Cabin in the Swamp....
...a little place to disappear to.
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Charles' Bulldozer
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Early road in the pines
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Rough Road
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Ah,...smoother road.
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New building site.
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Cool...maybe?
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Footing poured...
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More of the footing...
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Long beams...
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Let's play "spin the beam"...
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Smiles...
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Rock-n-Roll !!!
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Looks like somethin's happenin'...
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Rock work goes on...
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Primary log cabin sills...
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I could fly like an eagle!!!
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Log cabin?
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Building material...
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Mo' building material
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1st LOGS !!!!!
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Early on one frosty morn....
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Corner logs...
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Up, up, and AWAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tying in all together...
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All locked together...
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Ankle bone connected to the...leg bone,...
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Sure takes the back-ache out of it...
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2nd floor
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Under the BIG TOP...er, TARP!!!<g>
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Peg-n-Pole
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Old Broadside...
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Basic log structure....
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5238 square nails...
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De porch...de porch!!!
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Swimming pool...
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Mo of "de porch!"...
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"Guys are messy"...
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Swamp Kritters...
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CHEAHA!!!
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Takin'n the view...
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View
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Packin' up...
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Riverside shot...
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Front yard...
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Stick building...
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East-side wall...
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South-side wall...
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Southeast corner...
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Westside story...
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Roof!!! Roof!!! Roof!!!!
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Power-plant....
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Ya gotta have a good foundation boy....
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The Hearth
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Have a Hearth...
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Ok, hurry up and take the picture....
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Rock City...
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Fireplace foundation
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Early fireplace...
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Own a piece of the ROCK....
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INCOMING MORTAR!!!!!
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Butter me up...
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Heavy hangs over my head...
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Throat
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Throat
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Hurry up and take the picture!
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Smoke chamber
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Never to be seen again...
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Whar'd the floor go?
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From up the ladder...
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Missing chimney!!!
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Close-up breast shot...
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...and one from the right side.
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Head-on shot of the Rumsford...
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...it's 4 foot high'n risen'....
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I feel like I've got the flue...
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Who's that?
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Building inspector!!!!
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I know where I got my good looks from...
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Sittin' Cozy by the Fireplace...
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Git'in ready for a chinky time...
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I feel like I could screen!
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Huh?
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Almost completed...
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A gathering...
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Screening station...
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Chimney status...
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Smoke chamber...
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Insulation installed
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Hmmm, a little barbecue sauce and...
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Fill them gaps...
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Screen board...
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More swamp kritters!!!
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Test firing...
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The smoking gun...
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Now, which one is the knucklehead??<g>
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Attic space
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Upstairs
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Early interior 1st floor shot.
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Mmmm, roasted turkey...
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Call the pest-control folks...
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Down on the river
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Professional at work!!!
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Melon-Bug Safari Guide
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Shrooms...
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Hey!...can I keep him???
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1st Floor
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1st floor toward the driveway...
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1st floor toward the river...
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View of the cabin from the west...
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Upstairs porch...
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2nd floor...
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Kitchen...
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Lean-to...
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Lean-to w/porch-supports...
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Lean-to
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Bedroom porch...
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Bedroom porch...
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Attic access...
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Lean-to ceiling...
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Girl's Nite Out!!!
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Skidder Mayo
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Kids need encouragement...
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We made it to the cabin...
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A miss is good as a mile...
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Where's Mayo?
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Hurricane Ivan...
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Wind, suction, whatever...
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Jumbled insulation...
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There's Mayo!!!
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Cousin...
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Silouette
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Inside the lean-to...
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Good work Mayo!
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After Hurricane Ivan clean-up...
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Lookin' out into the trees...
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Attic
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Lean-to...
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Kitchen...
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Hurricane Ivan...front yard by river
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Hurricane Ivan
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Lean-to
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...building a stairway...
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Stairs...
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Blind-sided...
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But the cabin goes on!
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Cantilever porch
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South side...
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Missing damper...
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Trim around hearth...
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Cleaned the place up some....
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Varmints...
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Varmints...
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Neighbor....
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Powder Post Beetles
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Sittin' by the fireplace...
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Neighbor
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Neighbor...
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Central Heating...
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Approval...
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Ah, a nice cheery fire...
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Early Morning
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Through the windows...
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Morning in the swamp...
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Cedar poles...
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A couple of guys...
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Replacing the chimney cover...
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Ol' Chimney top...
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Peak shot...
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Hey...look back there!!!
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And one looking up...
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Rust spot!!!
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Copyright 2005 - Ed Welch
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