alexandr

Started a new job.  Fencing on the stairs.  Installed oak posts and the first lattice.  There are 2 more such projects in the works.

We adopted a Labrador retriever girl from the shelter.
Winter is not going to go away, 2 days ago green grass began to appear and now there is snow and frost again. 20 April.
Only dogs enjoy this weather.

06.04.2024 It's winter again. -7 at night. The day before yesterday it was +20 C.

23 minutes ago, gewoon ik said:

Regular gray paint? (For use on metal offcourse) and you layer all those colors?

Absolutely right. Regular gray metal paint and silver patina.

12 minutes ago, Frosty said:

Your railings just keep getting better Alex.

Thanks Jer, I'll try...))))

Music of youth. Gorgeous performance.

7 hours ago, gewoon ik said:

How to you finish your work? Hotwax, paint, ...? 

Gray paint, silver patina. Oak gray paint, lighter than on metal.

Another finished job.

I installed the shelves. I thought it was the final job, but the customer had a new idea. To be continued...

2 hours ago, LarryFahnoe said:

On the other hand, I can't say that I miss shoveling...

Agree. Not the most pleasant experience.

2 hours ago, Frosty said:

Ayup, that's cold Alex and yes it's beautiful, especially sun rise and set, though a full moon can be as breath taking as the temperature.

HI Jer !

Winter has its own charms, despite the cold. But I would prefer a warmer climate.

Beautiful, but very cold.

Final point.  A few hours before the New Year, the customer installed the lantern.  I made the canopy in the summer.  Happy New Year everyone!!!

22 hours ago, George N. M. said:

Will they be mounter with the 3 bays vertical and book shelves installed across the bays or is it to be install with the bays horizontal and the bays themselves the book shelves?

Jer, Georgе Thank you!
Final work for this year.

Finished the bookshelves. It's a pity I didn't have time to install it before the new year.

15 hours ago, Frosty said:

. A railing perhaps a landing? The branch and leaves are part of another sculpture or a stand alone itself, no?

Hello Jer! A few years ago I made a stair railing. The owner of the house is doing major renovations, she needs to add another section and a Christmas tree. New Year's amulets will hang on it.

It got warmer, only -15 C. I can go to work.

The lantern on the wall is more than 20 years old.

A lot of snow fell in one night.

Jer, jlpservicesinc thank!!! 

Work days.

On 11/19/2023 at 10:56 PM, bluerooster said:

Alexandr; A drill with an auger bit is your friend.

"Monday is a hard day" Russian proverb. It’s difficult to decide which job to start with; I do several at the same time.

The flower growing season is long over. But gardeners are not ready to wait. To install the arches, I had to drive pins into the frozen ground.

The first snow fell.

6 hours ago, LarryFahnoe said:

Alex, your photos offer a wonderful glimpse of a land that many of us have never had the opportunity to visit, thank you.

The sculpture intrigues me. Along with the difference in the benches, the differing styles of clothing suggest a young woman from the modern era visiting an esteemed gentleman from an earlier time. Is he a famous poet or composer? The green bough she holds adds a nice touch & as I look closer I see that it covers her book, so maybe he is a famous author?

--Larry

Larry !

This is a monument to the famous Russian teacher of the 19th century Ushinsky. Next to him is a modern teacher. The monument is located with the oldest school in Gatchina, built in the mid-19th century.