A rite of Spring

All four transoms are open. This isn't as easy as it may sound, since the hardware has long since been gone and the frames swell in the humidity. Three were opened at once and one required application of a lot of might and main from atop a tall ladder, but all are propped open now. This year, the decision was to do with eraser-tipped pencils as props. They're not so long as chopsticks, but they have less tendency to slip when the winds are high. These transoms are top-hinged. The disclaimers for transom-operator hardware here are entertaining. The dog drawer pulls offered by this hardware outfit are exactly like the two on an ugly old cabinet that we have.