Re-writing history!

Some historical revisions

Driveway Seal

March 11, the open-house.  It was obvious then that the driveway would need some work!

Grass-filled cracks can be seen everywhere. The hemlocks to the right are spilling over onto the drive way.  They would first need to be tamed.

After cutting of the hemlocks, and clearing of the dead branches beneath, a row of spindly bushes remain that I expect will eventually fill  back in:

July 8:

Several pickup truck loads to the dump were made, with all the hemlock cuttings.

A very crackly driveway can be seen below, with bottles of crack sealer ready to go.  In the end, I went through maybe 10 of those gallon jars, then about seven 5-gallon pails of seal coat. Crack filler fills the cracks, while seal coat covers the whole driveway and slows the deterioration of asphalt pavement.

Wire brushes and anything else to clear grass and dirt from the cracks, before sealing.



July 12:

Partway through, in photo below, I've troweled in a special rubberized crack filler to the larger cracks.

July 21

A break to replace the post lamp fixture over the driveway.

Sept. 2, after seal coating!

The seal coat is applied using a giant broom-size squeegee, except along the edges where I used a large paint brush.  Seal coat comes in those large pails.  It took seven of them to cover a 100x20 ft driveway.

blueberries

Ed who used to live here said come by if you want more blueberry bushes.  He lives a few miles away now.  I didn't get any more this year, just as well since I already have seven. 

The berries started showing up early June then were ready mid July.

June 6:



June 18


June 18, where the bushes further east, closer to the house stayed green longer:

In the above picture, you can see the netting that I put up.

July 3:

July 8:

July 14:


Several pints came out of those bushes!

Neptunalia

Neptune is the street's namesake and same for the twine and cord mill, having manufactured rope for sailing ships back in the 1800s.

Neptunalia, being celebrated today by not very many these days:

http://www.creatinghistory.com/neptunalia/

Sign for the old cord mill:




The ghost town of Johnsonville, a period village at Neptune mills just outside Moodus.  It's not maintained for visitors, but perhaps someday.

the young garden

The immense Sun, somehow brings this all about.





Below, is scenery from the road in Ohio.  After finishing with my work, I looped through West Virginia, before heading back to Columbus for the flight home.

Crossing over the Ohio River...

Ohio Route 124 followed the river a ways.

Below, the river, somewhere

Below, a detour between hotel and work site. The detour took me through windy roads, through very Appalachian scenery. Most homes seemed to each be situated in their own mini-valleys.




More along the river....

Sustenance near Columbus OH airport


Stuart!  He'd been laying on that flagstone for a while. The stone must have been cooler to lay on than than the grass or wood table, in this weather.



Below is a $60 print at Target.  I didn't want this one, but took this photo because the muted colors and abstract design are elements that could work as I look for something to hang in the closed-in front porch.  Part of the long path of inspiration.

Morning light






Blueberry bushes, surrounded by stakes, draped over with bird netting.
































Young watermelon vine.

Several are just starting to sprout. It will be late season before any are ready!











Our hero































































Bird Netting

Above, the swing bridge