Pictures from Telluride....

We had a great trip to Telluride. The skiing was awesome! They have had a record year for snow fall. It was a bit dicey getting there. The day before we flew in both of the two flights were cancelled due to weather. Plus the flight the morning of our trip was cancelled too. When we boarded they told us there was a 50/50 chance we would be able to land in Telluride. If the weather in Telluride was stormy, we would be diverted to Grande Junction and bused in. That would be a three hour sardine ride. But luck was with us, we were able to land. The first two days were cloudy, windy and snow for a storm was passing through. The last two days were beautiful - warm and sunny. My kind of skiing :)

Here's a black and white of one of the many mountain ranges you can see from the fist stop on the gondola ....

Water Gate....

The Big Build now has a Big Gate!

The weather has finally warmed up a bit in Texas :). Hence the winter/spring construction season has begun. The first project on our list is the pool gate. Here's a picture of the panels just after they were hung. We are very pleased with the project so far. We still have a few more peices to weld into place along with final grinding and buffing. Plus, the plan is to add metal planters on top of each of the stone columns. In these planters I think I'll plant agave. On the trellis I'm going to grow clematis - one of the long blooming deep red varieties.

The next major projects scheduled for this season are the 3m platform, a final coat of plaster on the pizza oven/smoker wall, the planter inside the pool area, steel doors for the cabinets in the pizza oven/smoker wall, the steps on the outside staircase, and a final coat of paint on the backside of the house.

Note the weather is warming up - sunny and mid 70s, so is the pool - 60 (it was 50 last week)! Soon we will be open for business ....