The writing process (failure)
Keeping up with the news/projects to post ratio is something that fails to happen as noted by the fact that...
Exterior
Upgraded Fence
The big storm we had back in 2021 also took out the rotting wooden privacy fence that runs along the...
Sculpture Highlights
(and better gate power) To really spice things up, this past November we had the electrical situation out at the...
Just add steel sculptures
Regular readers will know I started using a few auction houses (usually local ones) to find furniture for the great...
Adding to the woodpile
No don't worry, our gorgeous giant gum tree is doing fine. The featured pic for this post is to just...
“New” Bathtub
Back in 2019 when we were assisting our neighbors, we came across one last old bathtub down in the south...
The Deal with the Devil: Addendum
When I mentioned in this series of posts that we got some dirt, I never included pictures of the before,...
The Lesser Wall of Purgatory: Part 3
Once the concrete was cured we had a wall, but just a wall. The area between it and the pool...
The Lesser Wall of Purgatory: Part 2
Area where there was once a deck. Carrying on from the last post, we needed a small retaining wall to...
The Lesser Wall of Purgatory: Part 1
Back in 2016 we rebuilt the Great Wall of Purgatory. It was a very arduous project that took months. You...
Blooms of Purgatory
It's been ages since I've posted images of some of the flora here at the ranch, so here are some...
Rain Machines
As part of our home automation work, and a setup we actually got up and running last summer, are the...
Agatha
Yes I'm still very much behind on posting new content, but I did manage to get this video put together....
Downward Facing Birds
I setup one of the trail cams pointing downward at the water bowl outside the kitchen. This is the same...
At the Birdbath
Yes, I'm still very behind on posts, but I really am working on that -- albeit very slowly. On the...