That's not our car, but that is our house. This picture was taken on May 14 before the weeds grew out of control. I am noticing that the hedge is looking rather large. That has been trimmed a few times now.
This is a view of the North side of the house. The tree with the pink on it is now gone. It was too large and in the way of the airconditioner. It cut off that entire side of the yard. The small bushes in front of the fence are still there but we have removed a few bushes from inside the fence and all of the plants along side the fence and along the street.
This is the spot on the eaves that has fallen out. It could be causing some water damage inside the house. It could be letting birds get into the roof area in the unfinished portion of the attic. Our 3 year old sometimes says he can hear birds.
This is a shot of the large bathroom that was made in a bedroom on the 2nd floor. It is on the same corner as the missing piece under the roof. It has a porch that goes out over the porch outside the kitchen. When we moved it it had no curtains or shades. The tub functions but yellow gunk comes out with the water from the faucet. The marble is not sealed very well and spiders will sometimes hide under the tub. This is the room where I first identified the brown recluse spider living in our house. Sometimes spiders will run in from the outside door too. This floor has alot of water damage from the shower. The shower was not installed very well. It's getting ripped out soon so I will show pictures of it before that happens. Currently, some unknown red substance is leaking through the tile in the shower and dripping down the wall.
We call this the Death Pit. It is presumably a fish pond that has walls about 6 inches thick. C took a sledge hammer to it and didn't even dent it. It collects water and debris and animals (dead and alive) and is a great place to breed mosquitos. C poured a gallon of bleach in it yesterday but there are still things wiggling around in there. The plants look fairly decent in this photo take from the porch but by the time we moved in, they were so over grown that they all had to be ripped out. We used the slash and burn technique for this. The ground is practically bare now. There were also quite a few little lights and wire fences in this area. They have all been removed as well. They just kept getting tangled up in the weed wacker, trimmer, and chainsaw - items that were essential for the removal of the jungle that appeared in the backyard.
The basement was known to have a little problem with leaking. C believes that he has solved that problem. He has rerouted all of the downspouts into the appropriate locations (they were actually not even connected for some unknown reason). The basement is dry now. The walls were painted black and there was a room in this spot at one time. We don't know if the room was used for storage or imprisonment of "beings". Just kidding! Anway, it's long gone. C has now put up the forms for new walls and a new door. This will be our family room. Those pictures will be posted soon.
That's all I'm going to post for tonight. We have alot of catching up to do on this blog but I'm sure it will be updated and done before the house is finished. Thanks for stopping in!
