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Three Eastern White Pines
A stand of three mature and stately Eastern White Pine trees watches over the back lawn, driveway and woodlot (shown here in the context of the garden shed). The lowest branches are about thirty feet from the ground, so even … Continue reading
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A shade model of the whole property
After several false starts with handmade terrain and paper plot plans, I’ve discovered Google Earth Terrain. Downloading this data for my neighborhood has enabled me to adjust the model so the parcel boundaries, fences, trees, roads and neighboring structures all … Continue reading
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Dame’s Rocket and Bittersweet Nightshade
The botany books and Internet searches have helped to identify two more wildflowers in the backyard: Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) and Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). Dame’s Rocket is “prohibited” in Massachusetts due to its non-native invasive behavior. (It that sounds … Continue reading
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Chelidonium and Garlic Mustard
It’s Spring and flowers are beginning to bloom in the back yard. Flowers provide one of the easiest ways to identify a plant. I now know two of the plants that are filling up the woodlot by name. One has … Continue reading
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The model grows up to the rafters
Tonight I finished the framing all the way to the top of the house and added the back porch. The below two images show the framing alone and then the structure with walls filled in. Next, I’ll finish modelling the … Continue reading
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Archaeology under the staircase
In the back corner of the front hall closet, I discovered a small square section of the wall that had been cut out and then nailed back together. I pried it out and peered into the space below the staircase … Continue reading
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Modeling the first floor’s structure
With the foundation and its framing in the SketchUp model, there’s something to hold up the first floor. So I’ve modelled the floor (including holes for heating vents), the framing of the exterior walls and the interior walls (see below). … Continue reading
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Modeling our building using Google Sketchup
Our property’s value is split unevenly between the land and the house — the land is worth much more than the house. On paper, at least. To the people who live on the property, though, the house gets the lion’s … Continue reading
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Rectifying local maps from 1876 and 1881
Barbara, our neighbor who has lived here for several decades, very kindly invited me to photograph two of her historic maps of this locality, one from 1876 and the other from 1881. The maps show roads, buildings and significant topographic … Continue reading
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Unearthing more old jars and bottles
Many more jars and bottles have followed the initial discovery, all coming from the same, but now larger, 3′ x 3′ section of the woodlot, shown below. Below are a few examples of unbroken glassware with design patents imprinted on … Continue reading
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