OUR SPRING PROJECT

TIME TO TAKE DOWN THE FENCE. WE'LL START WITH THE SHORTEST 

SECTION. I HAD SOME CHANGES IN MIND AND MENTIONED THEM

TO RON. HE RAN WITH IT AND THE FINISHED PROJECT WAS A BIT

BIGGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED. 

WE WERE SO THANKFUL THAT BOTH CHRIS & MICHAEL WERE

HERE TO HELP. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE

2 OF US WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THAT STRUCTURE IN PLACE!

TIME TO PUT IN MORE POSTS.

THE LILACS WILL NEED TO BE TRIMMED BACK ONCE THE PERGOLA IS

IN PLACE AND THEY HAVE BLOOMED. WE'LL SEE HOW WE LIKE THE

EFFECT OF THEM BEING ABOVE THE PERGOLA AND HOW MUCH TO

CUT THEM BACK.

 THE POSTS ARE IN PLACE.

DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE BEST WAY TO GET STARTED. 

IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT LORI & I STUCK AROUND TILL THEY GOT

STARTED AS THEY GOT THE HEIGHT REVERSED. 

 OOPS! HIGHER IN THE BACK!

A FEW YELLOWED HEADED GRANDS!

TEACH THEM YOUNG.

TIME FOR A BREAK TO PLANT UP A FEW SPIDER PLANTS TO TAKE HOME.

 AND PLAY IN THE SAND FOR A BIT.

 AAHH! THAT IS THE RIGHT HEIGHT!

 MAKING PROGRESS. THE RAIN HAS BEEN MOSTLY MISTING. MAYBE IT 

WILL HOLD OFF TILL THIS IS DONE.

NOW THAT THE PERGOLA IS UP, TIME FOR THE CANOPY AND

BARBEQUE TIME.

 STEAK & SAUSAGE! GOOD JOB COOKING CHRIS.

IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE ALMOST EVERYONE HERE FOR THE LONG WEEKEND.

WE DID MISS JULI. SHE WAS IN VANCOUVER WITH HER SISTERS, ENJOYING

SOME DOWN TIME.

 NOW FOR THE FINISH. RON MANAGED TO GET THE BALANCE

DONE WITH LITTLE HELP.

THE FENCE BOARDS WERE SUPPOSED TO FRAME THE LILACS

BUT WE DECIDED AGAINST A CURVE, STAGGERING THE

HEIGHT INSTEAD.

THE VIEW FROM OUR DINING ROOM WINDOW.

TIME TO ADD SOME HANGING BASKETS AND

PLANT UP THE FLOWER BED.

IT IS RAINING TOO HARD TO GET A GOOD 

PICTURE OF GATE.

PICTURES OF THE GATE AND FLOWERS TO FOLLOW.