Not quite a beach getaway

With home ownership comes redefinition.  For example, a three day weekend now means we have an extra day to work on the house instead of an extra day to get away from it all.  This weekend's challenge was painting the West facing side of the house which presented a unique race against time.  All work on the west side has to be done before the sun hits its highest point, because after about 12:30 that flaming ball of gas doesn't hesitate to show you who's boss.   We managed to get the block and beams double coated as well as paint the windows.  All work taking place between 6:00 AM and 12:00.  We still need to touch up the bottom rim of the house (front and side) as well as areas where paint colors ended up but shouldn't have, which hopefully we can work on this week and next.  The picture below shows all colors at once.  Faded red/pink (color when we bought the house), primer between the blue and the green, green beams and blue block

When the weather is cool enough we like to let Mr. Jackson join us outside while we work, however at times his slight lack of coordination can be a challenge all its own.  He is usually a smart dog, but when he is put on a leash and attached to some form of a tie down, whether it be a random unattached cable or downed/cut section of old power line, he tends to find a way to get stuck on things.  He'll walk about a foot and get stuck on a rock that is too heavy for him to move.  He'll walk by a post and manage to wrap himself around the beam and give up before attempting to circle back around.  As seen here.

Sweet dog, but I can't see him winning any coordination challenges anytime soon.  I do however take comfort in the fact that if need be I could put a large rock on his leash and he wouldn't make a break.