Continuing with the building of the new neighborhood (back in 2020)This big building was just completed when they started with the area in front.

Lots of protests from the surrounding houses btw.

This is a closed institution for people with dementia btw

And here we see the entrance to the current building site (back then at least)

When I'm done with the 2020 images, I hope to be doing some 'now' images

What is the orange building then?

DAFlys Posted at 10-10 00:29
What is the orange building then?

Just a facade they used.
It's where elderly people live, but they are still 'on their own' and can use care if they need to.
In the past this was where the nurses would sleep, but that was a different building and long before these new buildings were built.  

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 00:50
Just a facade they used.
It's where elderly people live, but they are still 'on their own' and can use care if they need to.
In the past this was where the nurses would sleep, but that was a different building and long before these new buildings were built.

Ahh.  that answers my other question then.     We call those assistanted living I think.

DAFlys Posted at 10-10 01:19
Ahh.  that answers my other question then.     We call those assistanted living I think.

I'm sure we have a term for this, but I don't know what it is.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-9 23:29
And here we see the entrance to the current building site (back then at least)
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Great series of shots Peter.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-10 03:56
Great series of shots Peter.

Thanks a lot Rich!

Montfrooij Posted at 10-9 23:29
And here we see the entrance to the current building site (back then at least)
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Maisonettes?  Low-rise apartments/flats.  They look smart enough

Blériot53 Posted at 10-10 09:17
Maisonettes?  Low-rise apartments/flats.  They look smart enough

It's a combination of everything.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 10:05
It's a combination of everything.

And, 4 years on, are there more of the same on what was the building site?

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 04:06
Thanks a lot Rich!

You're most welcome Peter.  

I got out my chainsaw and cut up the two trees that got blown down by the hurricane.  Now I just have to figure out what to do with the logs.  I'll probably end up hauling them over to the reclamation area.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-10 10:31
You're most welcome Peter.  

I got out my chainsaw and cut up the two trees that got blown down by the hurricane.  Now I just have to figure out what to do with the logs.  I'll probably end up hauling them over to the reclamation area.

What species are they?

Blériot53 Posted at 10-10 10:23
And, 4 years on, are there more of the same on what was the building site?

I'll show you later. The building site is gone now and lots of different types of buildings (houses) have been built.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 10:39
I'll show you later. The building site is gone now and lots of different types of buildings (houses) have been built.

Your update flights should be revealing

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 10:38
What species are they?

Southern pine and chunk full of thick sap.  Only really good uses for Southern pine is in the production of pulp and paper products, pallets, crating, and other packaging.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-10 10:55
Southern pine and chunk full of thick sap.  Only really good uses for Southern pine is in the production of pulp and paper products, pallets, crating, and other packaging.

Oh that is too bad. Otherwise I would say, let it dry in the water and get it cut up to nice water dried lumber.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-10 10:53
Your update flights should be revealing

They will be.
But it is a bit more invasive now to fly there.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 10:56
Oh that is too bad. Otherwise I would say, let it dry in the water and get it cut up to nice water dried lumber.

That works well with pecan and oak but no way with pine.  

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 10:57
They will be.
But it is a bit more invasive now to fly there.

That's where a zoom lens comes in handy.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-10 11:39
That works well with pecan and oak but no way with pine.

I guess you are right.
I did see some big pine logs in water that were being dried some years ago, but that was a different species name douglas.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-10 12:19
That's where a zoom lens comes in handy.

I hope mini 5 pro will have that.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 12:28
I hope mini 5 pro will have that.

Well, the 3 and the 4 both do. So no reason to expect the (hoped for) 5 might be any different

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 12:25
I guess you are right.
I did see some big pine logs in water that were being dried some years ago, but that was a different species name douglas.

Douglas firs are very popular in the Northwestern United States.  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-10 12:55
Well, the 3 and the 4 both do. So no reason to expect the (hoped for) 5 might be any different

Fingers crossed!

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-10 13:58
Douglas firs are very popular in the Northwestern United States.

They are becoming quite popular here too and this guy had them drying in water before cutting them, which made them even better apparently

Montfrooij Posted at 10-10 22:03
They are becoming quite popular here too and this guy had them drying in water before cutting them, which made them even better apparently

I've heard of that being done but never seen it in person.  Sounds like an interesting project for sure.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-11 15:22
I've heard of that being done but never seen it in person.  Sounds like an interesting project for sure.

It's creating much 'harder' wood that will last much longer.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-12 08:39
It's creating much 'harder' wood that will last much longer.

Very interesting process.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-12 11:56
Very interesting process.

That is how they did it in the past.
Slowly drying in the water for 6-12 months and then another 6-12 months in the air.
That way it does not warp etc.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-12 12:24
That is how they did it in the past.
Slowly drying in the water for 6-12 months and then another 6-12 months in the air.
That way it does not warp etc.

I did visit a lumber mill once and it was very intriguing how they were drying wood by stacking it in a particular way to allow the air to get in to dry it out properly.  Each stack had a date mark stating when it would be ready to sell.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-12 12:56
I did visit a lumber mill once and it was very intriguing how they were drying wood by stacking it in a particular way to allow the air to get in to dry it out properly.  Each stack had a date mark stating when it would be ready to sell.

Yeah, they even keep it wet sometimes (at least, I have seen that being done in Sweden)

Montfrooij Posted at 10-12 13:03
Yeah, they even keep it wet sometimes (at least, I have seen that being done in Sweden)

Very interesting process no doubt.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-12 13:07
Very interesting process no doubt.

Too costly unfortunately these days, so most lumber is cut while still wet and that leads to all the warpyness.

Beautiful shots.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-13 02:10
Too costly unfortunately these days, so most lumber is cut while still wet and that leads to all the warpyness.

Yeah, we call that rough cut construction lumber which gets hidden from sight behind sheetrock.  

Winkiel82 Posted at 10-13 04:26
Beautiful shots.

Thanks a lot!