A strong start to the framing.

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Well the framers came and got started today. They got almost all of the floor joists into place. Tomorrow they should knock out the subfloor and make good progress on the walls. This evening I printed 24×36 copies of my floor plan at FedEx. I hope that They will be able to follow them okay. I will be there every day to answer any questions they might have. I will certainly be a lot less stressed once the framing is completed. I am really getting excited though. The views towards both the front and back are going to be amazing. Seeing the house start to really take shape is very encouraging. Hopefully Liz and Luke will be able to come visit as soon as the framing is complete.

A good day on the farm.

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I hit the road at about 5:45 this morning. It was nice to beat traffic and start working while it was still relatively cool outside. The morning was glorious and it was nice to look over the back field. As usual, the photograph doesn’t do it justice.

I spent a bit of time tidying up the job site and adding to my burn pile. I need to haul a bit of debris to the landfill, but first I must make some modifications to one of my trailers. My big victory of the morning came when I vanquished an old maple trunk at the front of the property. Unfortunately I didn’t get any before pictures, but below you will see it on the ground, and getting carted off.

The framers arrived this morning and put the sill plate on. I really liked the foreman. He is from Guanajuato, Irapuato, and speaks decent English. He is coming back with the rest of his crew on Tuesday. I am very excited about them getting to work.

After finishing at the farm I drove down to Pulaski to visit a building materials store. The drive was absolutely beautiful and very relaxing. I only stopped once for pictures, at a cool old church in the middle of nowhere. I am always stunned by how gorgeous Middle Tennessee is.

Pretty field.

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This one is not too far from the farm. There were two different types of flowers in bloom – one scarlet colored the other a lavender shade. It was really pretty. Hopefully soon I will start riding my bicycle through this area and really being able to enjoy the scenery.

The view from the back.

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I did a bit of tractor work today, and went into the back field for the first time in ages. The view from the very back corner was pretty cool. It was neat to not see the road and it made the property seem huge. There is more slope back there than I realized. It will be fun once the field is mowed and also once the goat sheds and pens are built.