I wrapped-up a 4-day weekend yesterday by spending much of the day with Faith at The Great New England Airshow. The other days were spent working on the garage project so, I have pictures to share but few words.
This may become the pattern for the next several weeks. With good weather, I am planning to schedule long weekends to work on my garage. Three or four days of construction is enough to complete a significant chunk of work, but after that, it’s nice to get a break.
Speaking of breaks, that’s what you’re catching today. I have some pictures from my walks with Maddie, and update or two on the garage project and a teaser from the airshow. You can catch the story in the captions.
I hope you have a wonderful week, and, as always, thanks for visiting No Facilities.
These two have declared a temporary truce, since they both have a peanut.
The inner rafters have been added and the roofs hvae been covered (just to keep the structure dry).
The top has been “flattened” – The remaining structure will be added after the hoist is moved, so the structure won’t get in the way.
That’s a WWII battle flown Spitfire performing at the Great New England Air Show.
This baby bunny in in our yard. This is waht you see when you sit with Maddie.
Maddie and I are walking quietly around the bunny.
It rained overnight. That means water drops.
That’s a WWII Spitfire being chased by a WWII era P-51 – the Great New England Air Show.
Sometimes, a Blue Jay steals the squirrel’s peanut.
“Thanks for the peanut!”
Heading home.
Maddie sees it – she knows we’re going the long way today.
“We’re going the long way around the park.”
Bunny!
They are heading south, but they look a little disorganized.
No clue, but pretty.
“Mmmm, I got a peanut.”
The old playground, when kids moved and toys were stationary.
The construction is looking great. I imagine Maddie had a perfect weekend with you home extra days and a visit from Faith. Life is good at the Antion household. :-) But, I can’t believe I wrote three times the amount of words you did today. What the heck is going on. :-) Hope you have a great week Dan.
Thanks Judy. It was a very good long weekend. Thanks to the Editor’s changing my roof plans to a simpler design, I am farther along than I had planned. The airshow was fun, and Maddie had several walks, several “sits” and she got to cuddle with Faith. She didn’t even get up for her meds this morning – slept right through. She got up to say goodbye to me, take her pill and then she crawled back into her crate.
I was tied up during my usual writing times. I hope to catch up tonight and tomorrow night, but I have plans both evenings after work, so you might see some short posts from me.
Wait until Wednesday, GP. We had a little bit of wildlife that was putting the emphasis on wild, while we were walking.
These guys can be a pain sometimes. One of the squirrels started climbing up my ladder – while I was on it! I was trying to explain that my tool bag is for tools, not peanuts.
Nice! It looks like you had a productive AND fun long weekend. That’s great. I just love those black squirrels. I love air shows even more. Our first year in Florida we caught a great one, which was an annual event. The next year, no show due to lack of financial support. 😞I hope your week is great! Love your photos.
Thanks Cheryl. I’ll have more photos from the airshow to share at the bar on Saturday. It will probably take me that long to sort through them.
The black squirrels are finally catching on. They’ve always been so skittish, it was hard to get a peanut to them. Now, they’re nose to nose with the gray guys and the blue jays.
This airshow is every other year. They skipped a few when the base was on deployment missions to Iraq, but we’ve gone about 10 times. Muriel remembers carrying a diaper bag, so we started Faith off early.
The Thunderbirds were performing late in the afternoon. We decided not to stay, Four hours in the sun on the tarmac was enough for us. We did see a smaller precision flying team that was pretty cool. Lower level than the TBirds, and slower, so I might have some decent photos.
If you’re into air shows, there’s another reason to visit WI. In a couple of weeks, the annual EAA kicks off in Oshkosh. I haven’t been to it in many years, but it’s a fun event for families and airplane nerds.
The project looks great and it appears Maddie had plenty of the outside and Faith cuddles. Have a good week, Dan.
Thanks Ginger. Maddie had a great long weekend. We had to coax her out of her crate (an hour late) to give her her medicine. I took her outside, but she looked at me as if to say: “you go to work, I’ll pee later.” I took her back in, and she crawled back in her crate and went back to sleep.
I am fascinated by the way sprinklers look in the rising sun – I’m glad you like it, too.
I will be interested to see how you are going to feather in and match the shingles on the roof overhang. A good reason to buy a little extra on every shingling project.
All the shingles are coming off, and the framing of the soffit “should” be even with the roof rafters. I’m planning to cut out several sections of sheathing and replace it with sections wide enough to cover the soffit – to add a little extra support from above.
The Blue Angels had their airshow here over the weekend. Parking lots on the beach were full by 5:15am. That blue jay has quite a mouthful–does Sammy know what’s going on?!
We avoided the heavy traffic this time, because when we left, it was raining. The rain had stopped by the time we got to the gate. We didn’t stick around for the Thunderbirds – but we stayed for just over 4 hours. That was enough. It was over 90 degrees and very humid, and there’s no cool place on the tarmac.
