First of November - Not exactly Iwo Jima, but something vertical at last!

The little house on Mott Street

The little house on Mott Street

9 November - Trusses almost done.

First of many eagle shots.

Leaving Mom to the nestwork.

Omen over Mott St.?

    It's a Double.

18 November 2010.Framed and taped.

Starting to look like the house we designed.

Whaddya mean "green"?

-Small footprint easier to heat/cool

-No dormers, turrets, crenellations, setbacks: limited indentations that leak heat

-Treated dense-packed cellulose insulation: R=60 in roof

-Andersen E4 "self cleaning" windows except:

-Pella sliding patio doors with built in blinds for no cleaning.

-Radiant floor heating both floors

-All natural gas: heat, water, stove, dryer.

-No oil tank

-No propane tank

-Roof garden on flat roof with additional insulation (R=12)

-No basement to heat or dry out.

-Roof rainwater captured.

Other nice touches:

-Washer/dryer on second floor, where the laundry is.

-Only four feet of hallway.

-All ceiling fixtures have exposed bulbs for easy changing and no cleaning.

-Programmable shower.

-Programmable doorbell.

-Ethernet throughout.

-LED lighting under kitchen cabinets.

-Mail slot in front door (No mailbox on street)

-Municipal water, trash service.

-No private community fees

-Short driveway - easy to clean.

-Concrete patio never rots or shifts.

-Real cedar siding (treated) instead of aluminum or vinyl.

-Eliminated numerous bills/vendors: oil, propane, phone, trash, plow

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Rooftop view (Takes a

couple of minutes to load)

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7 December: Spreading topsoil while wiring, heat and a/c being threaded inside. Deck/patio prepared for concrete.

American Bald Eagle flying aimlessly with spruce branch after nest destroyed by high winds 19 Feb 2011

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Densepacked cellulose insulation ready to  be pumped in

Female furious at losing nest and eggs:

What are you looking at?

Adding insult to injury:

Homeless and caught in a snowstorm.

Same day.