Green shoots -- Belated post on week of April 27

Here on the hill we truly ARE having green shoots.  The eight fruit trees that we planted in February are all budding.   And this past weekend we fenced and planted our vegetable garden.   

 Then there the wild irises that spring up all over our land.  They were a delightful surprise the first year that we were visiting this place with high hopes of settling here. 

Construction-wise.... I can barely remember.   THe week was largely dedicated to doing anything that required the scaffolding,  as I really didn't want to be renting it for another week.  That meant finishing all the little trim details that are going to be hell to reach up there on a ladder in the future. 

Here you can see some of what I mean -- the cedar boards that are filling in under the eave, or gable or soffit.... roofing terms confuse me.  

Here's what we hope will be the last shot with this network covering our winking house facade...