I admit, this picture looks very similar to my last library picture, but if you think they’re the same then you are lousy at “spot the difference” puzzles. If you look closely you will see that there is now carpet on the floor and a railing on the stairway. Railing that still has bubble wrap on it. Next step: Books! (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

Things are getting busy, as you can tell from this construction site pic. And if you’re wondering about those hats, they belong to the people who built the shelves because they are Mennonites.

And here we see the shelves all up and installed, and even some of the lighting done. Things are coming along! (You can click on the pics to make them bigger.)

This is the first full week of classes at University of Guelph. Lots of students bustling about, which always cheers me up.

In 2014, which was the university’s 50th anniversary (it had been an agricultural college before that), a giant brass statue of a gryphon was unveiled at the entrance to the campus. A gryphon is the mascot for the university’s athletic teams.

At the time, I thought it was a sort of silly looking thing, but it’s really grown on me. It certainly took off immediately in becoming the university’s favourite site for having your picture taken in your graduation gown with all your pals. Ten years later, it’s become one of the city’s best known landmarks.

This is a house near mine that was sold five or six years ago and is now rented out to students. I think five or six years ago was probably the last time the eavestroughs were cleaned. Click on the pic to make it bigger to see what I mean. I could have included this as one of my Gardening posts. Shocking!

But this week I also had to go clean out a neighbour’s eavestrough. This is what I found. Quite the blockage. You need to stay on top of these things. One of these days I’ll be too old to lug a ladder around. There is a service that cleans them out twice a year but that (clearly) isn’t enough. Plus they only clear the troughs and not the downspouts. Which is quite a scam, seeing as it’s the downspouts that get blocked. What a racket.

This picture might not look a lot different from my last basement post, but the painting is done. You only realize it when you compare the ceilings though. A lot of the walls were left unpainted because that’s where shelving is going in. Next update will have the shelves in. Big news! (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

Drywall up. Were those guys ever fast! And, much to my surprise, they did a good job too. Meanwhile, mudding was a process that took nearly a week because of how long it took to dry. (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

Dricore flooring in. Insulation in. And the drywall is all stacked and ready to go. Boy getting that mount of drywall into the basement was quite the job! Lots of crane and muscle work. (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

Some nice-looking new apartments in my neighbourhood. But you can probably tell what I think adds most to the curb appeal.

Studs are up and things are coming along nicely! Getting ready for flooring and insulation. (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)