I've been recording owls in my backyard for over two years now. You know they aren't what they seem.
While working on the Tesla write ups a pair of pigeons took up residence with me. That was Tesla's bird. Chickadees, Spotted Towhee, Black eyed Junco's, Northern Flickers, and others all are part of my backyard. It's a cat free safe haven for them and all are encouraged to live and play here. Some come back to die here and die in my hand.
I added a hot-tub to my garden so I could soak and look out at the gardens and watch the birds. I'd enjoy a cocktail, beer, or wine--sometimes annoyed when I want another. I'd have to go all the way back into the house. A problem, reaction, solution scenario. My reaction was always the same--SHIT. Get out, towel off, get drink, and back into tub.
Solution:--Build a bar next to the hot-tub. Conditions--MAKE IT FUNKY
This is my creation. Thus far the feedback I've received from neighbors and friends has been real positive. I'm not sure how much more funk I can add to it at this stage. I am going to add a Cuckoo clock because I need a clock there. Probably shop for it today. I added spotlights to it so at night it lights up. A board underneath has this painted on it: WHAT'S YOUR SIGN? One of the two pick up lines I used on my wife. The other was, "Do you come here often." The backdrop was made out of my thirty year old fence that I just knocked down. It needed some height. All the driftwood came from a beach in Moclips Washington. The only thing I actually bought for it was the framing wood. I needed solid wood and some hardware.
View directly across the tub.
I've actually received an order to build one of these. My first customer. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
A roof of some sort will go over the bar. I'm hoping to build something that looks old and reflects the style. This is what I have in mind.
"Make it funky."
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