Construction Ready

The upper and lower decks have been removed and the siding where the addition will go has been pulled away. The steps have been repositioned in front of the door as a temporary measure until construction actually begins.

In the meantime, the garden is beginning to take shape. Several cosmos have bloomed. This is a macro photo of one of them. Kind of a neat perspective, don't you think?

Here's a photo of a J.P. Connel rose - the first one to open on this lovely shrub rose.

And, our friend 'Buddy' the squirrel keeps us company daily. He'll pester us with his chirping until we put peanuts in the feeder. Here he's stopping for a moment to say, "Thanks!"