back of the house.



All that's missing now is the metal on the roof.

Porch Construction

Porch railing is now done.


The sawn off piece of concrete from moving the propane tank will now become the bottom step of the porch.


Bill using the tractor to move the slab into position.

Porch work & Big Frog in the Pond

Porch coming along. The railing is being started now.



The pond by the house has some rather large frogs in it, Including this one about the size of my hand.

County Fair & Porch Work

We went back to the Delta County Fair to see how I did with my cloak and take a look at all the exhibits. My cloak took a first prize. I'll get a picture when I pick it up on Sunday. It's a lot smaller this year compared to last year. There were far fewer 4-H animals.


This picture sums up how everyone feels during fair week. Sound asleep on their steer.


Meanwhile Bill and the rest of the crew are busily working on the decking.


Looking west towards the garage back door.


Looking east towards the cedars pasture.

Structure Done

Main porch structure done. It's ready to add the decking material.

Porch Work Continues

The Back Porch is coming along.


The roof supports are in and the basic framing is started.




The crew deciding what to do next.

Becky, Harri and the Sheep and Construction Continues

Becky and Harri the new Akbash puppy are working out well taking care of the rams.


Harri looking one way while Becky watches me.


Harri looks like he is asleep in the field.


But he's really awake and watching out for anything that might threaten his sheep.


Becky comes over to make sure it really is me and there is no threat.

Construction is moving along rapidly.


Finishing the bracing of the rafters.



Starting to put the plywood up.


All done with the plywood.

Finishing the rafters

Getting ready for the rafters on the east side of the porch.


After everything is up and putting the final one in place.

Rafters Up

Rafters up!

The roof is starting to take shape.

Construction Progress

Getting the cover started.

Next step is to put up the header board on the side of the house to hold the rafters.

Painting

To save time and make it easier all the lumber was primed and painted before the roof assemby started.




The back is almost ready for the roof to go up.

Porch Concrete Poured

Originally Bill was going to build the roof first but some lumber didn't arrive so the concrete got poured instead.