tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298579122024-03-12T21:48:17.674-05:007301 ava: agave . . .. . . the story of building a modern home in agave: austin, texas . . . and living in it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29857912.post-80760160014715797522013-10-15T16:35:00.004-05:002013-10-15T16:35:49.548-05:00Not done, but at least we've moved in . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the kitchen - some color!!!!</div>
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Living, Dining, Family room view</div>
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The solid hardwood Hickory flooring is going in!!</div>
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Floors started going in late today, countertops scheduled for on Friday!</div>
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This week = Trim and Flooring<br />
Next week = countertops, paint, backsplash<br />
week after = wallpaper, lighting install, appliance install, front door, touch up<br />
9/26 - MOVE IN!<br />
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All body parts are crossed!<br />
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Here are some pictures from this week:<br />
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Both at the house and otherwise, sorry for the lack of updates. Biggest thing is that the kitchen cabinets were installed this past week. Here are some recent pics . . .</div>
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And here are a couple panoramas . . .</div>
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In addition to opening the main floor living space we're also opening up a small bedroom downstairs to serve as the kids living space/gameroom. Popcorn scraping, tapping and mud to come this week! Here are a few pics of the process thus far:</div>
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BEFORE: View from Front to Back of downstairs area:</div>
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After: Same view (pay no attention to the hole in the floor, that will be gone soon :-)</div>
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BEFORE: from main floor looking downstairs:</div>
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AFTER: Same view:</div>
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Well, we're finally on to a new home project, it's a remodel of a 1969 split-level home in the Highland Hills area of Austin. We doing some pretty extensive remodeling before moving in - new floors, new kitchen, opening up some walls, skimming the walls, new paint and all associated plumbing and electrical. Here are a few pictures of the remodel progress thus far!</div>
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Today (much of the wall on the left will be closed in again for the new kitchen cabinets)</div>
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With heavy heart, 7301 Ava is up for sale!<br />
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Listing information can be found <a href="http://www.redfin.com/TX/Austin/7301-Ava-Ln-78724/home/31396501#main">HERE</a><br />
A Virtual Tour can be seen <a href="http://tours.twisttours.com/public/vtour/display/100677">HERE</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the area that needs shade:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioia-XablehjY5CU8fZkSbDH5Lfq8QXk8l0DAB1N77IkNaIb12pXNnT50vZ24C6eiAhr1OhcURXEYy8KGNq-Y4gPKfMWXkCyHVv-TY2cd-OVZQBs8RF3bevdomJsSP_oYj6tKu/s1600/IMG_4683_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioia-XablehjY5CU8fZkSbDH5Lfq8QXk8l0DAB1N77IkNaIb12pXNnT50vZ24C6eiAhr1OhcURXEYy8KGNq-Y4gPKfMWXkCyHVv-TY2cd-OVZQBs8RF3bevdomJsSP_oYj6tKu/s320/IMG_4683_2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This design incorporates I-beans and metal square tubes or angle iron which would look cool, but makes it really heavy and expensive. Also not sure the cantilevered I-beams would work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrwvYvdcxVyf96hMdRo9rW192K3dbHrUQYQfZiJrArRiYFefMB4wxWbah79QnvjTWuKPnIwv_a1oNz4FNePy6DS0eGTsqElyUznFdxKET_FDF0-307xuACb5n05ekpFpmpNRg/s1600/I-beam+shade+structure.