The blue jays fight for the peanuts. Sometimes, the squirrels can’t find them right away, and the Jays swoop in and steal them. If the squirrels bury a peanut, a blue jay will come and dig it up.
Thanks Janis. I do hope to transform the garage into something that looks good next to the house, instead of the eyesore it has become. This project is long overdue, so I’m glad to make some progress.
I’m loving your project pictures almost as much as the Maddie ones! Like knitting, it amazes me how we can take this thing and that thing and do this stuff with it and BAM! make something new. Simply amazes me.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the progress pictures, Marian. Hopefully there will be a regular supply of them from now, well into the fall. And, I won’t forget to include Maddie pics.
My daughters took Dad to our air show for Father’s Day. While he enjoyed being with the girls, and liked seeing the airplane acrobatics, I had to laugh when he commented to me privately that air shows aren’t as much of a treat now that we live half a mile from the airport. Had the air show been in Buffalo instead of Niagara Falls, we could have walked to it!
Ha ha – that’s funny. We live about two miles from BDL, which also houses an Air Guard base and an Army repair depot. Still, there something about being able to walk up close, go inside and see these things fly by at 500 feet off the ground.
Hi Dan – lovely range of pics and photo-news … enjoy the building time and achievement of finishing off things … and then the relaxation … cheers Hilary
Awesome photo of the sprinkler on the flag, Dan. Love the Spitfire! Where was the airshow? Now, if only I knew how to include a photo into this comment, I could show you the Spitfire in my yard. Gotta ask those Happiness Engineers… 🙂
You have a Spitfire? I had a ‘79 Spitfire until 2010. One too many hobbies, it had to go. The airshow was at Westover AFB in Chicope. Every other year.
Ha ha – that’s funny. Ok, so I jumped to the wrong conclusion. My Spitfire was a British car. Yours is a Navy plane (and a fine one at that) wind spinner. I recall seeing a Hellcat at the Intrepid Museum in NYC
I have a video of the Spitfire and a P-51 acting out various WWII missions. Both planes were active in WWII. The Spitfire flew 116 missions. I’ll post that later.
You didn’t jump to the wrong conclusion. I just gave you sketchy information that could be interpreted different ways! I knew would love the fun conversation.
The P-51 shortened the war in Europe by being able to escort the bombers on their raids into Germany. I’ll look forward to that post.
The flight deck of the Intrepid is unbelievable. Well, the entire museum is unbelievable. That’s the ending of Part 5 tomorrow. Lots on the post. Part 6… you’ll see.
Dan, great photos! Your animal family always fun to see. So you’re the “peanut man” today. Amazing how the squirrels pose for you. Your garage project is coming along nicely! Amazing Maddie’s pics a must. Makes me smile. Happy week! 📚 Christine
In South. Calif. was a great airshow every year. Now I live N. in the state I have not investigated if there’s one (maybe because the one down S. was outrageously good!
Sounds like great weekends – what’s your garage project? Even though we’re retired, our weekends are always busy and we probably get more done in 3 days than all week long.
Hubbies last massive project was to clean out the garage, so our (then) next car could be in the garage – wife said hurrah!
I am so glad they haven’t removed those animals from the park. These are the signs of summer, including the construction. We’re working through the project. I appreciate your support and good wishes.
The garage project needs to be done, and will allow me to focus on inside changes that will give me more workshop space. I love working with my hands, seeing progress as opposed to telling myself I’m making progress (which is always how work feels).
That turtle in the park was sure checking you two out! The walks around the park, the aerial attractions of both types of birds look fun to me, and the garage project looks like it’s coming together really well. Can’t wait to see the reveal!
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The construction is looking great. I imagine Maddie had a perfect weekend with you home extra days and a visit from Faith. Life is good at the Antion household. :-) But, I can’t believe I wrote three times the amount of words you did today. What the heck is going on. :-) Hope you have a great week Dan.
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Thanks Judy. It was a very good long weekend. Thanks to the Editor’s changing my roof plans to a simpler design, I am farther along than I had planned. The airshow was fun, and Maddie had several walks, several “sits” and she got to cuddle with Faith. She didn’t even get up for her meds this morning – slept right through. She got up to say goodbye to me, take her pill and then she crawled back into her crate.
I was tied up during my usual writing times. I hope to catch up tonight and tomorrow night, but I have plans both evenings after work, so you might see some short posts from me.
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You know I loved seeing the Spitfire, but I miss having wildlife stop by when I’m outside. At least I get to see it here and at Derrick’s place.
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Wait until Wednesday, GP. We had a little bit of wildlife that was putting the emphasis on wild, while we were walking.
These guys can be a pain sometimes. One of the squirrels started climbing up my ladder – while I was on it! I was trying to explain that my tool bag is for tools, not peanuts.
