Another coffee break

Remember this?

Today it looks like this:

 I bet that coffee's getting cold, tho.

Visible progress

The big picture window and the french doors have been installed! These two openings both lead into the main, two-story room, and along with the skylights, provide lots of natural light.

We chose a central picture window with side windows that open.

We chose french doors - NOT sliding doors, we've lived with them long enough! - with opening windows on either side.

We have plans for the window over the door, as well as plans for a deck outside that opening. And perhaps, some day, a porch like the front entrance at Juniper Hill. We can dream!

Just passing through

A wild turkey hen, on the move. Her nest can't be too far, those fluffballs, otherwise known as poults, following her don't look like they're up for a long hike. I'm glad the North American Lynx moved on.

Although it is legal to hunt wild turkeys in Minnesota twice a year, they were only re-introduced to the state in the 1970s, and are still getting established this far north. They face a number of natural predators, including owls and eagles, both of which we have in abundance. I wish them luck! I'm fond of turkeys, especially with lingonberry jelly. ;-)

Did you know the turkey lost out by a single vote to the bald eagle  in 1782 to become the national bird?