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrwvYvdcxVyf96hMdRo9rW192K3dbHrUQYQfZiJrArRiYFefMB4wxWbah79QnvjTWuKPnIwv_a1oNz4FNePy6DS0eGTsqElyUznFdxKET_FDF0-307xuACb5n05ekpFpmpNRg/s320/I-beam+shade+structure.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like this one a lot as it's minimal in appearance but may not be up to holding off the wind - unless we drilled holes in the existing patio and sunk the steel posts well below grade - that makes this MUCH more expensive :-(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygead78Jq-8Lf3bJ8rggwxARhK-WACn78JIAQg64dsxudqsuyJEM2jacpvAxQDr9uRokymUdczpy3cHG-F8JgIRdHqDuhXqqEf-laOR7pSWERiF2nolVeGNB0XTEDe7lqz8AV/s1600/shade+structure+2+12x12+Arizona+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygead78Jq-8Lf3bJ8rggwxARhK-WACn78JIAQg64dsxudqsuyJEM2jacpvAxQDr9uRokymUdczpy3cHG-F8JgIRdHqDuhXqqEf-laOR7pSWERiF2nolVeGNB0XTEDe7lqz8AV/s320/shade+structure+2+12x12+Arizona+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSv6XUGAO7PP307D6Hnudu0lWUaa-9i2muoQssG9me5yT_VV0al7PgzaVVjhJ1_JbZ8W7CF8XuCNAdpNzPyz2IdOSzjwBwnfvXWpHY12jG1U9hk51m3aw8vmyLu-jd_kywaQX/s320/state+of+the+hood7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566998905481826386" /></a><br /><br />Spring is fast approaching and agave is indeed alive and well. Be sure to check out the Austin Modern Homes tour this weekend - two agave homes are on the tour: http://www.modernhometouraustin.com/homes.html<br /><br />New houses being built and numerous large scale home improvement/landscaping projects have been undertaken by a bunch of current residents. Here are a few highlights from a walk around the hood today:<br /><br />A couple awesome landscaping projects:<br />Ryan's House:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_Sv-2t31RDUcw3oePuLhxaOqdsk0uJvjmql8tSA5pbd7-HNKuV0mxiCiujdRh0anm0G0SQ2JtrqtbrDqTZdJWdQpkuItBsv3uYe0PUc3Lw0D205ZtwfkoMUGiBeabjcvoGdA/s1600/state+of+the+hood2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_Sv-2t31RDUcw3oePuLhxaOqdsk0uJvjmql8tSA5pbd7-HNKuV0mxiCiujdRh0anm0G0SQ2JtrqtbrDqTZdJWdQpkuItBsv3uYe0PUc3Lw0D205ZtwfkoMUGiBeabjcvoGdA/s320/state+of+the+hood2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566992920103533458" /></a><br /><br />Nam's House<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUUEfzTVWQgCshl0n-yEk3n-0A9ZBEj-JtkXA94iZPvCIINjCsGVzCpfzgBMNVnRobakd5W2IQDMCHwjrXMeOSAZE_e8rjb8Z7nzeq8q4F02hJ7vnqgvidEiqhPDtjgHM8KO4/s1600/state+of+the+hood3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUUEfzTVWQgCshl0n-yEk3n-0A9ZBEj-JtkXA94iZPvCIINjCsGVzCpfzgBMNVnRobakd5W2IQDMCHwjrXMeOSAZE_e8rjb8Z7nzeq8q4F02hJ7vnqgvidEiqhPDtjgHM8KO4/s320/state+of+the+hood3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566992922457929954" /></a><br /><br />And here are a couple recently completed houses on Ava Lane east (another is in mid build on Agatha Circle):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaUfQSJWD4LXcCeSq-eYxY957_mlAswzDL_Vyki5S4jKv2YPaYCpEQm2DMxX7EB-Zp_JITeslFj4i-rhQLdDG34OavacASlToGNrjoEdcIuqVSot6DYrSPgFlMRj6Avq7bbgh/s1600/state+of+the+hood5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaUfQSJWD4LXcCeSq-eYxY957_mlAswzDL_Vyki5S4jKv2YPaYCpEQm2DMxX7EB-Zp_JITeslFj4i-rhQLdDG34OavacASlToGNrjoEdcIuqVSot6DYrSPgFlMRj6Avq7bbgh/s320/state+of+the+hood5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566992932331571506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho23NmLc6QdcWICf4oZPOMhQy1L8A0g3-66s-6IJbHaxpxtnkGhhxRo51QJ3OcsJmN2ZHzdDt8vSX9u78PpMs3HV5D9RH-c5U8woLShFJER3wc-347Q3ORPd32Oox4akd6iJwX/s1600/state+of+the+hood4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho23NmLc6QdcWICf4oZPOMhQy1L8A0g3-66s-6IJbHaxpxtnkGhhxRo51QJ3OcsJmN2ZHzdDt8vSX9u78PpMs3HV5D9RH-c5U8woLShFJER3wc-347Q3ORPd32Oox4akd6iJwX/s320/state+of+the+hood4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566992927631985122" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29857912.post-4776333565237904082011-01-14T14:12:00.003-06:002011-01-14T14:15:35.478-06:00Happy Holidays . . . a little late!