Progress on our addition - finally starting Jan 2...

Thought it might be nice to give anyone interested a "then and now" progress site on our addition...
As of this first post, here is a bit of history and status:
We've been here in The Villages almost 9 years (put a deposit on this house on Jan. 2, 2005); and one of the first things we did was add a birdcage and Florida room enhancement to the back of the property.
Original view:

Fortunately for us, the builder accidentally poured a foot of concrete, saving us the necessity for pouring new footers when the roofed addition came:

Once completed, it's been the location for many parties and events ... here set up for a crab-feast a couple years ago:

Only challenge was that over the years we had to be concerned with rainy weather and sunshine in the summer... sooo - here's a "now and then" peek at what we've been planning for the last six months:

More to come...