We have finally begun the renovation of the front room of our house. Work began in January 2011 with purchase of material. Over the course of the months the floor was cut and finished off-site, while the bulk of the molding was being worked by hand in-house. Installation began in April 2011 with painting and patching, followed by removal of old carpet and padding, as well as the existing baseboard and casing. The floor is 3/4″ Rotary cut Hard Maple Plywood custom-cut into widths from 4″ to 18″, then tongue-and-grooved and nailed down over 1/2″ homasote.

Descriptions of individual components accompany the images. (iPad/iPhone version)

Scissor-tailed Fly Catcher, Austwell, TX -- Photo by Art Drauglis

Art caught some amazing pictures while we were down in Texas.  This is just one of several awesome shots he got of this bird.  You can purchase prints of this one at ImageKind, or just admire it over at Flickr!

First ever --- Scissor-tailed Fly Catcher, Austwell, TX -- Photo by Art Drauglis

Hovering, in ground effect -- Scissor-tailed Fly Catcher, Austwell, TX -- Photo by Art Drauglis

WIP: Custom Made Chopsticks Box by A. Drauglis

Work in Progress: Custom made chopsticks box made out of cherry wood.

WIP - Kate's Bench - By A. Drauglis

Cherry bench with three storage cubbyholes. ~51″ wide, 18″ high, 17″ deep

Frolicking Baby Lion - Photo by A. Drauglis

The National Zoo has started letting it’s seven new lion cubs out in public view. We, the wife and I, stopped by recently for a look.

Carrots at the Brattleboro Farmers Market - Photo by A. Drauglis

You may have noticed that Art is a great photographer.  He took this shot at the farmers market in Brattleboro, VT when we were on vacation there in 2009.  The cool thing is, his wife isn’t the only person who thinks he’s a great photographer.  His photography is getting noticed by a lot of others.  For example, this shot was selected by the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund to be part of the cover art for their “Farm to Plate Strategic Plan,” which we think is really awesome!  Not only that his photo was selected, but for something we so whole-heartedly support (We’ve been CSA subscribers for 10+ years and are active farmers market shoppers).

You can see a lot more of Art’s photography on Flickr, and in case you really love it, you can even buy professionally framed prints on ImageKind.

Urban Fox - Photo by A. Drauglis

One of three (possibly four) Red Fox that I saw roaming the golf course on Hain’s Point in East Potomac Park, Washington, DC.

More pictures? But…of course!

Pileated Woodpecker Photograph by Art Drauglis

Probably the closest I’ve ever gotten to a Pilaeated Woodpecker!  Took this at Fort Washington Park in PG County, MD.

2010 Favorite Photographs Taken by Art Drauglis

I take a lot of pictures, but these are my favorites of 2010.

1. Barnacles, 2. Red Ghost, 3. O HAI, Olaf!, 4. Downy Mulleinpecker, 5. Up close and personal with a Mountain Chickadee, 6. Fawn, 7. Waiting for lunch, 8. Who needs warblers when you’ve got rabbits?, 9.The frog correctly surmised that I was NOT a heron about to stab him for lunch, and remained still, 10.Ferocious Bear! Run for your life!, 11. Marge Simpson Morel?, 12. It’s easy being green when you’ve got a shady pond to hang in, 13. Self-satisfied box turtle is…., 14. Gangsta Lean, 15. Night of the Lepus: “Ahhh! Ahhhh! Help! He’s got me!”, 16. Over the top, 17. Now adding some shrugging and paw curling, 18. Hinge detail, 19. Lotus Flower, 20. Female American Wigeon

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Come see me at at the Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival, Building C - Booth 9. Click on the image to go to the Festival Map

I’ll be back at the Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival for my last show of the season.  The festival is October 9-10, 2010 and the times are: Saturday 10-5:30 ~ Sunday 10-5.  I’m back in the cement buildings this year, Building C — Booth 9.  You can check out the festival map on the event website to see where that is.

The festival takes place at Claudius Crozet Park in Crozet, VA.

Hope to see you there!