the cabin begins

The first week has gone by, and everything is almost as successful as expected.
The lumber was delivered:


There is nothing cooler than bitchin' machinery. The truck from GNH lumber with a crane made this a super simple job.
The lumber was all stacked neatly at the end of my 700' driveway; now I just have to walk everything in another 100 yards or so.
By the end of the week, the 50 plus sheets of plywood are still waiting for movement - almost the only thing I didn't get done.

The lumber was moved to the work site

which turned out to be 140 steps away from where the delivery came in - I carried it all in so had time to count!
I hired some guys to dig in the posts about a month ago, so the cement has cured. I cut the posts down to the proper height with a chain saw. In case you don't know - the cabin will only be 12' by 12'.
I did all the work this week by myself; some of it required a couple of tricks. The posts weren't put in exactly on square, so I used my 16' boards resting on top of the posts to act as guides when I built the frame. In order to make sure it was square, I knew the frame would need some jiggle room, so the 16'ers allowed for this. Once the frame was square, I screwed it in to the boards so it would retain it's squareness.
After the frame was built, I added the cantilevered joists. Because the frame was square, I lined up the joists to it.
I'm a gee-nee-us.
I hope.
This is as far as I got - after five days the frame is done, the joists are hung, each post is wrapped with flashing (to prevent mice entry, maybe) and the 2" by 2"'s are in to hold the 4" of foam core, which will give me R26 insulation factor on the floor.
Summer has arrived - it has been in the 80's most of the time, but cooler in the woods.
I'll add the next dispatch when I get close to a computer.