This one is a little low key, reflecting the somewhat unfriendly weather pattern and the difficulties I came across while preparing to paint the roof
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This one is a little low key, reflecting the somewhat unfriendly weather pattern and the difficulties I came across while preparing to paint the roof
:coffee:
Thanks, DH :)Not as colourful as my previous monthly collages, but it wasn't colourful month, anyway. 😉
Cool :yes:
What is that next to the drill? :left:.
@Crysta :cheers: But be careful. Smoking is bad for you. ;)Originally posted by qlue:
😆 That a female Wellington Tree weta. You know the director Peter Jackson and his team that filmed The Lord of The Rings trilogy? His visual effect guys are called Weta Studio and Weta Digital, named after this creature very common in Wellington. 🙂
They sure do look like prawns, especially the ones with a round back.
Ah, so it is. :up:.Their first cousins live right here in South Africa. We call them 'Parktown Pawns'. (look it up, they have a wiki page. :D)
Originally posted by qlue:
They sure look like the cousins to NZ tree wetas :yes: But why are they called "prawns"? Not that you guys eat them, is it? :eyes:
Nah. Merely a reference to their superficial resemblance to prawns. :yes:.
Beautiful collage. :up: Is the cat on a bird hunting? :rolleyes:
😎 :yes: :cheers:
Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:
I haven't smoked for over 15 years, MM, only the Smilie is smoking and he doesn't have a body!
Thanks, Steffi 🙂 No, the cat is not hunting. There's a gap in the wire netting and she was probably just guarding it from the rude neighbour tomcat :D@Michal :cheers:Originally posted by crystalacey:
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:cheers:
That's good that you have a guard cat. :lol:As the burglars have at least not so easily to you. :up:
Your collage determines this month your cat, my collage the wild geese. Let us be surprised what dominates this month.
Originally posted by 7Wellis:
Thanks, Ange. I'd say my cat on the roof is the theme of my Jan collage 😀
Hmmm! :sherlock:.Cat on a hot tin roof? :left:.Looks quite comfy to me. :p.
Originally posted by qlue:
Not a bad place to be when sun's out and it's not windy :DCheck out this post for the story behind the cat on the tin roof 😉
Yes, I remember that post. :p.
You should start "collage february 2011", shouldn't you ? 🙂
Not until February is over. 😉
February is over! :whistle:.
I haven't even finished uploading all February pictures yet!
get a head start on march then 😀
March on. March on :sing: Just uploaded the reminder of February photos. 😀
Me too, i have been very busy doing nothing all day 😆
And done! I'm exhausted. Need a break :coffee: :zzz:
Originally posted by darkesthour:
I see, the boys' "nothing much" thing. :rolleyes:
Absolutely, except i stayed at home to do 'nothing much'
Originally posted by darkesthour:
Must be exhausting 😀
'Nothing much' is exhausting 😆
I am glad to get back to work for a rest 😀
😆 😆
Originally posted by darkesthour:
I know just how that feels! :lol:.
You guys hate weekends and holidays, do you? :rolleyes:
OK. I'll make an enquiry. Cheers, DH. Off to the shop soon. TTFN
Have a good one :bye:
You have an angle grinder? You can get a wire brush that attaches to it, one like this would probably be the best…http://blog.autospeed.com/static/images/blog/2007/09/twisted-wire-brush.jpg
I've been wire brushing the roof for last couple of days and THAT is exhausting. :faint:
Thanks for the tip. It's the valleys of corrugated iron that needs close hand brushing and I'm over a half done. Might as well carry on. I'm hoping to finish wire brushing stage by Friday, wash down and priming in the weekend and the first coat Monday. (But then when I started in November,I was planning to finish it all by end of January :p)
Exactly, but when you are working (translating) you sit down in a comfortable chair and drink coffee…Thats why weekends are not so good, all the horrible jobs get to be done, during the week you can relax and do something more calming :happy:
Its not the place or the time that matters, its the type of work that counts 😀
Originally posted by darkesthour:
:lol:I'm actually planning to take a week off to get roof painting done, at least to get the spot priming stage done. With all the autumn rain and dewy mornings I can't leave those exposed iron patches and let rust developing any more. Just thinking about wire brushes make me feel exhausted now. :awww:
There is another type that is shaped like a disk for getting into areas like that, you will find that your progress will increase by probably 4 to five times… They are very cheap too :yes: