The porch

Larisa called ~ noon, having left work early with the crud we moved from our house to the Avens.  "Well, the porch is down."

You might also notice the missing cedar tree.  Or, you may notice the trunk of that tree on the foundation of the front porch.  Losing the trees was a really big deal for all of us.  But the trunk or roots were way too close to the current foundation (and as we've found already in the house, have likely served as major supports in the foundation) and would have likely suffered during the construction of the new foundation..  The front cedar was the last choice to make. . . We thought we could save one of the trunks, but no such luck.  So I talked to Greg Bolton.   He's acquired some tools and skills.  Much of the wood may become a bowl or trolling plug.  And he's given some leads on mills to break down the logs to lumber.

So if anyone has advice on a variety of tree to put on the west front of the property, we're taking suggestions. We've got ~6 months to decide.