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I know he understood that too. But sometimes those guys just have to see for themselves.
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Nice! It looks like you had a productive AND fun long weekend. That’s great. I just love those black squirrels. I love air shows even more. Our first year in Florida we caught a great one, which was an annual event. The next year, no show due to lack of financial support. 😞I hope your week is great! Love your photos.
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Thanks Cheryl. I’ll have more photos from the airshow to share at the bar on Saturday. It will probably take me that long to sort through them.
The black squirrels are finally catching on. They’ve always been so skittish, it was hard to get a peanut to them. Now, they’re nose to nose with the gray guys and the blue jays.
This airshow is every other year. They skipped a few when the base was on deployment missions to Iraq, but we’ve gone about 10 times. Muriel remembers carrying a diaper bag, so we started Faith off early.
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The Blue Angels are always my favorites. We had some stunt planes too which are a lot of fun.
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The Thunderbirds were performing late in the afternoon. We decided not to stay, Four hours in the sun on the tarmac was enough for us. We did see a smaller precision flying team that was pretty cool. Lower level than the TBirds, and slower, so I might have some decent photos.
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Awesome!
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It amazes me how calm the wildlife is around Maddie. But then she is pretty calm herself.
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I think the word is out – This dog is no threat – unless you’re a cat. She barks and growls and pulls to try and get to a friend’s cat.
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If you’re into air shows, there’s another reason to visit WI. In a couple of weeks, the annual EAA kicks off in Oshkosh. I haven’t been to it in many years, but it’s a fun event for families and airplane nerds.
The project looks great and it appears Maddie had plenty of the outside and Faith cuddles. Have a good week, Dan.
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Thanks Mary. Maybe when I retire, I should just become an airshow bum and travel from show to show.
It’s funny, while growing up, I always thought ‘Oshkosh’ was a place my parents made up for when we got lost or when us kids came home late.
Maddie had a good long weekend of walks and sits, capped off by a visit from Faith.
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‘When kids moved and toys were stationery.’ Love it. So true.
Maddie must’ve been in her glory having you home for a long weekend, but getting to cuddle with Faith was a real bonus.
Great pictures today, but the one that catches my eye is the sprinkler.
🔹 Ginger 🔹
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Thanks Ginger. Maddie had a great long weekend. We had to coax her out of her crate (an hour late) to give her her medicine. I took her outside, but she looked at me as if to say: “you go to work, I’ll pee later.” I took her back in, and she crawled back in her crate and went back to sleep.
I am fascinated by the way sprinklers look in the rising sun – I’m glad you like it, too.
Have a great week.
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I will be interested to see how you are going to feather in and match the shingles on the roof overhang. A good reason to buy a little extra on every shingling project.
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All the shingles are coming off, and the framing of the soffit “should” be even with the roof rafters. I’m planning to cut out several sections of sheathing and replace it with sections wide enough to cover the soffit – to add a little extra support from above.
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The Blue Angels had their airshow here over the weekend. Parking lots on the beach were full by 5:15am. That blue jay has quite a mouthful–does Sammy know what’s going on?!
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We avoided the heavy traffic this time, because when we left, it was raining. The rain had stopped by the time we got to the gate. We didn’t stick around for the Thunderbirds – but we stayed for just over 4 hours. That was enough. It was over 90 degrees and very humid, and there’s no cool place on the tarmac.
The blue jays fight for the peanuts. Sometimes, the squirrels can’t find them right away, and the Jays swoop in and steal them. If the squirrels bury a peanut, a blue jay will come and dig it up.
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Your pictures capture summer so well. Your project looks like it’s coming along and the additions will soon look like they have always been there.
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Thanks Janis. I do hope to transform the garage into something that looks good next to the house, instead of the eyesore it has become. This project is long overdue, so I’m glad to make some progress.
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I’m loving your project pictures almost as much as the Maddie ones! Like knitting, it amazes me how we can take this thing and that thing and do this stuff with it and BAM! make something new. Simply amazes me.
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I’m glad you’re enjoying the progress pictures, Marian. Hopefully there will be a regular supply of them from now, well into the fall. And, I won’t forget to include Maddie pics.
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My daughters took Dad to our air show for Father’s Day. While he enjoyed being with the girls, and liked seeing the airplane acrobatics, I had to laugh when he commented to me privately that air shows aren’t as much of a treat now that we live half a mile from the airport. Had the air show been in Buffalo instead of Niagara Falls, we could have walked to it!
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Ha ha – that’s funny. We live about two miles from BDL, which also houses an Air Guard base and an Army repair depot. Still, there something about being able to walk up close, go inside and see these things fly by at 500 feet off the ground.
