Working on the Stain Gang

As is Bruce's wont, we sang showtunes ... with slight variations ... as we painted the fence these past couple of weeks. Chiefest among the the soon-to-be broadway versions was his interpretation of "Chain Gang," entitled "Stain Gang."

Here, for your amusement is The Pretenders version.




The fence along the steep drop off has needed painting for a year or two, but you know how it is ... you convince yourself that you'll get to it "one of these days" and that turns into "one of these years."  This was the year.  Now, unfortunately, we can no longer purchase the oil base stains we've been using, so we're trying out an latex version to test its durability against the fence we painted on the other side a couple of years past.

It's not all been singing and dancing though, Bruce has been working on perfecting his high wire act as well .. kinda.

Bruce at the start of the project.  You can see how faded the headers are.  We eventually
removed them for painting as it was a lot easier and faster.  You can also see how clean
Bruce's pants are.  He's as messy painting as I am in the kitchen.  Creativity requires
a bit of chaos, after all.

Through the pergola fence you can see the neighbor's house roof below.

A climbing harness has been part of the daily suit-up for Bruce as we work on the lattice panels, since he's on the neighbor's 20 foot drop side.  When he puts the headers back on, he'll be working on the top of our fence, adding another 10 feet to the drop.  I'll be within listening distance, but I can't watch.  Besides, I often add advice, which he doesn't seem to appreciate at the moment I'm giving it.  :D

Have you been watching Continuum on television?  Season finale was an awesome ending in a true science fiction "wtf" sort of way .. will keep me wondering what's going on until the new season starts.  The website link is full of all sorts of things to keep you poking around and you can influence the storyline too.

I've got more garden pictures, if you're not tired of them .. sorry, but my garden is an absolute delight to me and I insist upon sharing it.  :D

More posts to come in the next few days.

[Edit:  update to fix typos]