To build a house in Stilbaai

[TheLastGreen]

Forgot to post this Morning mist looks like a lake On my first angulate adventure These flowers are so purple, my camera picks them up as blue A suikerbekkie or hummingbird
No angulates found, but loads of flowers!

 

[TheLastGreen]

One of the things of being next to a bee farm is this. You can't leave water out or they'll come

 

[TheLastGreen]

Found this snake slithering accross the road today, we identified it as this one

 

[vladimir]

Really enjoying all of these posts!

 

[TheLastGreen]

Yesterday's sunset Mosselbaai

 

[TheLastGreen]

These builders mean business!
More flowers

 

[jeff kushner]

That's a beautiful town by the water.............exactly what I'm looking for, for a 2nd home somewhere.....beach, good&services, sand, warm, turquoise water......

Nice pics.....we like them!

 

[TheLastGreen]

The flooring is finished
The walls are almost going up!

 

[MenagerieGrl]

Wow, that job is speeding along. . I'm not used to seeing Pole's used for a foundation . .

 

[TheLastGreen]

BEHOLD! I found an angulate, I have named him Jerome
The last few days have been misty and cloudy, so when it was a bit better, he must've came out. He was nibbling on a piece of grass, basking in the sun when I foumd him

 

[MenagerieGrl]

BEHOLD! I found an angulate, I have named him Jerome View attachment 338740 View attachment 338741 View attachment 338742
The last few days have been misty and cloudy, so when it was a bit better, he must've came out. He was nibbling on a piece of grass, basking in the sun when I foumd him

Wow, isn't it just beautiful . . .

 

[Yvonne G]

BEHOLD! I found an angulate, I have named him Jerome View attachment 338740 View attachment 338741 View attachment 338742
The last few days have been misty and cloudy, so when it was a bit better, he must've came out. He was nibbling on a piece of grass, basking in the sun when I foumd him

That's a very pretty species. You were lucky to see him.

 

[Yvonne G]

The flooring is finished View attachment 338736 View attachment 338737 View attachment 338738
The walls are almost going up! View attachment 338739

Is the house being built on a flood plain?

 

[TheLastGreen]

@MenagerieGrl Those poles are in about a metre, and anchored in cement, so they're solid
@Yvonne G We're on a hill, no rivers are found here, the line beneath the hoise is very intresting actually. A large mound of soil running in a line was found here, impossible to spot with the eye while walking in the dense fynbos. We thought it was isolated ant nests, but when it all was removed, we saw it was a long line, the bee farm may have made it a long time ago, but we're not sure

 

[Maro2Bear]

All very interesting. But so many neighbors..?‍♂️

 

[Lyn W]

BEHOLD! I found an angulate, I have named him Jerome View attachment 338740 View attachment 338741 View attachment 338742
The last few days have been misty and cloudy, so when it was a bit better, he must've came out. He was nibbling on a piece of grass, basking in the sun when I foumd him

S/he's beautiful.
Lovely to see them in their natural habitat.

 

[Lyn W]

All very interesting. But so many neighbors..?‍♂️

Do you mean the snakes, torts, bees and ants?
I think I was meant to live in a place like that away from everything except nature!?

 

[TheLastGreen]

Good news!
The walls are up, the roof trusses are also up, the roof is coming up now. Today was scorching hot, 36C about 96F

 

[zovick]

Good news! View attachment 338764
The walls are up, the roof trusses are also up, the roof is coming up now. Today was scorching hot, 36C about 96F View attachment 338765

Is the floor of the house level? It may be an optical illusion, but it appears to be a bit slanted. Or is that done purposely if it is truly not level?

 

[MenagerieGrl]

Good news! View attachment 338764
The walls are up, the roof trusses are also up, the roof is coming up now. Today was scorching hot, 36C about 96F View attachment 338765

Hum, no vapor barrier beneath the siding?, and What is the siding?, Rounded exterior 25mm x 100mm. That will be a nice front porch to watch sunset's/sunrises