It seems to have taken a long time to get to this point, but now things are moving a little more quickly. All the heavy lifting, all the measuring twice and cutting once, all the literal blood, sweat, and tears we have put into this venture so far have brought us to the point of the cabin actually having a roof. To be fair, it’s plywood sheeting and roofing paper, but it’s ready for the metal. And we’re not “dryed in” because we still don’t have windows or doors, but those will come.
First you have to build the structural supports, a ridge post, rafters, and a king joist.
Rafters are up! 
Adding the bracing to keep the roof from pushing the walls out 
Adding a “gussett” to connect the joist to the ridgepost. 
Additional bracing on either side 
And there you have a king joist
Next comes the plywood, many sheets of plywood. Most of them are full sheets but some need to be cut to various sized to cover everything. Then the roofing paper goes down to protect the wood from the weather. We haven’t gotten the metal sheeting yet, it’s expensive for one thing, and timing, we weren’t ready for it until now.
And voila! A cabin with a roof.
I took a couple other pictures around the farm because it’s just so pretty. The weather was cool in the morning and warm during the day, a perfect preview for fall.
Saturday morning I managed to catch the mist. 
Who says flowers are just for spring? 
This little guy seems to be rushing it a bit but he’s so pretty
By the way, I think that misty picture is the best I’ve ever taken. That’s it for now. Have I mentioned I love the life we’re building?
City Girl on the Farm 