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjDKWvrXkuAxizZRMoMQ31c5H6RvVrZjiPVoaeGOk0vQenW3Aq99e0zk4iuyOtCDFYGRltY59_irt0tTBr49_zcmZgnpIAjBrxswqLKA4ZushA1-on38YwIWI06KdJvAmzmek/s1600/DSC_0113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjDKWvrXkuAxizZRMoMQ31c5H6RvVrZjiPVoaeGOk0vQenW3Aq99e0zk4iuyOtCDFYGRltY59_irt0tTBr49_zcmZgnpIAjBrxswqLKA4ZushA1-on38YwIWI06KdJvAmzmek/s320/DSC_0113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562137619214196658" /></a><br />Gotta take all the new led lights off the house now, but it's too cold!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29857912.post-49180027474973618272010-05-21T13:38:00.001-05:002010-05-21T13:55:03.325-05:00Bamboo . . .Just like our friends Kim and Becca at Rain Lily Design (linked under "cool stuff" on the sidebar) said, the third year is the charm for bamboo - it started growing sideways and this year, all of the sudden, it goes vertical - YEAH! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1cf8re63zyxduCVe-CIIhup9W81dY3lKdeejH3eRPtC5Hn1O-_d-8GnQptb8hVqNpv6IGWF8h-rJYBRYhIBWPUXe27J9goJVfFA9jfLMyVaA44VyVo46PwBCJWgV9r8EpERI/s1600/backyard+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1cf8re63zyxduCVe-CIIhup9W81dY3lKdeejH3eRPtC5Hn1O-_d-8GnQptb8hVqNpv6IGWF8h-rJYBRYhIBWPUXe27J9goJVfFA9jfLMyVaA44VyVo46PwBCJWgV9r8EpERI/s320/backyard+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473795397699452386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMMQL6-hAk6IvQHHOOcWg_ZcubbhNifaUs0v6yU41k7SAQOI3FY-MFN3nEBBBuyUFZ1y0l2ubtpkVMYFf5_1BTeuakd_ZAjLqg09mh3Bzkrw-dcL25op99iJNGsH-20Jo4cDl/s1600/bamboo+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMMQL6-hAk6IvQHHOOcWg_ZcubbhNifaUs0v6yU41k7SAQOI3FY-MFN3nEBBBuyUFZ1y0l2ubtpkVMYFf5_1BTeuakd_ZAjLqg09mh3Bzkrw-dcL25op99iJNGsH-20Jo4cDl/s320/bamboo+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473795394130917634" /></a><br />Just for kicks, here's a shot from 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v2uKooq_frswqSVYDOnhJJXBlrK_9pAsAjhI7cnPDNgzcuvjUX8nokWF8CydMh3T0vkkMcZryP5sJAQJMAS04vCSAptD4nSq03JhYuxvGbvfzIi8yB4jKhm0SG2UfG2rDkm3/s1600/fire-bamboo.JPG.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v2uKooq_frswqSVYDOnhJJXBlrK_9pAsAjhI7cnPDNgzcuvjUX8nokWF8CydMh3T0vkkMcZryP5sJAQJMAS04vCSAptD4nSq03JhYuxvGbvfzIi8yB4jKhm0SG2UfG2rDkm3/s320/fire-bamboo.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473797891739872290" /></a><br />Plantings around the pool are really coming iin nicely as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ37Cm-zh7MZW1YcE62PiAhSJCAmyGRfhG4iKhneJNNYS9fwrXsnnYEAu90wR-SMvmfOmlXapsxDLqe2Wvo_Ti_fqWKN9Fl97qTDhbbV7p4rVWsfqNAK_YgtFmLG1IUIGLCeVz/s1600/pool+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ37Cm-zh7MZW1YcE62PiAhSJCAmyGRfhG4iKhneJNNYS9fwrXsnnYEAu90wR-SMvmfOmlXapsxDLqe2Wvo_Ti_fqWKN9Fl97qTDhbbV7p4rVWsfqNAK_YgtFmLG1IUIGLCeVz/s320/pool+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473795381091851218" /></a><br />Oh yeah, and finally got the remaining solar screen (the ones 10 feet off the ground) and ceiling fan installed on the porch too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a43n4nkV8fR-QsAmKD3tIqqZ-Ohhop6T2x4JsqFyw9P6BgOzBOpOkRRfmTWdU3L0jBPV8mT9dH1QO1LCQedpRJ90lKKsYxB-CHjLDN_rR1WrvjglsGypN8gKBNIjXFteD2g2/s1600/screen:fan+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a43n4nkV8fR-QsAmKD3tIqqZ-Ohhop6T2x4JsqFyw9P6BgOzBOpOkRRfmTWdU3L0jBPV8mT9dH1QO1LCQedpRJ90lKKsYxB-CHjLDN_rR1WrvjglsGypN8gKBNIjXFteD2g2/s320/screen:fan+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473795375536900514" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29857912.post-57532197185513135112010-05-13T10:56:00.000-05:002010-05-13T11:04:10.034-05:00Wildflowers . