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Spiral

Built this staircase from scratch - tried to do the math ahead of time to determine the shape of the helix handrail, gave up, and …

This was taken immediately after a strong thunderstorm that produced 50+mph winds and 1″ hail. Pretty gracious ending to a violent storm.

We call it “the barn”, it’s really “the excuse”.

Each May the color shows up, checks in, and stays for 60 days

The first column of the first wall… two years later, I’m still building.

It never ceases to amaze me the visuals you get during the construction process… I’ll look and say “wow, that’s cool.”

This little guy is one of the first things to bloom each spring.

There are 51 windows in the “the barn”. My goal was simple - even when inside, I wanted to be outside.

What’s for dinner?

I think that this was a sign that I might actually finish the project - I’m still waiting to see if it will come true.

There is no time quite like it (since I don’t get up to see many sunrises). I’ll sit and wait for that moment when the …

I built the barn by myself (and some free volunteer labor now and then) - only the slab was poured by a crew. The Egyptians …

This is Rocky (named after the ranch). He’s my buddy - been there to help the entire way.

Grandpa and Dustin working hard to bend each other’s ear.

This is hard country - an inch of top soil and then solid rock. It’s not much good for anything productive, that’s why I’ve settled …

It’s been nicknamed the cathedral, man cave, Llanolot (apologies to King Arthur). In actuality it’s just “fun”.

This is Sawdust - betcha can’t guess how she got her name. Lost her recently, after 15 great years.

The storms out here are amazing. They roll in from off the lowlands, take a brilliant blue canvas, and begin to paint.

It’s not much, but it sure is comfortable at the end of the day