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Hi Dan – lovely range of pics and photo-news … enjoy the building time and achievement of finishing off things … and then the relaxation … cheers Hilary
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Thanks Hilary – I do enjoy the work, so it is a vacation for me. To get away from a computer and a desk for a few days is worth it.
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Awesome photo of the sprinkler on the flag, Dan. Love the Spitfire! Where was the airshow? Now, if only I knew how to include a photo into this comment, I could show you the Spitfire in my yard. Gotta ask those Happiness Engineers… 🙂
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You have a Spitfire? I had a ‘79 Spitfire until 2010. One too many hobbies, it had to go. The airshow was at Westover AFB in Chicope. Every other year.
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Conversation with hubby. Enjoy!:
You told Dan we had a Spitfire?
Well, yes I did, because we do.
Jennie, it’s not a Spitfire.
What?? It’s WWII plane.
Yes, but it’s a Hellcat.
Oh.
A Spitfire is British. A Hellcat is American, and Navy.
(Yes, he was a Navy flyer.)
Did you tell Dan it was a real Spitfire?
Not exactly.
Not exactly? He knows it’s a big wind-spinner, mounted on a post, right?
He does now.
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Ha ha – that’s funny. Ok, so I jumped to the wrong conclusion. My Spitfire was a British car. Yours is a Navy plane (and a fine one at that) wind spinner. I recall seeing a Hellcat at the Intrepid Museum in NYC
I have a video of the Spitfire and a P-51 acting out various WWII missions. Both planes were active in WWII. The Spitfire flew 116 missions. I’ll post that later.
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You didn’t jump to the wrong conclusion. I just gave you sketchy information that could be interpreted different ways! I knew would love the fun conversation.
The P-51 shortened the war in Europe by being able to escort the bombers on their raids into Germany. I’ll look forward to that post.
The flight deck of the Intrepid is unbelievable. Well, the entire museum is unbelievable. That’s the ending of Part 5 tomorrow. Lots on the post. Part 6… you’ll see.
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Dan, great photos! Your animal family always fun to see. So you’re the “peanut man” today. Amazing how the squirrels pose for you. Your garage project is coming along nicely! Amazing Maddie’s pics a must. Makes me smile. Happy week! 📚 Christine
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Thanks Christine. Yeah, I’m the peanut man. But only in our yard. I don’t toss them in other yards in case peanut issues.
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I’m glad you said teaser on the airshow. Looking forward to more. I thought maybe the Geese were part of it.
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Ha ha – those geese were clearly not part of a precision flying team. It’s going to take a while to sort through the photos.
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I’m patient. How long? Huh huh huh?
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In South. Calif. was a great airshow every year. Now I live N. in the state I have not investigated if there’s one (maybe because the one down S. was outrageously good!
Sounds like great weekends – what’s your garage project? Even though we’re retired, our weekends are always busy and we probably get more done in 3 days than all week long.
Hubbies last massive project was to clean out the garage, so our (then) next car could be in the garage – wife said hurrah!
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Was that the airshow at Miramar? I attended that show in 2002. I twas amazing.
The garage project involves replacing the shingles, installing new windows, a new entry door and vinyl siding.
Getting cars in the garage, especially in the winter, is essential here.
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I LOVE that giraffe in the park! Sprinkler shot is great! So summer! I hope your busy weeks are happy, or at least productive ones! :)
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I am so glad they haven’t removed those animals from the park. These are the signs of summer, including the construction. We’re working through the project. I appreciate your support and good wishes.
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:)
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I adore watching those Blue Angels! Envious. Sounds like the garage project is a perfect way to spend some extra time this summer.
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I love being up close to these planes.
The garage project needs to be done, and will allow me to focus on inside changes that will give me more workshop space. I love working with my hands, seeing progress as opposed to telling myself I’m making progress (which is always how work feels).
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Nice rabbit rump and squirrel tummy. You got skillz with your camera. Have a happy week. I like your long weekend idea…
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Thanks! I like rabbit rump – we normally call them bunny butts, but sometimes, it’s the side they show you.
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You deserve a break or three, Dan. Loved the photos. That little black squirrel is gorgeous. Hugs.
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Thanks Teagan. Those guys are just so cute :)
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It’s Friday and I’m reading your Monday post. Gives you an indication of my week 😏
Happy Friday, Dan, and good luck with the ongoing roof project! … and great photo the blue jay. They are hard to catch!
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Thanks Joanne. I hope your week has been a good kind of busy.
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It has 🙂
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Love vintage aircraft, Dan — especially from the World War II era — so I’m looking forward to any other pics you can post from the air show!
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Hang on one more day, Paul.
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That turtle in the park was sure checking you two out! The walks around the park, the aerial attractions of both types of birds look fun to me, and the garage project looks like it’s coming together really well. Can’t wait to see the reveal!
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Thanks! We do enjoy our walks. I am making slow but steady progress. I’ll be at this for a while, but I’m enjoying it.
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