May 2022, The backyard continues. In just a few weeks this will finish up, and I'm excited. Stuff is growing - the dogwood tree, a Japanese Maple, a 'rocket' arbor vitae, as well as a huge complement of perennial plants and shrubs. At the end of last year, it was just beginning to look like things were filling in nicely, and I anticipate that will continue. This pergola / arbor came together pretty easily. The structure was built last summer, and now I'm completing the 'roof' joists. It really brings a lot of presence to the area, and makes it feel positively room-like. An outdoor room. Soon, the doors below will replace the ugly window that I have been looking at since 2009. I'm borrowing heavily from the backyard of my prior house, but learning a little as well. In the old place, I ordered a reallllly beautiful set of large carriage house doors for the garage, a bit like these. They were made of wood, were 4 inches thick, required special str
