Smokey & The Bandit!

We adopted two cute kittens from a neighbor down the road. They are about 10 weeks old and both boys. We named the gray one Smokey and the black and white one is Bandit.
 

Smokey has a pair of the most beautiful green eyes I've ever seen and Bandit is so sweet and cuddly. Caesar is already grateful for the new friends, although he needs to learn their play limits, as they are quite a bit smaller than he is still. I just want them to stay on the North side of the property and stay out of the road!

Paint and shutters before winter!

It's amazing what a difference 15 gallons of paint and a few shutters can make! We used a brick/stucco paint and painted as much as we could with our paint sprayer. Then we painted the columns and railing on the porch. We are still going to paint the stucco on the second level (white), add shutters to the east side of the home (pictures to come), paint the back side of the home and remove the antenna but we are so happy with the transformation so far! 

QUESTION: I am debating adding shutters to the 2nd floor window & the window under the porch too. What do you all think?

These rust/mineral stains were the first thing I noticed about the home. It's so nice to have them gone!!

 I made the shutters with 1 x 6" cedar fence posts, stained with Dark Walnut Minwax. I might do some flower boxes in the spring out of the same stuff, if I get really ambitious!