Joyful Sound

Today was a beautiful warm sunny day.  We are starting to see just a touch of green in the aspen today.  I am sure if you look closely you will see what I see.

The geen is actually there I promise.  The birch will be chartreuse soon but the oaks are slow and do take a while.  I love the architecture of the oak so I don't really mind their leafless state. 

The joyful sound today was three young men ripping lath and plaster out of the upstairs. Quite noisy at times but I am so thankful that I had no part in that job other to provide cold drinks.  This is what it looked like when they left.

The blue cloth is hanging out of the plumbing for the future bathroom

A view through the wall ( which is being removed) of my future studio 

 Before they started they very carefully boarded off the stairwell to protect the stairs and built a chute out a window. We put plastic up to manage the dust.  To my dismay when I went in to the bedroom this afternoon and ran my fingers on a flat surface this is what I found

I am trying to ignore the reality that this fine layer of dust is everywhere.  There will be no more lath in my life.  I would like to be able to say no more plaster dust but the mudder has to do his thing yet. 

We are sitting on the veranda. enjoying the sound of bird song, frogs croaking and the neighbours cattle bawling.  Time for a cup of tea.  Life is good!