Renovations under way.

Put 2 4x8 sheets of plywood on the roof today. Carefully!!! High cold wind. Some aches. My ladder climbing days are getting shorter! Was in two minds, renovate or new one. Took the easier course. Bought the paint ( walnut stain ) and hoping for better weather. Birds on the dark as of tonight.
Nice sight at the end of the driveway on the road this morning. One very large dead raccoon. Could not beat the traffic.
The dogs chase rabbits here. Never catch them. Rabbits have more motivation! Lots of young ones around also. Live under the pigeon lofts. They love apple peelings. Kestrel on the loft earlier. Old birds were out flying. He is not a problem. Assume a male, hens will be sitting now. For Mr Dales Diary, signing off. LOL.

halcanada wrote:

Put 2 4x8 sheets of plywood on the roof today. Carefully!!! High cold wind. Some aches. My ladder climbing days are getting shorter! Was in two minds, renovate or new one. Took the easier course. Bought the paint ( walnut stain ) and hoping for better weather. Birds on the dark as of tonight.
Nice sight at the end of the driveway on the road this morning. One very large dead raccoon. Could not beat the traffic.
The dogs chase rabbits here. Never catch them. Rabbits have more motivation! Lots of young ones around also. Live under the pigeon lofts. They love apple peelings. Kestrel on the loft earlier. Old birds were out flying. He is not a problem. Assume a male, hens will be sitting now. For Mr Dales Diary, signing off. LOL.

Ladder climbing reminds me Hal 2 days ago we had a storm front hit here out of the blue etc when I had my babies out as such which got soaked to the skin & some could not fly because of it & they then got spooked off the loft when branches fell onto the loft from my gums here & some finished next door on the ground staring down a rotweiller who has a great love for pigeon pie . Old fella climbed the paling fence, caught 3, missed one some where      one with 1 tail feather & bite marks everywhere sadly. Being in a bit of a prediciment   I then threw them all over the fence as I was fighting off the dog I then jumped back over my side of the fence & picked up the 3 birds off the ground again & just put them in the loft as such. So Hal if your body is like mine at the moment here best we just give away the climbing trick & just keep our feet on the ground I suspect for safety sake.

good luck with the loft project hal

oldstrain wrote:

good luck with the loft project hal

As we say down here O/S Best Hal, hire a hubby "handy man type" . Safer all round etc.

You 2 have to deal with plenty of in your necks of the woods.
I thought I had it tough with just one cat from up the road.

Quite a menagerie at times. Finished the renovations today. Sheet of ply on the front. Quite a tussle with the wind. Almost. Two sheets left. Think I will put a new floor in one section. No weather to deal with.. Bought a gallon of paint yesterday $50. Wife was shopping today saw the same paint for $16 a gallon. Oh well.

All done. Paint when we get a non rainy day.

Can't you take it back Hal.

No. But no matter. Just ticks me off, being the cheapskate I am!

halcanada wrote:

Quite a menagerie at times. Finished the renovations today. Sheet of ply on the front. Quite a tussle with the wind. Almost. Two sheets left. Think I will put a new floor in one section. No weather to deal with..  Bought a gallon of paint yesterday $50.  Wife was shopping today saw the same paint for $16 a gallon. Oh well.

Shoppers curse that one Hal etc . Best not to dwell on what you could have spent that $34 on as such   .
*****

yes don't be thinking of the extra corn you could have bought for the birds hal