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhTaM_lTvwTY7GEIBcbtXAAAh_-eAcK4qJBvRJYzaGeHnHyF9MkAayiY378LPFyVeY40Or8ZL6ObxcU8V0OJNGV1CI8BMvJ6u3cugbMjImib2ZpB3hWHy08C5CMTB9vd2LV-R/s1600/back+effect+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhTaM_lTvwTY7GEIBcbtXAAAh_-eAcK4qJBvRJYzaGeHnHyF9MkAayiY378LPFyVeY40Or8ZL6ObxcU8V0OJNGV1CI8BMvJ6u3cugbMjImib2ZpB3hWHy08C5CMTB9vd2LV-R/s320/back+effect+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470785287891750818" /></a><br />The wildflowers have been beautiful this season, albeit later than last year. Unfortunately the weeds have been pretty healthy too!! Here are a few pics from the richest area of our back yard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZLFGq_gvDescatx5q0BQ6b-56oBnQ5uTNObF5_7LdKj6VqIXwPTTisM9OGXvu0Sw_QFP0uPxFPbPW1zt_1pVhsPPup3c55s0ubfk4JhKjmRH2wK1DqelgteeucBJ4wLFdQd6/s1600/back+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZLFGq_gvDescatx5q0BQ6b-56oBnQ5uTNObF5_7LdKj6VqIXwPTTisM9OGXvu0Sw_QFP0uPxFPbPW1zt_1pVhsPPup3c55s0ubfk4JhKjmRH2wK1DqelgteeucBJ4wLFdQd6/s320/back+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470785095218717442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uqnorPVBpqptSGC7eRPKvOB8KdRkr_Fsm0S-ZlbBTA65_5t_CZujIW6BpTPg3Vx8oCgdAg8lXQ9T2kF-YZq_qqhobLekfp3tIdQlGcEhiYzfMRZ1r8g2bLr_Pnq708i7LGH-/s1600/back+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uqnorPVBpqptSGC7eRPKvOB8KdRkr_Fsm0S-ZlbBTA65_5t_CZujIW6BpTPg3Vx8oCgdAg8lXQ9T2kF-YZq_qqhobLekfp3tIdQlGcEhiYzfMRZ1r8g2bLr_Pnq708i7LGH-/s320/back+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470785094167999394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM5R4Vs2kCAUnKKxMMMitlBlwKNzoo9vO1LSRcwoMkGzsuVbzTJqLQ-gfV0qrq47Xj-edn_04kXtCVNeL0uRVMJR9chaMzjAQSgoUSxBxlaySV2Cnw_qVUulkk2gWXFpCgETA/s1600/back+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM5R4Vs2kCAUnKKxMMMitlBlwKNzoo9vO1LSRcwoMkGzsuVbzTJqLQ-gfV0qrq47Xj-edn_04kXtCVNeL0uRVMJR9chaMzjAQSgoUSxBxlaySV2Cnw_qVUulkk2gWXFpCgETA/s320/back+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470785084390642658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l5hMbLFSqSeqmtqBX_legupkkzwsCFGgFyKOqgcNn3jfQiKLZel5pNERHG63wJli0pXzdByPLpnsHGstQ7YswI3Gq6kmMbK42x1O95ByfgDMoL0RiG9LqkyCF4DFdsIoVriI/s1600/wildflowers+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l5hMbLFSqSeqmtqBX_legupkkzwsCFGgFyKOqgcNn3jfQiKLZel5pNERHG63wJli0pXzdByPLpnsHGstQ7YswI3Gq6kmMbK42x1O95ByfgDMoL0RiG9LqkyCF4DFdsIoVriI/s320/wildflowers+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470785074046946242" /></a><br /><br />A lovely, hand picked Mother's Day Bouquet from the yard . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d3i3kJVLJY4o8Z_vFiteJUNPpDedtKnkORwZGyiQBdUg7_oWK0TvHX64bsfg68UJa46geRvqHDs8BvTFWv7zQgintx-JwBZFZjIC6e8mJe-SLsiROOZ4kKXzaPeuNrc-GJ02/s1600/mothers+day+flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d3i3kJVLJY4o8Z_vFiteJUNPpDedtKnkORwZGyiQBdUg7_oWK0TvHX64bsfg68UJa46geRvqHDs8BvTFWv7zQgintx-JwBZFZjIC6e8mJe-SLsiROOZ4kKXzaPeuNrc-GJ02/s320/mothers+day+flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470785065915756866" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29857912.post-21970526493323476352010-04-22T10:09:00.000-05:002010-04-22T10:37:37.920-05:00solar screens and more growth . . . life is good in agave!We thought for sure our soft leaf yucca was done for after the harsh winter (and being