Cabin in the Swamp....

Cabin in the Swamp.... ...a little place to disappear to.
Charles' Bulldozer	Early road in the pines	Rough Road
Ah,...smoother road.	New building site.	Cool...maybe?
Footing poured...	More of the footing...	Long beams...
Let's play "spin the beam"...	Smiles...	Rock-n-Roll !!!
Looks like somethin's happenin'...	Rock work goes on...	Primary log cabin sills...
I could fly like an eagle!!!	Log cabin?	Building material...
Mo' building material	1st LOGS !!!!!	Early on one frosty morn....
Corner logs...	Up, up, and AWAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!	Tying in all together...
All locked together...	Ankle bone connected to the...leg bone,...	Sure takes the back-ache out of it...
2nd floor	Under the BIG TOP...er, TARP!!!<g>
Peg-n-Pole	Old Broadside...
Basic log structure....	5238 square nails...
	De porch...de porch!!!	Swimming pool...
Mo of "de porch!"...		"Guys are messy"...
Swamp Kritters...	CHEAHA!!!	Takin'n the view...
View	Packin' up...	Riverside shot...
Front yard...	Stick building...	East-side wall...
South-side wall...	Southeast corner...	Westside story...
Roof!!! Roof!!! Roof!!!!	Power-plant....	Ya gotta have a good foundation boy....
The Hearth	Have a Hearth...	Ok, hurry up and take the picture....
Rock City...	Fireplace foundation	Early fireplace...
Own a piece of the ROCK....	INCOMING MORTAR!!!!!	Butter me up...
Heavy hangs over my head...
Throat	Throat	Hurry up and take the picture!
Smoke chamber	Never to be seen again...
Whar'd the floor go?	From up the ladder...	Missing chimney!!!
Close-up breast shot...	...and one from the right side.	Head-on shot of the Rumsford...
...it's 4 foot high'n risen'....
I feel like I've got the flue...	Who's that?	Building inspector!!!!
I know where I got my good looks from...	Sittin' Cozy by the Fireplace...	Git'in ready for a chinky time...
I feel like I could screen!	Huh?	Almost completed...
A gathering...	Screening station...	Chimney status...
Smoke chamber...	Insulation installed
Hmmm, a little barbecue sauce and...	Fill them gaps...	Screen board...
	More swamp kritters!!!
Test firing...	The smoking gun...	Now, which one is the knucklehead??<g>
Attic space	Upstairs	Early interior 1st floor shot.
Mmmm, roasted turkey...		Call the pest-control folks...
Down on the river	Professional at work!!!	Melon-Bug Safari Guide
Shrooms...

Hey!...can I keep him???	1st Floor	1st floor toward the driveway...
1st floor toward the river...	View of the cabin from the west...	Upstairs porch...
2nd floor...	Kitchen...	Lean-to...
	Lean-to w/porch-supports...	Lean-to
Bedroom porch...	Bedroom porch...	Attic access...
Lean-to ceiling...	Girl's Nite Out!!!	Skidder Mayo
Kids need encouragement...	We made it to the cabin...	A miss is good as a mile...
Where's Mayo?	Hurricane Ivan...	Wind, suction, whatever...
Jumbled insulation...	There's Mayo!!!
Cousin...	Silouette	Inside the lean-to...
Good work Mayo!	After Hurricane Ivan clean-up...	Lookin' out into the trees...
Attic	Lean-to...	Kitchen...
Hurricane Ivan...front yard by river	Hurricane Ivan	Lean-to
...building a stairway...	Stairs...	Blind-sided...
		But the cabin goes on!
Cantilever porch	South side...	Missing damper...
Trim around hearth...	Cleaned the place up some....	Varmints...
Varmints...	Neighbor....	Powder Post Beetles
Sittin' by the fireplace...	Neighbor	Neighbor...
Central Heating...	Approval...	Ah, a nice cheery fire...
Early Morning	Through the windows...	Morning in the swamp...
Cedar poles...	A couple of guys...	Replacing the chimney cover...
Ol' Chimney top...	Peak shot...	Hey...look back there!!!
	And one looking up...	Rust spot!!!
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