House Progress..Will it Ever End?

I don't know what it is that I am thinking when I start humongous projects sometimes. I guess I knew things needed to get done and started to realize the dry season was coming to an end when I saw other people doing their roofs and pruning and painting. I am always looking to see what the locals are doing to learn when I need to do things. Somehow though it seems I could have started these projects (sealing the roof, cleaning the water reserve, painting the house) a little (or a lot) sooner. I am making progress...

How it looked before (note the puny plants).


How it looks now - bigger plants and newly painted walls. I have been cutting the tops off the plants and rooting them to make more - they were getting tall. The carport took longer than the house to do because of posts, lots of trim work to do.

Here is the carport area before - the wall was a pale green and the shed was creme colored.

Now the wall and shed are the same color.

Here's the front area before ...red benches, and trim on the ground and fountain. The floor was a dark grey.

Now the floor is a little lighter with matching fountain and benches. I put green accents on the benches to tie it in to the house. The trim is a light oak instead of red and goes a little better with the stone wall. A new pot adorns the cat stage. So what's left? Rejas rejas and rejas...oh, and the metal storm shutters (oil paint - yuck). Poco y poco since my hands hurt. A couple hours a day and I will be painting until this time next year!