New Roof (104/365)

TIME: 6:05 pm

PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Shingles

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We had a new roof installed today - well, partial, they are coming back tomorrow to finish.

HH had shingled the roof back in 2014 - recently though, we had some leaks appear in SD's newly plastered bedroom ceiling and in the kitchen.  Try as we might, we could not figure out where they were originating.  We decided to suck it up and hire some professionals to tear it all off, repair any boards, install a barrier and a roof vent and lay down new shingles.

Overall, it wasn't as expensive as we anticipated, but still...I hate spending that kind of money.

Frost Gradient (012/365)

TIME: 7:40 am

PLACE: Looking out the 2nd floor bathroom window
SUBJECT: Frost on shingles

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A bit frosty this morning.

Thankful I don't have to scrape my car windows in order to commute to work.

Shingle Snow (035/365)

TIME: 5:40 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Snow on garage roof

Supposedly this is just a tiny preview of what is to come on Tuesday evening.

I’m good if this is all there is.

Mind the Gaps

TIME:  6:45 PM
PLACE:  Attic
SUBJECT:  Gaps in the roof

Did I mention that we are redoing our roof? 
The storm gods did.
They laughed at our apparently pathetic tarp-laying ability.
They put on a big drip-party very late last night – resulting in me getting about 3 hours of sleep before my 10 hour work day.
You never realize how many gaps are in your roof until the shingles are off.
*Sigh*
Sealing and repainting two bedroom ceilings have now been added to the never-ending household “to-do” list.

Snow On The Car Roof (341/365)

“There may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly”

Proverb quotes

TIME:  8:09 AM
PLACE:  Driveway
SUBJECT:  Snow on the car roof

We woke up to just a slight bit of the white stuff sticking to outdoor objects this morning.  It didn’t stay, thank goodness.  I am sooo not looking forward to winter weather.  Who wants to move to Rio with me?

Contrails (298/365)

“…Or maybe you're laying back on a lawn chair somewhere watching
Contrails disappear from the sky.”

Richmond Fontaine. "Contrails." Lost Son. Cavity Search Records, Portland, 1999. CD.

TIME:  11:27 AM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Contrails

A very lovely, breezy, warm fall day with bright blue skies.  I was able to spend some time outside, enjoying the weather as I was spray painting StellaDella’s Halloween costume (it involves cardboard and lots of duct tape…there will definitely be a photo of it in an upcoming post).  I’ve read that if jet contrails are longer and wider than normal, it will rain. Contrails are partly composed of water vapor, and the more moisture there is in the air, the longer and wider the contrails will be.  We are supposed to have rain tomorrow, so it will interesting to see if this holds true.

Clouds (308/365)

“See, I am the whitest cloud that strays
Through a deep sky:
I am your senses' crossroads,
Where the four seasons lie.”
 
Philip Larkin (1922-1986), British poet. "Mythological Introduction."

TIME:  5:03 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  The sky

Lots of sunshine, fluffy white clouds and a gorgeous blue sky today.  I ran errands (bank and grocery store), did laundry and put away all the Halloween decorations.  Still didn’t get everything done that I wanted to.  I attribute that to the fact that I’ve been feeling achy all day.  I hope I’m not coming down with anything  - that would stink.

Moss-Greened Roof (254/365)

 
“Old Rover in his moss-greened house
Mumbles a bone, and barks at a mouse.”

Walter De La Mare (1873-1956), British poet. Summer Evening (l. 3-4). FM. Fellow Mortals; an Anthology of Animal Verse. Roy Fuller, comp. (1981) MacDonald and Evans Ltd.

TIME:  2:43 PM
PLACE:  Jarrot Mansion, Cahokia, IL
SUBJECT:  Springhouse roof

This morning, MB, SD and I helped in creating an outdoor classroom at their school.  Then, after we had MB and SD hosed down, the family traveled down to Cahokia for the Jarrot Mansion Special Anniversary Open House.  The mansion was originally built between 1807 and 1810 by Nicholas Jarrot, a native of France who made his fortune in land speculation (records show he owned as much as 25,000 acres in the area!).  Jarrot’s home is one of the earliest examples of Federal style architecture in America.  The property was placed on the national Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is in the process of being historically preserved.

Sky, Cloud And Roof (127/365)

 
“I watch the clouds as I see them
in pomp advancing, pursuing
the fallen sun.”

Denise Levertov (b. 1923), Anglo-U.S. poet. "Clouds.”

TIME:  7:30 PM
PLACE:  Outside
SUBJECT:  The sky, a cloud & a roof

We were supposed to have strong thunderstorms today, but it appears they skipped over us.  We did have some darker clouds roll in along with a temperature drop in the mid-afternoon.  The sky was a pretty blue this evening and the setting sun lit up portions of the cloud formations.