More ceiling panels being lifted into place. They come in one piece: exterior siding, foam insulation, and finished interior tongue & groove. Pretty cool.

Our builder Rick does a lot of curves on his cabins. Sure frames the view nicely, non?

Note the channel cut into the window opening. Because the logs shrink over time, all of the windows and doors float within their openings: a metal bracket is inserted in the groove which the window or door is attached to. Rick and his helper John come out occasionally to tighten the metal rods that run from the roof to the basement. We think the cabin has already dropped several inches. Sometimes you can hear the shrinking in action via loud popping sounds.

Adams from the kitchen window. Might as well look at something pretty while hand-washing dishes.

View from the main room, pre-windows.

The roof panels took two days to go on. It was windy, making it more challenging for the crane operator.

Every log has a channel grooved into its underside for a line of insulation. Being a knitter, I was thrilled to learn they use wool instead of Fiberglas. Mark, the architect, brought down big bags of wool like this one. Apparently they used to use Fiberglas until a local Canadian sheep farmer suggested they try wool. They now find that the wool holds its loft longer.

And here it is being reassembled on our property, end of July 2011. The whole cabin went together in four days by an expert crew of five people. It was quite amazing to watch!

Fitting the roof beams into place.

This was the cabin in progress up in Alberta, Canada, eastern side of the Rockies, winter and spring of 2011.

Ceiling fan installation.