Pergola all set for next year...

I don't know if everyone felt that this summer was a really hot one, but we certainly did.  In fact, there were times in these summer months that we really couldn't use our deck on the back of the house  because the boards were so hot your feet got burned if you were barefoot out there.

Well we decided to do something about it and got a pergola built.  We originally talked to a contractor about getting it built way back in early September, but their schedule didn't allow them to get to us until last week.  And what a week it was.  They started to work early in the week when the temperatures on Monday and Tuesday were in the mid- to upper 70s (got two rounds of golf in !!).  Then they got rained out for a day, and then had to work on it as the temperatures fell to the upper 40s.   They finished today with winds gusting to upper 30 m.p.h. and temps (wind chill) at 28 degrees.

Not only did we put up the pergola, but we also expanded the deck a bit to all ow us to move the deck table and chairs around a bit and expand the seating area.  

Anyway, they did a real nice job and I think it will be a very welcome addition come next summer.

The worst part of this was how it altered Bailey's routine.  She had to change her route to get out to the yard to do her business.  We took her by the collar out to the yard, and brought her back, but we could tell it took her out of her comfort zone.  Now that they are done she is getting back to her old routine so things are getting back to normal.

It will be interesting to see how this does in its first winter -- which might not be very far away.  With the hurricane off the east coast, we were getting the winds of the winter half of the "perfect storm"  and there was actually a short period of snow flakes and drizzle this afternoon.  So we'll see.

Winter either bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail.  (Proverb)


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