Plank tiles next to sandstone steps

Entry nature inspired mud room slate tile mosaic

Completed exterior:

Insulated floors

More gravel for thermal mass and radiant floor tubing above insulation

Lime plaster with sculptures

Lime stabilized earthen plaster

Straw bales and cob mortar 

Curvy cob and dry stacked sandstone

Dry stacked sandstone

Insulative cob worm, high in vermiculite

Cob stomping

Screwing down the Galvalume roofing panels

8" to 10" thick rigid foam insulation in roof

Chicken wire to hold rigid foam insulation

Indian Blanket wild flowers

Above the sea of clouds

Greens and Squash growing

Roof rafter extensions completed

Staying cool in our giant pool!

Large overhangs complete to keep water off straw bale walls

Large Hugelkultur bed planted, a self irrigated garden

Soon to be herb garden at the front door

Magical limestones for inside the water storage tanks

Private water treatment facility

A first flush diverter, into a sediment trap, then into a strainer, falling into the first tank aerating the water, connected to second tank with sediment trap, second tank contains spigot, overflow with screened vent to 3rd storage tank for solar shower, with winter drains and cleanouts, compression fittings to take apart, limestones in both tanks to mineralize and increase alkalinity.

Finally a spigot with clean running drinking water!

Should make getting around the mountain easier and more fun!

Mountain Laurels flowering

Framing Has Begun!

Water Catchment Plan so far...

Found Orchids

We found 25 Pink Landy Slipper orchids. Ten of them have blooms.

New Pond

We hand dug this pond. Digging by hand is definitely not the way to go for larger ponds.

Solar shower water storage tank gravity feed down to solar heater and shower

Solar Shower with a view

Solar shower heater coil heats water to 110 to 140 degrees in one hour