A promise is a promise and with time running out to keep my word to 
I figured that while we were milling the wood for the new flower beds we might as well mill the logs I had put aside for use in the sunroom.
The very first time Robin peered out of the windows of the sunroom she thought a new flower bed would be perfect if I were to build one that would be in plain sight from the addition.
Being that she is a flower lover and I'm a lover of her, I was more than happy to oblige.
With the both of us being as busy as beavers for the better part of the past six months, I was excited to mill some wood for the first time this year.
The first species of wood we milled was hard maple and in the future, I will fabricate the moldings for the interior of the sunroom using this hardwood.
I almost cut the two bolts of the wood I had put aside into 16-inch lengths for firewood.
After milling the bolts and seeing the beautiful boards that were produced, I was happy I went with my original plan.
In a few hours, I had the two bolts of maple milled, stickered, and air drying. These boards will be used this coming spring.
Here's the interior of the sunroom that I hope to complete next year.
With that out of the way, it was time to mill the logs I had put aside for the new flower boxes.
When I secured the two bolts seen in this collage, I was thrilled.
These are bolts of Black Locusts, a tree that is very hard to come by in this area.
It is one of the best woods for constructing anything that will be exposed to the wrath of #Mother #Narure.
Many of the wooden walkways of The New York Botanical Gardens were constructed using Black Locust.
What a perfect day for milling, sunny with temps in the sixties.
After putting a new blade on the sawmill, the mill made small work of the locust logs.
That's my gal hoisting the bolts onto the carriage of the mill and cleaning the sawdust from the boards.
After hobbitizing as a team for several hours, we had milled what would be needed for the flower boxes and would have extra lumber for other outside projects.
By the time I was able to start construction on the new flower beds, another 11 days had flown by.
The shape of the new bed ended up being a 9'6" square.
Leveling up the box and filling it with that precious commodity, dirt, took some time and the BOSS was there to make sure that everything was up to snuff.
Transplanting the rose bushes into the new bed should ensure that they survive the cold winter.
Leaving a live edge on one side of the boards, added a little character to the flower bed.
Up next was constructing a flower box for the Morning Glories that had done so well this year. We started these plants from seeds and they must have loved where we had transplanted them in the spring.
This was our first attempt at growing this very delicate flower. We had no idea that Morning Glories were perennials, that was exciting news.
As I removed the plants from their container, the network of roots that had developed over the past seven months was remarkable.
We thought that this was a good year for these beautiful plants. On a daily basis, 10 to 12 new flowers would greet us every morning and most often die off by the following day.
This coming Spring should be something special when these established plants are littered with
this most exquisite bloom