Lights!!!

It took two full days of WORK.

But we have LIGHTS!!!

It started with Rod digging a trench

through the driveway under the gate.

And then laying the pipe.

Corners and elbows and boxes, oh my!

And then it rained all day.

We enjoyed a relaxing day inside.

But then it was right back to it!

R E A C H!!!!

Measure, dry fit, measure, glue...

It was quite the process!

Up the ladder.

The peanut gallery

Down the ladder.

Up the ladder...

Shadow supervised.

(She looks VERY relaxed!)

Rod got them all wired up and painted

the wood behind them...

They look great!

And then I sat down outside to wait 

for the "light show".

All the other "dusk to dawn" lights came on.

But NOTHING at the front gate.

We started to get nervous...

Rod was getting ready to pull them down

and re-check his wiring...

(Although he is SUPER careful with his

wiring and I was sure it was right...)

And then...

TA DA!!!!

Please note he is wearing shorts and a cotton short sleeved shirt.

I, on the other hand, was in jeans,

my cute muck boots (with pink horses on them)

and my barn coat.

Yup, I'm a Canadian PANSY.

But we LOVE our new lights!

The light shines straight down and only

lights up the gate - no "bleed" up or down

the driveway and no lights in anybody

else's property / eyes.

It's WONDERFUL!

Thanks Rod!