She's Got Me Higher And Higher

 
 We had family visiting for a few days which is always a treat. Our neighbor Mike very generously took Dan and Ed out on his boat to do some fishing. Dan came home with a real beauty of a salmon. After the fish was filleted, we took the carcass up into the woods for the raccoons to enjoy. The visit was way too short, and before we knew it, everyone was packed in the car and on their way.

  
 All too soon Ed was back to work. The current drive is to get the exterior secured for the winter. That means shingles on, gutters and downspouts in place, doors and windows secured. The gutters are up. Ed has the stuff for the downspouts. Shingles are being stapled up at a furious pace. We're still waiting for Milgard to correct errors with the windows. The front door was supposed to arrive last week. Door locks are on order and should be here in a few days.

 
 The rows of shingles have to match, from side to side. Ed and Rick up to the top of the windows in the front, then moved to the weather side of the house. This side faces west and takes the brunt of the wind, rain , and if we ever get any, sun. It also happens to be the tallest and largest. The maze of ladders and scaffolding makes me dizzy...and I'm on the ground!

  
  Ed also finished making all the outlooks (lookouts?)  which are made from cedar 4x4s. It's too bad that this will be the least visible side of the house, because it's really pretty.
   They just keep working their way up, shingle after shingle. At some point they have to stop, move the scaffolding, and start over. It's a lot of trips up and down that ladder. And it's really far down to the ground.

  They both seem to feel secure on that scaffolding, although it scares me to death. I'll be really glad when they are done with this part. That should be some time around noon today, but who's counting?