Wizard of Id
Dear shinydome,
This bench is about a hundred and twenty feet beyond what one would be able to walk, had the land owners not created, and then steadfastly maintained for the last twenty years, a bridge of sticks and leaves. The purpose? A better view?
More photos.
You must have a loooong extension cord, or are all your tools battery operated?
Comment by shinydome — November 23, 2003 @ 6:37 pm
Can anyone believe that I have never been to this site? It is closer to me than the railroad tracks. I hereby propose a Thanksgiving Day jaunt through the woods, on the sticks and leaves, to Michael’s sea-level tree house. And then, another jaunt, the day that Susan arrives.
Love from the wife of the contractor.
Comment by dimc — November 23, 2003 @ 7:11 pm
Mostly batteries, but the final trimming of posts and floorboards required more than what I can get from my 18V Dewalt circular saw, so I ran four rather lengthy extension cords, scared every bog nesting duck within a mile radius, and then high tailed it out of there.
Comment by cordless — November 24, 2003 @ 7:41 am
Boy, I wish I had had extension cords long enough to reach from some power source up to Grok Hill. We could have shaved a few months off the building time. On the other hand, I probably wouldn’t still have all my fingers!
Comment by rakkitty — November 24, 2003 @ 11:26 am
Ouch! That hurts. And I shouldn’t joke with my moniker — luckily, I still gots all 10…….
But as to electricity, I remember Mike and I felt a twinge of guilt the first time we took his cordless circ saw up Grok Hill and its brash shrill shattered the woody quiet. Now that’s but a forgotten misgiving, fallen to the convenience and ease of it, after which there’s no going back.
Nice aerie Mike, however low! It may be a swamp, but it’s well regarded!
Comment by 9-1/2 — November 24, 2003 @ 2:37 pm
And *I* propose a jaunt out to the Aerie after dessert tonight — mitt flashlights.
(We’ve switched Thanksgiving dinner back to 2pm, as Greg is working the night shift tonight and so is joining us for T-day # 2 on Sunday instead).
Comment by Late Reader — November 27, 2003 @ 8:55 am