We have a new project underway here at home – a carport! Our builder said it could be done this winter if we got the concrete work done as quickly as possible. So Rick put together some plans, we got our building and land use permits, and it was off and running by mid-November.
Nov 16 - pouring the foundations
It snowed for the first time, and was really really cold that week – but the excavator managed to get the back-filling done just in time to protect the concrete foundations after they had set for a few days:
Nov 20 - piers in the snow
They started the framing just before Thanksgiving – brrr!
Nov 23 - begin framing
And yesterday, with more snow on the way, they had a boom truck come and place the beams, plus one of the upper walls that they framed up on the ground. They would have liked to have the other wall up too, but the boom truck came a little early.
Nov 29 - a wall is up!
It has been snowing here all day and they are taking a break.
We spent 4 nights on the Coast for Thanksgiving with family and some nice visits with various friends. It was cold and a little dreary in Seattle, so no pictures. But on our way home from Anacortes on Sunday we were able to take the North Cascades Hwy for probably the last time this winter. It was an easy drive and quite beautiful, especially in the Washington Pass area around 3:30 pm. I leave you with some scenes of early winter….
Just west of Washington Pass
Looking east from Washington Pass
Looking back at Liberty Bell
A ridge southeast of the pass
Twisp of Fate 
Beautiful pictures Katie