Porch Progress

We're still working on the porch, bit by bit during the coolest hour or two of the day, but enough is finished that I can show you this:

It would be a very different view if I took a picture facing the other direction, though. Still, it was enough that Steve finally got to enjoy breakfast out on the porch this morning.

So let's pretend, for a minute, that the unfinished half (er, two-thirds) of the porch doesn't exist and focus on this side. This pattern is why I chose this bench (and matching chairs):

Oh, and all those cushions I bought? There are some keepers in the bunch.