Shingles!

We've got the shingles, finally, for the cabin.  After much ado, and missed delivery dates, we drove to York and picked them up ourselves--all 1600 lbs of them!  We got cedar shingles from Canada and they were supposed to be delivered to our farm, but things got mixed up and they kept being delayed.  But here they are, safe and sound on our porch:

There was a little bit of learning curve, for me, to hang them.  But once we got a system going it went pretty quick.  They have a 5" overhang, and we snap a chalk line to line the bottom up against so they are nice and straight.  

We started on the side.  This is what we got done after one full day.  Not bad!

The tricky part is around the gables under the roof.  Lots of angles and takes some time.

Most of the first side is done.  We'll use some kind of stain to finish it once they are all up.  I haven't decided yet if I want a colored stain to keep it the cedar color, or if we should just keep it clear and let it age naturally to a gray color.