Another Hot Day in Fresno

Jan made a little more progress today on the lean-to shed for the tall wood. Yesterday's heat really got to him so today he only worked a while.

He brought in the last of the decomposed granite and tamped it in place.

More contemplation. That stack of wood all along the fence is looking precarious. He used some of the short pieces for the floor. The old potting table is put to use for now. Jan's plan is to build a deeper table for dismantling pallets and have storage underneath for the smaller wood.

Here he is screwing down the pieces for the floor.

Next will be the roof for the lean-to shed. There I am in the shadow, wishing it was done to get back to the garden castle shed project, sigh.

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Lean-to Shed Progress & Paris Notre-Dame Gargoyles

The weather has been so hot, I don't know how people work in the heat when it is in the 90s or higher. The low 90s is fine in Fresno in the shade, we don't have high humidity and don't need to run the AC at that temperature. It got to 93 today but Jan worked anyway.

Here is Jan this afternoon with the sides up for the lean-to shed for the extra long boards. The sides are pretty high, Jan is almost 6'2" tall. The sides were made of four panels he picked up from a discard pile.

Now I'm thinking, "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" Patience, patience, woman I tell myself.

It will be much better for Jan to get all the wood organized so we can get back to the garden castle shed project.

We have a very lonely little gargoyle waiting for his perch to protect his castle from evil. So, what do you think? Is he scary? Naaaa, he's a cute little guy.

Here are some scary gargoyles.

In 1991 Jan and I climbed the stairs at Notre-Dame in Paris to see the gargoyles. I had to scan the 3 photos from that day. It was an amazing feeling seeing them, here is Jan, peeking through.

The Notre-Dame gargoyles served a purpose, they were downspouts for the gutters. They look vicious to me.

The Notre-Dame Cathedral website says, "Although some of them may be frightening, they remind us that all creatures are the work of God, so they deserve His love and salvation."

Garden Castle Shed on Hold

The garden castle shed is on hold for several days till Jan gets wood organized. He's collected a lot of scrap wood and some pallets and it's getting out of hand.

Pallets are difficult to take apart. After some research he learned a reciprocating saw is the best thing to cut through the nails quickly. Here he is with his new saw he purchased on Saturday. He worked all afternoon and until dusk and came in raving about how much easier it is to take them apart.

Here is the wood he's accumulated so he wants to build a lean-to shed on the side of the house for storing long wood and a couple of dismantling  tables with storage under them for shorter pieces of wood. He's moving everything to the fence side.

....and contemplating what to do.

The old potting table on its side in front.

 

The weather is hot, 90 degrees F. when I took these photos and 97 high expected on this day in October. He's going to get started early in the morning when it's cool.

I can't wait for him to get back to the garden castle shed project, sigh. A woman's got to be patient. In the mean time he doesn't know that while he was out moving wood, he didn't want my help, I made a batch of brownies for a well deserved treat.