Images from outside over the last lil bit

Last summer seems forever ago and winter just keeps hanging on! Here are a few great shots from last summer though. We had our whole house painted so you’ll notice some before and after shots. While that was happening we had the ultimate in sleeping outside where we moved our outside bed from where it normally sits… (see below) to out on the main deck for a week. ( 3rd photo). It was delicious and beautiful to literally sleep outside under the stars. Shooting stars and a full moon and the whole 9 yards… Mother Nature really pulled out all the stops. Now, in what feels like the 6th month of winter, we are finding ourselves actually choosing to sleep INSIDE many a night, the wind and blowing constant snow just haven’t got us excited to tuck in outside. Sobriety and a desire to not suffer on purpose may also have something to do with it. ;)

Recently we added a hillbilly cold plunge (aka. stock tank) to the deck as well and have started enjoying the benefits to cold water. We are working our way up to 2 minutes each… but dang, 32 degrees will change things for you! I’m looking forward to it warming up a smidge outside so that walking out to the darn thing isn’t the worst part.

I’m hoping to do a better a better job of updating this year. We will be starting seeds and other goodies for the garden soon and Erik has built an underground root cellar that I have attached a few preliminary pictures of here too. As that progresses I will most definitely share more photos because it is super cool. The plan is to grow so much food we need to overwinter/ store a bunch of it. And with the cellar this should be no problem. Stay tuned!

Sometimes it’s like the whole sky is on fire.

Room with a view.

A little before and after shot.

The beginnings of the mine shaft that goes dowen to the cellar door. The cellar door is pretty cool too. I will have to wait til we get electric down there to take a picture, but it is the door to Erik’s old beer fridge, since that was no longer needed. :)

The foundation and hole Erik dug to start the whole process. The skid steer definitely comes in handy on a daily basis.

All of the wood he used to build the Root cellar was used from Habitat Resource. I think the whole thing might have cost $140. He’s a crafty fuck, that’s is for sure.

Not a bad view as we soak in 32 degree water.