The west side of the house is done!!!
YAY!
And the south side was finished last night after supper. Terry had to come help on a couple of scary (for me spots).
Now all that is left is 3/4 of the east side (with a very scary part surrounded by the metal roof…I don’t know if I can do all threes sides of that upstairs jut-out! I just don’t know. I can do the east part, by hanging out the window…the two sides will require I am in a safety harness. That alone has me trembling in my flip-flops.
Then there is the north side of the house…sigh!
Double sigh!
It is the tallest part of the house and the steepest. Terry doesn’t even like working up there. The scaffolding will work on part of it….I just have to get my head around the whole process before I can tackle the front of the house.
Today I’m taking the day off. My painting arm is exhausted so is my back and my knees. One day off will do me good. 🙂 Besides we always take of Sunday…a day of rest.
One nice thing is it hasn’t been hot. Lovely cloud cover most days, OR the day starts out sunny then the rain clouds come in cooling everything down.
Sure has been nice…roof tops are HOT and so are blinding white houses.
As Red Skelton used to say as he closed off his show: “May God Bless [Good Night]”
Your friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I don’t envy you at all with the painting of those high sides of the house. Be careful, and enjoy your day of rest.
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Thanks, George! It’s nice to have such a day!
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That is a lovely and scary view from the roof. It does trigger my altitude sickness though.
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Mine too…I can’t look down…horrible!
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I always like the different view from up high. I’m cared of heights but I climb the grain in just to look. Good luck.
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Oh, you are very brave. I don’t if I can help it!
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*grain bin
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I knew what you were saying 🙂
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What a pretty picture of the bird! Is that a meadowlark? It looks right but the body seems s bit too long.
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Hi, Debbie it is a Bullock’s Oriole isn’t he a beauty?
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Naughty girl. Linda! Flip flops being worn on a roof!!! That is
a bit dangerous.
Progressing so far nice and slowly – no need to rush,
and rest taking is advisable.
The top photo is a bit mischievous! Take a good “gander”
at it and think – “where have I seen something like this before”
as I look down from the roof.
Maybe it is my vivid imagination, but standing on the top of
a castle in Europe and looking down at the manicured gardens
of the gardens below – doesn’t the top photo have a similarity???
The ring effect and the corridors to the centre piece.
Cheers
Colin (Brisbane.Australia)
PS: The horrible cold snap from the south has abated
and normal winter conditions are back in place!
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Actually I go barefoot. That way I don’t slip and slide on the roof.
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It was neat having the rooftop view of your pretty plantings below Beautiful oriole too. I am surprised your arm wasn’t too sore to write this post! I used to paint our home (back in our other life) and I know how hard it is.
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My arm does get sore…and my back. I figure this is the last time in the rest of the my life that I will be painting the outside of this house!
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be safe.
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I’ve decided if its too scary it can just stay unpainted or Terry can paint it.
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Oh geesh, I wish this house painting was done!! You’re making me nervous. TAKE CARE!!
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ME TOO! Only a little bit more now………
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I loved Red Skelton. I remember laying on the floor in the living room watching him on the Motorola B&W square box every Sunday. He was one very funny guy
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Oh, ME TOO! I loved Gertrude and Heathcliff the two seagulls!
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Be careful! That is a great view of your wagon wheel garden! I don’t do heights well either:(
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I try not to look down, but sometimes the wood is where I need too….
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Linda, you are a heroine tackling such a challenge… My thoughts are with you in the hot and the height and the smell of paint… wish I could help you… take plenty of days of rest, it’s easier when you’re not tired out…XXX
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So very true…I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now…which is GOOD!
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Yikes!
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Roof tops are so hot! Good job on the painting .. So satisfying 😄
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Thankfully, it’s been cool. Sure has helped.
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