vacation pics

With my father, I recently was able to visit my brother John and sister-in-law Vicki in Las Vegas. These are a few photos from our trip to sites in Nevada and Arizona, and include Red Rock Canyon NRA, Valley of Fire State Park, Mount Charleston, Meteor Crater, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

fence

Here is a photo of the completed new fence in the front yard. The fencing extends from the garage to the back of the house.





















The dogs seem to enjoy their new play area...

new trailer

We recently bought a decommissioned US military trailer on e-bay. We've been wanting a trailer with excellent off-roading capabilities that can be towed behind the Land Rovers. We also considered purchasing a popup camper, but most that we looked at could not handle the rough roads of our property in Canada. This trailer seemed to fit our needs. Eventually it will also house a removable tent camper conversion.





This is the "before" photo showing the trailer as we received it. In the photo below, you can see that Brad painted it to match the 109 with the appropriate British military stenciling and stickers. The 101 will also eventually be painted the same color. An American military trailer towed behind British military vehicles... well, at least we're allies, right?














We will eventually need to replace the trailer's tires and to hunt down a spare as well...













Obviously the 109 (pictured above) is fully operational. As far as the status of the rest of the antique vehicles...





Brad is waiting on a fuel filler hose and some miscellaneous parts for the 101 from the UK. In the meantime, he has begun to remove the body in preparation for some serious cleaning, painting and Wax-oyling, among other tasks.

And, yes, the exhaust system is on the list of items to be replaced. This blowout of the muffler was very interesting to see...

The MG is waiting on some parts from Moss Motors...

And the back of the 88 is serving as an impromptu tool bench right now. The 88 is fully operational, but it has taken a backseat right now to other projects.

new deck construction

Earlier this summer, Brad began the construction of a deck outside our kitchen. This was placed in the now-flattened area where I excavated in the fall. The unfinished new fence can be seen in the background, and the 19th c. summer kitchen is to the immediate rear of the house.























Since these photos were taken, the deck has been floored and stained. We still need to finish some landscaping around it, and will eventually add steps and a railing on three of its four sides.

NYC photos

These are a few NYC photos I took last winter/spring when I was working in Brooklyn... I can't get enough of historic bridges.