They had to call the county election headquarters before they let me vote. I had not made it onto the list of names at my precinct. Luckily I had brought the confirmation card I had received in the mail. They sure were nice there. We talked story while waiting for approval to let me vote.
The Iris blossoms are unfolding with each new day.
Most of them had not budded out before that last icy blast.
The assortment of colors is sure to be vast. There are patches of Iris spread over two acres of mountaintop. Short ones, tall ones, dwarf ones, Siberian kind, native kind, all kinds, living happily together in one large garden.
Another petal on my cabin has unfolded. The kitchen/bath interior wall is standing. In the top right, attached to the wall studs is the ledger that will hold the floor joists for the loft. On the bottom left, on the cabin floor, is the opposite ledger for the loft floor joists. That will be hung tomorrow, the joists put in and the rest of the combo kitchen/bath/living room wall built.
There are a lot of temporary braces and two overhead connections to pull and hold the walls plumb and straight. As more parts get added and the cabin gains its own structural stability, these temporary boards will come down.
The native Iris cristata that I planted last summer at the top of my drive has produced its first bloom. They not only survived, but multiplied, almost doubled in size.
There are some good signs for the future.
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Amazing irises. I like them all, but your cristata wins for simplicity and elegance. You have so view it in the larger picture size to really see it tho'.
I never go to the polling places anymore--always do it by mail.
Congrats on being a real tarheel now. We have found that there is a strong oral tradition in this part of the country. Eveyone that comes to the house has a story to tell, and wants to tell the whole thing, slowly and thoroughly. It is charming. Your cabin is looking good, do you stand in the rooms and imagine them finished with you living in there? Those are wonderful iris, so different than what we have, although we do have cristata. All lovely.
I think framing is the most fun part of house building. You finally get to walk through the house and a little bit of work can make a big change.
Yes, spring progresses. Now the irises move to center stage and the daffodils are a memory. And it looks like you are really make good progress on the cabin.
Here in Indiana, we also voted on Tuesday. It is nice to sign all the campaign signs finally come down afterward.
Hi Christopher - the cristata wins my vote, too. I'll never catch up on comments after being away, so this is the only one after reading your posts from the first 10 days in May. That hoe post for Carol was darned funny, I love the plants on your forest floor and am glad the walls are developing.
It's quite interesting to think of Obama being considered the first Hawaiian president rather than counting him for Illinois
In the conclusion of Hawaii, James Michener predicted the emergence of a future Golden Man. He thought this man would be a blend of many cultures and that this kind of person would be one of the most important gifts from Hawaii to the world.
Annie
Yes the Iris cristata is very cool. It is all of six inches tall, forms a nice dense mat, multiplies like crazy and is a native. The resident gardeners came home from a nursery tour with a white form and gave me a few starts of that one.
Yes I have been inside my cabin furnishing it and thinking about electrical, phone and cable lines and where I want them. I have the bed positioned in the loft and want to find a washer and dryer with all the controls on the front so I can have counter space above them.
Hope you had a good trip Annie. How interesting about Michener's Hawaii. People on the mainland don't realize how significant the impact of Hawaii is on who Obama is.
Of course Annie one must not dismiss the influence of the great state of Illinois.
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