Adventures in Home Improvement: The Back Porch, Completed

So, two weekends ago, Randy put the finishing touches on the back porch. Here are some pictures of it that I took on Sunday.

Waylon thinks Randy is going to come through the door, and stares at it impatiently. Meanwhile, check out the roof! (and yes, that's a fire hydrant - don't ask)

A side view, looking up at the roof. You also get to see the trunk of our sad Arizona ash tree, which does nothing that backyard trees are supposed to do (provide shade, provide a good place for climbing, provide a limb for a tire swing....), but which is very good at overgrowing and messing with power lines, and shedding seed pods.

And this one is looking out from the back door. The sun was in a bad position for this shot, so I'll retake it at some point. But you still get the idea, and can see better the slab extension Randy did last summer/fall. Waylon is standing in a very familiar pose - this is his "why do you keep saying my name? I hear the call of the wild!" stance, which he takes when he's determined to stay outside despite being called in to eat or because it's freaking cold/hot/windy outside and we're not coming out to play anymore.

This back porch project has two more stages. One, getting rid of the plastic vertical blinds on the sliding back door (done) and replacing them with thermal curtains (done, on Sunday). Two, purchase a BBQ grill, for I have a tiny kitchen that becomes an oven in the summer.

Randy's done an amazing job with home improvement projects (among other talents!). I am everyday ecstatic and grateful knowing I married this man.