Backyard Improvements – IV

More raised beds! She liked the look of that first one we bought three more. This is the placement she has decided on.

These come in the gray color in only the 2 feet by 4 feet size and she really, really wanted a 2 foot round one. No problem. We ordered three more 2 foot by 4 foot beds and then assembled them as a 2 foot round, a 2 foot by 4 foot and a 2 foot by 6 foot bed. The result was exactly the look she wanted. Just took a little thinking outside the box.

Starship Moves Ever Closer to Launch

Earlier this week SpaceX conducted a Wet Dress Rehearsal on a fully stacked Starship as it continued to move ever closer to the first launch of the the world’s largest rocket. It doesn’t look it but it is 395 feet tall and has 5,000 tons (10,000,000 pounds) of liquid fuel and oxidizer loaded into it.

Backyard Improvements – III

A Puzzling Puzzle

Christmas present from our daughter, The Tower Bridge in London which we walk across on a Sunday morning every time we are in London. There was a problem with it and it took some time to figure it out, and no, it wasn’t a missing piece. (There are many more pieces in a tray not shown in the photo.)

All assembled,

The puzzling part wasn’t a missing piece, it was an extra piece. But in the end, trial and many errors resulted in all the pieces in the right place. Having enjoyed it so much we passed it on to a puzzle loving friend who has also visited London.

Backyard Improvements – II

A metal raised bed instead of the wooden raised beds we have built in the past.

Bought from Amazon. From what I could gather reading the questions, answers and reviews on this and other metal raised beds, this particular brand would satisfy our needs well enough.

The square is 16 inches on a side, and the assembled bed is 2 foot by 4 foot. Hopefully it will be that good things come in small packages.

Contents of the box. The small package containing the 48 bolts and nuts used to assemble the panels can be seen inside the panel wrapping at the nine o’clock position.

Assembly instruction sheet.

Tools needed for assembly. Note the nuts are square instead of hex so a pair of pliers works best to hold them. My new drill made it so easy!

Assembled and in place, or at least this was the place where she thought she wanted it at the time.