A Deck, A Deck, My Kingdom for a Deck!

I am so pleased about the transformation of the church interior. Here's a nice photo. There's still a lot to do and there is barely a stick of furniture but I still think it looks great.

This is what I saw when I went back to the patio doors.

Watch out! That step is a doozy. So the old deck has been completely removed. Then, our mason John, removed the crumbling brick in the back foundation on the north side (remember, I had replaced the front foundation in October of 2010) and made it all nice and dry and sturdy with cement block.

When I walked to the south side of the church, I saw this:

That little Bobcat is what helped clear that whole passageway, the length of the church. When I got closer to the machine, I saw that there were at least 6 different ways to seriously injure yourself while using it.

I made it a point to stay away from it. I'll leave Richard, our earthmover/landscaper, to it.

When I returned back to the church last weekend, David had started putting in the joists and underframing. Here's the beginnings of my new deck:

I had a fantastic job of moving this many bricks with that little wheelbarrow:

But at least they are off the front "lawn" and we might be able to start planting something soon.

Moving a ton of bricks was a drag but that evening's sky made it all worthwhile. Here's the view from what will be the deck on the north side of the house.

Hudson Valley. Yessssss.