First, the establishing shot! Last fall, I got the patio cleaned up and the heavier bits of construction wood out of the elements.
Here's a random shot of Thumper campling out in the laundry basket. He has gotten calmer and more pet-like around me. I can approach, reach and scritch him with no downside. (Others can't - an elderly gentelman tested that out for us last week.) He's excited to see me when I come down in the morning/get home from work, and is generally more manageable. He still quivers, but less so than before.
We have become buddies.
Work is progressing on the walk-thru closet:
Much more below the fold!