Shiny, Happy, New

We got our gutters installed just in time for a rain storm tonight.  They're copper and should age with a nice patina -- if our thieving neighbor doesn't pry them off the house!

This is in the back of the house, looking out our bedroom window.  In the front, we have a rain chain instead of a downspout, but I forgot to snap a picture of that.

They Just Keep Coming

The roses the previous owners dug up are still going strong. Only one bush has bloomed so far. It's in an ideal location -- plenty of sun and plenty of water from the one gutter that works.

I'm hoping the workers don't destroy it when they do the foundation, but given that it was dug up completely and somehow grew back, I'm betting it can survive a little construction.