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That is a Picture of our new House. We moved in August 1999 and love it. We kind of outgrew the yard in Pottstown and wanted a little more room for the dogs and of course ourselves. We also wanted some room to run, play in the woods, watch the wildlife, and be by ourselves. Well, so far this is the perfect retreat, so far we have seen deer, turkey, great horned Owl, and a plethora of the standards, like Chickadees, tufted titmouse, gold finches, 3 different wood peckers, Hawks, squirrels, chipmunks bunnies and stray cats. There is also an unidentified stray canine I am curious to find out if it's domestic of wild. The previous owner also saw Bear. In the above picture I can be seen entering the house, and that's Chloe running at you. Cas is on the sidewalk heading towards the door I am holding open. And my Mom is bent over scratching Bumper. That road in the front is the driveway. I will have to add to this page as I get more photos. The main reason this site is in such need of repair is that we are spending a ton of our time converting this house into a home.
Outside of all the animals we also enjoy doing a
little gardening. Here is a picture of the Clematis on the side
of our house, and a close up of my favorite flower a Columbine and a
close second an Iris.
Here is a butterfly
I had to chase into the neighbors garden before I could get it's picture. We
also have a family of Wild
Turkey living in the woods, they are fun to watch.
We also decorate for the holidays like Halloween and Christmas. And here
is a closeup of
those pumpkins the front porch another year.
Here is the Gang
in front of the Christmas Tree.
I didn't know where else to put this picture of Lake George, but I
like it so much I had to add it.
Here are some long
awaited New Photos! (as of 8/22/02)
First off here is a view half way up the driveway
in late winter.
Here is a look back
down the same area in the early spring.
Once at the top of the drive, here is a shot of
the house as of March ’02 with it’s new paint and the replacement of the
screened porch completed.
Here is a photo of a recent
forest fire that burned 150 acres of the Blue Mt, about 3-4 miles east of
our house (8/02).
Back to the yard, some plants are doing OK even though our attention has been
elsewhere.
Here is a Crocus. I love this variety of Bleeding
Heart and can highly recommend it.
Here is a Hibiscus
bloom, it’s inside here, but the plant goes outside in the spring.
Some of the critters we have recently seen are Turkey, lots of Wild Turkey
frequent the yard. Not only under the bird feeders,
but in the front
yard too. One of my favorite
sightings was a Pileated
Woodpecker. Among others, here
is a Garter Snake
I found. Also, we have our share
of Toads.
Well, I finally got off my ass and decided to add the
finishing touches to the kitchen.
Here is a before
picture of the kitchen. It was
taken just before tear down. It
was the painted version, I think there were 4 different colors of paint on the cabinets. And yes, all four colors showing at the
same time:) The room was ripped
down to the studs. Hell some studs
were removed too:) After that,
here is the finished
result as of 3/16/03.
After the first significant snow fall of 2003, I snuck out before anyone was up to get this shot.
Well here it is, I was
asked enough. But I still can not get a picture of Denise, and the ones I do
have are not up to her satisfaction. So my ugly mug will have to do for know.
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Jeff
Dietsch Last updated 07/23/02