Hey there, Internet.
There’s but a week left in February and yet this is my first post of 2011. And it’s a picture post at that. Shame on me, the writer who never has time to write anything that isn’t for a client.
[Well... not entirely true. Check out my new food blog: Remember the Pudding.]
Behold the Great Fence Replacement Project of 2011:
BEFORE: This was in May 2010. In the background, you can see the old fence, which was precariously lop-sided. Panels would sometimes randomly fall out.
AFTER: The fence is no longer falling down. It now features a door to the alley and a trellis, which, with any luck, will fill out with luscious grapes, hops and beans that will help mask the eyesore that is my neighbor's never-ending roof project. Seriously, that tarp has been sitting there for going on 6 months.
A closer look at the door and the trellis.
Not fence-related at all, obvs. Today we took the dogs to Thousand Acre Park, an amazing dog area at the Sandy River delta. A thousand acres (duh) of off-leash trails: dogs are everywhere, pathways meander through meadows and puddles abound. A 20-minute walk brings you to the protected shores of the Columbia (excellent stick-retrieving waters). Anyway, this was the car ride home—they were (and still are) completely zonked.
Alright… this Presidents’ Day weekend is coming to a close and it’s time to hit the hay. Until next time, Internet!
3 responses so far ↓
1 Jane / MulchMaid // Feb 23, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Charp! Nice simple fence and great ideas for screening. Is this REALLY your back yard/garden? It looks like great sun and exposure for gardening of all types. Put the grape where it will mask the roof project: in two years you’ll have more coverage that you’ll believe!
2 mydogischelsea // Feb 23, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Thanks, Jane!!! It is my backyard/garden. I do get great sun, even though there is a very tall apple tree on the south side of the yard (you can see the branches in the first “after” photo”). In the summer when the sun is high, it doesn’t create any shade in the garden, which is awesome. (And of course in the winter it has no leaves… so the kale and parsley have been happy.)
3 mydogischelsea // Feb 23, 2011 at 10:53 pm
PS: thanks for the tip on the grape! I planted one in the back corner of the garden last year and it never made it up to the trellis. But now it will have two trellis options… can’t wait.