run over by a car earlier in life), but it's alive and well! Also moved some plants in our front planting area and added a few feather grasses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uRHeh2FOThBMqWPF2xDfzCCTgqIR5u0q1a1cTgQ7Jip3OnxLZ5DoTQat6uq01RTSPjLTOFXsUYHI2KHgFzOQwhXn_9cQrHxewQBiR13oBocEmtjdM3_NeS38MSM4TF-Ry1mg/s1600/yucca+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uRHeh2FOThBMqWPF2xDfzCCTgqIR5u0q1a1cTgQ7Jip3OnxLZ5DoTQat6uq01RTSPjLTOFXsUYHI2KHgFzOQwhXn_9cQrHxewQBiR13oBocEmtjdM3_NeS38MSM4TF-Ry1mg/s320/yucca+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462981014782073826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz-sd8NZixjeHZs_Msb-p0LnGJ6KF-M0tjl0m2EinjvgYAGvKGwaoJ8pStmOf6QtbfeewjexxJDEig10kVxvVdroMHkTAiIR053tU6FonWh1x0bRqlFP8R-pR2iSHBlGb7ylk/s1600/yucca+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz-sd8NZixjeHZs_Msb-p0LnGJ6KF-M0tjl0m2EinjvgYAGvKGwaoJ8pStmOf6QtbfeewjexxJDEig10kVxvVdroMHkTAiIR053tU6FonWh1x0bRqlFP8R-pR2iSHBlGb7ylk/s320/yucca+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462981023546472466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgikfQIISd83dFefjUD2cB32noTLfOE6lU1rhysJobM63yat8oamlL6fC21ap9k2vxlyPgORjvoFnbru-c25KOOo5xda0KmidBa6N1OEN_2F5cPcTRf2jmq4kCcLqYY593wohL/s1600/triangle+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgikfQIISd83dFefjUD2cB32noTLfOE6lU1rhysJobM63yat8oamlL6fC21ap9k2vxlyPgORjvoFnbru-c25KOOo5xda0KmidBa6N1OEN_2F5cPcTRf2jmq4kCcLqYY593wohL/s320/triangle+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462981024797666050" /></a><br />We're also trying to control heat gain on the west side of our house in as cost effective a manner possible, so we're replacing all the screens on our porch with solar screen (only the middle and bottom screens on the 3 left hand panels have been replaced in the pic below). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTkl63cPQIEQzot4bwE9A2sWArIR-mNkjHnx1cKZFMgyjSriXXToN2LzDp2dz5mWNZFFJNQ4wjOz_cq2rQwafsPV9w4f7AKFPlG6pcb5b30FVoJo65V1_JhOMws1J9BEt4oIC/s1600/screen+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTkl63cPQIEQzot4bwE9A2sWArIR-mNkjHnx1cKZFMgyjSriXXToN2LzDp2dz5mWNZFFJNQ4wjOz_cq2rQwafsPV9w4f7AKFPlG6pcb5b30FVoJo65V1_JhOMws1J9BEt4oIC/s320/screen+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462984462942259954" /></a><br />We're using Suntex 80 on the bottom portion but will probably go with Suntex 90 on the top panels (the number indicates the % of UV blockage) . . . that is once I rent a ladder tall enough to get to those darn things! The 80% screens already make a nice difference, but when we hit June, July and August, having the 90's up top will be worth the slight loss of view. You can see a big difference between the original screens - still in place up top - and the Suntex 80s on all the middle and bottom portions in the pics below:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLJgsPD7KKROvLYc7u64oL1c1U5uDtILhhFleOltIf1mn_8MHaibGCzX6bRkKrQYTfJm2pYuBbh1J978zb7fb8x2YnxlaSl7c9EikKZBvFFmSLTA85oz4x34yzM8lu_7r9bd-/s1600/screen+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLJgsPD7KKROvLYc7u64oL1c1U5uDtILhhFleOltIf1mn_8MHaibGCzX6bRkKrQYTfJm2pYuBbh1J978zb7fb8x2YnxlaSl7c9EikKZBvFFmSLTA85oz4x34yzM8lu_7r9bd-/s320/screen+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462981000623611906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZs8ZFJvTeLGNryMkCq3O3Yk76KJikiNYCHlwZ4O4sLwHhdmIOmci8efV3uiXfvkhstnwD3kAVBrCBENtWAmM4XEF1JUfK9JCGqET10tltNvhFhEMuPdTgtt5M3niRa7y_F-Y/s1600/screen+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZs8ZFJvTeLGNryMkCq3O3Yk76KJikiNYCHlwZ4O4sLwHhdmIOmci8efV3uiXfvkhstnwD3kAVBrCBENtWAmM4XEF1JUfK9JCGqET10tltNvhFhEMuPdTgtt5M3niRa7y_F-Y/s320/screen+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462981004003204882" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0