Sundecks Finished and 'Grassed' and it's VE Day 75

The decked area on three sides of the Wendy House have been a headache from the start.   They have evolved as inspiration struck at intervals.  Originally very temporary and essentially a pile of pallets topped off with decking with a scaffolding pole as a handrail of sorts, by the time the extension was being planned the pallets had rotted and the whole thing was dangerous.

The Wendy house however just sits where it is by gravity and with planning permission as it was originally under a huge overhanging tree, since felled - with permission.  This had left it high, dry and prominent.  Restoration of the balcony (a sun-trap) would have to be mechanically sound and easy on the eye.  If possible it would consist of materials to hand on site.  That we have achieved.

Its substructure is components of a scaffolding tower, no longer needed,  Its deck is recovered in wooden decking and fibreglass tank base panels and it is shrouded in reclaimed aluminium cladding.
On top is artificial grass, finished today.

The very splendid grey railings came for £50 via a lucky bid on EBay and the 'grass' was £40 or so.

Voila:

And isn't that a lovely picture of Pen y Ghent on this, the 75th Anniversary of VE Day?

No street parties or dancing round the fountains but memorable nonetheless here in the middle of a global war against CV.  The entire World united against a common foe.

I like this image in nearby Long Preston village.  The road is the A65* - the main road from Yorkshire to the Lake District - which divides Long Preston with perpetual traffic normally - especially on a sunny Bank Holiday evening.  This photograph by Dr Matt Stroh captures a villager walking down the middle of a silent A65*.  Just because he can.

Meanwhile, just a bit further along the road outside the Boars Head a bold couple were actually dancing in the middle of the road to the strains of Roll Out The Barrel.

Funny old world

* early postings of this Blog entry had the road shown as the A59.  The error of my ways was pointed out in a text from a reader.  It is most encouraging to know that there is somebody out there.