I'm loving your Instagram footage of the owl. I really hope you can nurse her back to health and freedom. Also, I admire the ending of this post. It's better to be honest and tell it like it is, rather than bend a narrative arc or force a metaphor.
Caulking actually is interesting. One piece of advice, though you may, !- be done for this year or 2- may have figured it out. We(union carpenters in northern Illinois) kept the caulk in a warming box, styrofoam cooler with a work light in it to make the caulk almost pliable. Nice gun btw!
"How does one make sealant interesting? How can I expand on preparing a home for winter when for many of you, it’s still warm?"
For me, this contrast is part of what makes it inherently interesting, even without any other connections.
Hope the owl does OK! I wonder if having one eye will be a problem for a hunter that relies so much on its big eyes, or if it will just adjust to the change in depth perception.
i rehabbed a pygmy owl in mccall that flew into the side of my car. hoping the saw-whet makes it through. congrats on sealing up the logs! have a cozy winter!
Oh my goodness! An owl! Last spring I read “Wesley the Owl” about a biologist who raised a baby barn owl with nerve damage in one wing. Since then I have been enamored with (by?) them. I hope your little one recovers. Are you planning on bringing him to the wildlife center?
Thanks1 Very interesting post. Although I don't live in the Colorado mountains at present, I did live up there for many years with a houseful of young kids and teenagers. I also lived in a cabin in the Sierras with a toddler and a soon to be newborn. This brings back memories now that I am a non-mountain grandma awash near Nashville. Keep on being that person who someone would text if they needed an own rescue! We are busy tightening up an older house with lots of cracks and places for cold & wind to get in. It is a process.
Wonderful stuff! Love all of it: the cracks between the logs, the caulking howitzer, the practical tips, the owl, all of it. Really looking forward to #59. Sad I can't get to this stuff when you post it. Also, I say the whet-owl was going for the car. Remember the Far Side cartoon where the spiders built their web at the bottom of a slide. A fat kid was about to slide down and one of the spiders says "If this works we'll be set for weeks!" or something....
This was awesome! So glad you got the insulation up and the owl inside. Just in time! We just took a weekend trip west (in shorts) and are in the process of rerouting our trip home due to snow. Winter is here for us all in Colorado -- here’s to a warm house!
Extremely invested in the future of this owl 🦉
I'm loving your Instagram footage of the owl. I really hope you can nurse her back to health and freedom. Also, I admire the ending of this post. It's better to be honest and tell it like it is, rather than bend a narrative arc or force a metaphor.
Update, please! I love this.
Caulking actually is interesting. One piece of advice, though you may, !- be done for this year or 2- may have figured it out. We(union carpenters in northern Illinois) kept the caulk in a warming box, styrofoam cooler with a work light in it to make the caulk almost pliable. Nice gun btw!
Oh my! I hope the little owl survives and thrives!! Love your process and hope it makes this winter much nicer for you!
"How does one make sealant interesting? How can I expand on preparing a home for winter when for many of you, it’s still warm?"
For me, this contrast is part of what makes it inherently interesting, even without any other connections.
Hope the owl does OK! I wonder if having one eye will be a problem for a hunter that relies so much on its big eyes, or if it will just adjust to the change in depth perception.
i rehabbed a pygmy owl in mccall that flew into the side of my car. hoping the saw-whet makes it through. congrats on sealing up the logs! have a cozy winter!
I'm glad you didn't move to the Rockies to seal of yourself from the world. The rest of us would be missing so much!
Sending all the good vibes for Hootie and you. 🥰
Oh my goodness! An owl! Last spring I read “Wesley the Owl” about a biologist who raised a baby barn owl with nerve damage in one wing. Since then I have been enamored with (by?) them. I hope your little one recovers. Are you planning on bringing him to the wildlife center?
At one point I thought permachink would remove my fingerprints, alas, our cabin was tightly sealed and my life of crime never came to fruition.
Don’t you love how newsletters come together, barely resembling what they thought they’d be when you first started out? Great post--all of it!
Thanks1 Very interesting post. Although I don't live in the Colorado mountains at present, I did live up there for many years with a houseful of young kids and teenagers. I also lived in a cabin in the Sierras with a toddler and a soon to be newborn. This brings back memories now that I am a non-mountain grandma awash near Nashville. Keep on being that person who someone would text if they needed an own rescue! We are busy tightening up an older house with lots of cracks and places for cold & wind to get in. It is a process.
Wonderful stuff! Love all of it: the cracks between the logs, the caulking howitzer, the practical tips, the owl, all of it. Really looking forward to #59. Sad I can't get to this stuff when you post it. Also, I say the whet-owl was going for the car. Remember the Far Side cartoon where the spiders built their web at the bottom of a slide. A fat kid was about to slide down and one of the spiders says "If this works we'll be set for weeks!" or something....
I love the way you tell a story .. so poetic
This was awesome! So glad you got the insulation up and the owl inside. Just in time! We just took a weekend trip west (in shorts) and are in the process of rerouting our trip home due to snow. Winter is here for us all in Colorado -- here’s to a warm house!