My First and Second Bottle Tree
 
Snapshots
 

   


After the the limb was cut.
Cedar limb ready to be "planted".
Tools of the trade.
The cooler in which I washed the bottles.
First group of bottles.
This is how I painted the PVC.
In the ground.
No Bottles Yet.
After grout and tiles.
After the first day of drilling.
Close-up.
This smaller tree will go in the front.
Definately need smaller bottles for this one!
Detail.
The quality control supervisor checking the prototype.
Second batch of bottles soaking.
August 23, 2004. I added some more bottles
Same, detail.
Looking through the American beauty berry.
Another view
More bottles added. August 26, 2004
Same...different view.
Job Superintendent (recently promoted from Quality Conrol) on his Union Break.
Almost finished. August 30, 2004
With the oil lamp on top.
Detail of the lamp.
Dusk.
My wife gave me this cool fish bottle. She's a sweetie!
The finished product.
Self Portrait with Bottle Tree.
Different Angle.
Not an actual bottle but still cool. Another gift from my lovely wife.
Big plum colored bottle I found at Market Days.
Textured bottle.
A volunteer oxblood lily blooms just a few feet from the tree. Coincidence?
The sun shines through our bottle tree into our den.
NO. 2, looking up.
No. 2, insitu.
No. 2 oooh ahhhh!
Another view.
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