Still life with dotter
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We painted the coop tonight. Just the first coat; OmegaDad will be sneaking out back after the dotter goes to bed and doing a second coat. Then tomorrow we paint trim pink and purple. (Yes, pink and purple. Needless to say, the dotter picked the colors out. Hey. It’s her chickens and her coop. Even though I love to snuggle with the birds…)
So the dotter helped. And above is what she looked like right after painting, and just before she got dumped in the bathtub and scrubbed to within an inch of her life. We actually got all the paint out, except for a few bits in her hair and under her fingernails. The white on her hands? Paint, not gloves.
While I had the camera out, I told her to stand still and don’t touch ANYTHING! and ran down to the coop to snap some pics.
A shot in through the front door of the coop to OmegaDad painting the trim on the door to the closet:
You can see the angle of the roof. Note that there is only one piece of outer insulation installed yet. You can also note that the upright posts aren’t straight; ’s okay. And the mess. ‘S okay, too.
A closer shot of the hubby inside the coop:
There will be another coat, remember!
And a shot of the mashed up corner of the coop, with all sorts of interesting shadows:
See that sloping ceiling? Did you know that if you’re painting the trim up by the ceiling on the high side, and you move the ladder, and you climb the ladder, and turn your head so that you can continue painting the trim, your hair will get covered with wet white paint?
Ayup.
