Outside: The Yard

The step from the front porch down to the walkway became know as the "Step O' Death" as we worked the clean up.  The front yard has settled slightly (four inches?) and there is a tricky step up into the garage from the driveway as well.

The house is dry inside, so the roof still works.  The siding is faded, but intact.

Vines are Mother Nature's way of saying, "I want this property back."

The next owner of the house will have to take down the huge evergreen in the front yard.  Was this once one of our live Christmas trees?  Anyway, for now it does a great job of hiding the front of the house from the street.

The girls room window.

The dining room window and the back porch.

Then looking up from there to the other window in the girls room.

Side of the garage. The vine-encrusted chimney was the access point for our raccoon visitors.

Approaching the back porch.  If you sit here too long, you too will become overgrown.

The AC unit is intact but non-operative.  Dad said it hasn't worked in many years.  The next owner will have to install all new furnace and AC equipment.

The back porch door keeps out anyone over nine inches tall.