Ginnier, I have seen the Chihuly display at the NY Botanical Garden and always wondered how they set up such massive displays of glass. Your SIL must have had a blast doing that. Connietn, I realized I don't have many signs from the gardens I've visited but here's a bunch of neat things I've seen at some. Tower Hill Botanic Garden in MA had a very simple entryway with a flag and beautiful planters. Loved this idea with dried allium heads. This was a beautiful fountain that the kids were really drawn to. Such a great turtle fountain. This was on a walk in Paris. I liked the continual towers of roses as a feature. At Chanticleer in PA these were arbors made from thick twigs and rebar. They also had very cool pathways. I thought this was a really cool feature in one part of Chanticleer. They also had many sets of adirondack chairs painted tone on tone with floral decorations. They were in all kinds of colors depending on which part of the garden it was. Sorry for the blurry photo, but you get the idea. They had beautiful bridges too. Ideas from the Chelsea Flower Show. A couple interesting things from the Norfolk Botanical Garden. OK! I'll stop! Sorry. I get carried away when it comes to botanical gardens and public gardens in general. I guess it's a good thing that for some unknown reason I didn't bring my camera to either the NY or Brooklyn botanical gardens or there would have been many more photos! One really cool thing I saw at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden was a bunch of huge bugs they made from large wire frames and then they planted annuals around the frames in different colors. So they would have a caterpillar of different rings of colors, or a butterfly with patterned wings, etc.

I agree with Elly and those of the Bird Forum, a Red-shouldered Hawk, adult. Luc

Lol - I'm still waiting to "bump into" (stalk?) someone from HGTV's "Crashers" Shows. Any one would do... Kitchen, yard, BATH, I'd totally follow them around the store, then look confused & exasperated with a dramatic flair... Of course with my face "paint & spackle" full-on & my hair brushed, even! (Of course, if I did see them - which I won't, since they don't come to Kansas-of-all-places - I would be my usual mess in paint-stained work clothes, not a lick of makeup & my hair in its usual ponytail. I'd run SO fast from any tv camera that I'd be in the parking lot without what I came for before you could say "greenboard"! Which is what I need to go get, now I'm wondering if I should get dolled-up first... Nah.

If you get rid of the vent, you will have to meet the following conditions. R408.3 Unvented crawl space. Ventilation openings in under-floor spaces specified in Sections R408.1 and R408.2 shall not be required where the following items are provided: 1. Exposed earth is covered with a continuous Class I vapor retarder. Joints of the vapor retarder shall overlap by 6 inches (152 mm) and shall be sealed or taped. The edges of the vapor retarder shall extend not less than 6 inches (152 mm) up the stem wall and shall be attached and sealed to the stem wall or insulation. 2. One of the following is provided for the under-floor space: 2.1. Continuously operated mechanical exhaust ventilation at a rate equal to 1 cubic foot per minute (0.47 L/s) for each 50 square feet (4.7 m2) of crawl space floor area, including an air pathway to the common area (such as a duct or transfer grille), and perimeter walls insulated in accordance with Section N1102.2.11 of this code. 2.2. Conditioned air supply sized to deliver at a rate equal to 1 cubic foot per minute (0.47 L/s) for each 50 square feet (4.7 m2) of under-floor area, including a return air pathway to the common area (such as a duct or transfer grille), and perimeter walls insulated in accordance with Section N1102.2.11 of this code.