Roof half way up

There has been so much progress on the house but today was the first time in many days that we were actually on site before sundown and I could get some decent pictures. The framers are working on building up the roof, which looks like a very tedious and cold process since there are not trusses and the wind blows off the lake like we were in the artic...

Here is the back side of the house from across the lake...



This is from the front as you approach the house from the west



A close picture of the front of the house



This is the large beam which runs down the center of the house being held up by a yardstick?



Window in the spare bedroom



Looking down into the great room at the fireplace and the future leaded glass windows from the upstairs hall



Looking into the great room from the nook at the fireplace and large window on the stair landing



And, finally, the fireplace chase starting to go up



We can't wait until the roof is complete and the windows start going on.

One small snafu. The front door we originally ordered was not able to be manufactured with a transom and 12" sidelights and we couldn't fit 14" sidelights into the foyer, so the rough opening of the entry system will have to be modified to a 7' door with no transom instead of a 6'-8" door with a 12" transom... I wish we could have the transom also, but at this point, I don't want to start the door search again so I placed the order.