a milestone passed

Since the last post:

tile in

grouted

sealed

caulked

fixtures assembled

water turned on!!!

shelves installed

The new storage area with shelves in the background.

The bath/shower ready for the first bathing.

a weekend in the canyons

Last Saturday we took a quick trip up the Monument trail in the Colorado National Monument.

Collared Lizard sitting still for a photo shoot.

A whole family of sheep came down the hillside as we were walking up. Here a baby with his baby sitter look out on the world.

the projects continue

The past few weeks have been taken up with finishing up our not-so-little projects. The big items on our list is the bathroom remodel and putting electricity out to the green house.

We took the old bathtub and shower out. The colors behind the tub are for comparisons. The square above the colors is now a window.

Fran does anything in the house that requires skill and talent. Here she is starting the tile work. Notice the new window!

While Fran tiled, I painted the corner. You can see the green behind Fran. This used to be a shower but will now be a storage area. the shower will be part and parcel with the tub. Notice the skill and finesse in putting tile on the wall.

The last wall was just the perfect chair height. Fran is sitting in the tub, "buttering" each tile before sticking them on the wall. My part in all this was to cut the tile to her specifications.

Hopefully soon the tile will have grout, the faucet and control knobs will be connected and the construction materials will be out of our bathroom...more pictures to follow. Hopefully soon.

Who went this way before me?

Yesterday I wandered in Ironton for a few hours. I was following an old trail through the trees where there was a coating of new white snow on top of an old dirty snow layer. This clean white on top of old and dirty provided great contrast for this set of mountain lion tracks. It was very clear that this large feline had gone this way not too long ago. At this point there is only one way to go, so I followed the tracks for awhile, hoping that I wasn't going to surprise anyone.