Staining Decks Marathon

The weather looks perfect....for the next three days!  Today...we begin freshening up and staining the pool deck!!  

Mr. Seventies replaced a few boards, removed leaves & debris laying about the deck....and scrubbed & hosed down the deck and pool steps...they will be ready for placement in the pool.  Pool water temperature last evening was 19 C.   We need sun...and more sun...

Winters are hard on the deck with snow covering it for months at a time....although we didn't get much snow last winter.  That tote holds the pool vacuum...which will be put to use in a few days.  It has taken us longer this year to get the water clear...so much wind and rain hasn't helped...

This end is where the solar blanket roller is attached to the deck...it will be moved before staining begins.  Once the temperatures warm up....the blanket will go on the pool each night...it does help to keep the water temperature up....the roller makes it easier to roll up & remove the blanket during the day....

And the steps off the pool deck need a couple of coats of stain...wear and tear shows on them....

I'm picking up a gallon of the wall colour this morning...not sure I can live with the "unstained newly added pieces" until next year.   What can it hurt to stain them?  

Once the pool area is finished....we will then do the smaller deck!  It will be awesome to check these chores off the list! And the front steps need to be done...but that is less than an hour to complete.

When we were at the green house the other day.....I came across red and yellow lupins!  Lupins are one of my favourite perennial flowers....but we usually have purple or pink varieties.  We decided to stop into the green house again....and picked up two pots...with three plants in each pot!  Mr. Seventies planted three red ones and three yellow ones along one of the back walkways!

Thanks so much for stopping by today....I'll share pics once completed!  It will likely be mid-morning before we get started....waiting for the dew to dry & temperature to come up a bit!

Til next time....