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Wordless Wednesday...Always the Builder

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Wordless Wednesday...Always the Builder

Larry loves to tinker.  He is happiest when he can take something apart and fix it. Or if there is something that could be tweaked to make it work better, he’s in his element. 

 

birdhouse remodeled.




After our 100+ temperatures this summer, Larry wanted to see what he could do to help keep the temps down inside the birdhouse. To me, it looks like something Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed.  Larry added shade made from the signs you can buy at Home Deport and spacers for ventilation. (made from PVC pipe)

 

Do you have a tinkerer in your house?



Tinkering is a way of understanding difficult problems, of wrapping our heads around them and quantifying the unknowns. Gever Tulley

 

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Comments(33)

Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Barbara Todaro we're actually thinking about something like that.

Thank you Maria Sapio I'll tell him!!!

Wayne Martin this is why we are no way ready to live in a condo...no tinker room. 

Aug 28, 2019 09:37 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Nina Hollander he did that with every boat we ever had. He couldn't wait to get a drill out and do something to it.

Thank you Michael Jacobs When we visit our friends they' always have a project for him.

Aug 28, 2019 09:42 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Kathy Streib hi Kathy... my husband wouldn't know a drill from a hammer!

Aug 28, 2019 10:05 AM
Michael Jacobs

Kathy - those pics make me think of Ron Marshall

Aug 28, 2019 10:23 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

HI Kathy Streib,

What a great quote to go with the before and after pic.  Larry did a great job with that birdhouse!

Aug 28, 2019 09:43 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sheila Anderson thank you. I'll tell him because I'll know he'll appreciate it. 

Donald Urschalitz LOL that would interfere with his personal tinker time. 

That was his main concern Scott Godzyk He didn't want the babies to roast. 

Aug 28, 2019 09:46 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Lottie Kendall he actually ended up tinkering with one while it had babies in it because it was 100 degrees outside and terribly hot inside. 

birdhouse

Aug 28, 2019 09:59 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sharon Lee Thank goodness for Larry's tinkering. I don't have the desire to do it. 

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty I'll tell him but I'll bet you could do it. 

Ron and Alexandra Seigel I'll let him know. He's one of those people who thinks way outside the box. 

Aug 28, 2019 10:04 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Larry is quite talented, that looks very nice and the bird certainly is happy with it.

Aug 28, 2019 10:06 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Kathy Streib - my father was a tinkerer and so am I.  Now my son-in-law is also a tinkerer.

Aug 28, 2019 12:59 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

OMG Kathy Streib you could have substituted Gary's name in this post!!! These guys would have so much in common with their aerospace engineer speak!!

 

Might spiffy birdhouse in FLW style! Love it!

Aug 28, 2019 03:47 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

There was a period in my life when I had a real interest in making bird houses.  Unfortunately, it coincided with a very busy time with my career, and I simply couldn't find the time to follow through with it.  There is another ActiveRainer, Ron Marshall, who builds wonderfully creative bird houses too.

Aug 28, 2019 05:27 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Will Hamm we have a birdbath and I wish they would splash around in it. 

Nina Hollander that's funny and I do know many men (and women) who are like that.

Michael Jacobs I was thinking of him as well. His birdhouses are works of art. 

Aug 28, 2019 06:37 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® maybe we'll get an a/c for it. 

Brian England we're hoping that they come back. 

Grant Schneider probably how anyone learns...by watching someone else. Or these days, YouTube. 

Aug 28, 2019 06:40 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Anna Banana Kruchten CRB, CRS 602-380-4886 that would be nice. Do you have a Harbor Freight near you?  Larry will go there for inexpensive tools. 

Myrl Jeffcoat Ron Marshall birdhouses are a treat! I sent one to our son-in-law and another go a good friend. 

Aug 28, 2019 06:43 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I am glad to see that Larry has things to keep his mind and hands busy Kathy Streib 

Aug 28, 2019 10:09 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Kathy.

I tried to make a dog house once, disaster.  There are no tinkerers in our family

Aug 29, 2019 12:37 AM
faye schubert
Retired - Branson, MO
Living the Branson Lake Life

My grandfather was an incredible tinkerer. I spent many hours watching him create things in his garage/workshop. 

Aug 29, 2019 06:00 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy I am sure the birds will appreciate all of Larry's efforts to make them more comfortable. 

Aug 29, 2019 02:26 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I love hearing things like this. Well done Larry!

Aug 31, 2019 02:33 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS he really does. He's happiest when he's taking something apart and working on it. 

Come on James Dray I bet you could if you wanted to. 

faye schubert I marvel at people who can do that. 

Aug 31, 2019 06:49 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

George Souto we're excited because the hummingbirds have been pretty active!

Sharon Tara thanks. I can only spend so long in Home Depot or Ace Hardware. 

Aug 31, 2019 06:50 PM