Framing and turf cutting operations continued throughout the morning. One of the fun challenges of this project is that you must do all the construction within your given plot. This has required us to move, re-move, and move again our lumber supply to make way for new tasks. Luckily, because the turf rolls are too large, we have been given permission to work outside our plot on the adjacent lawn area.At 11:00am GiGi arrived with three loads a load of sand/gravel scree. We had to quickly clean up our job site, move the lumber out of the way, and make room for the delivery. He brought us three loads, which we spent several hours pushing around the plot to make it flat. Today was also the warmest day since we've been here. Sand and sun made for an exhausting workout.
In the afternoon we setup the small berm. I am still undecided where it should align. Our plot is a bit larger on the left side than I had anticipated. This may allow for the small berm to move back 1m and increase the center area. It is difficult to decide without seeing the gazing globe. Ah yes, the gazing globe. It was supposed to be delivery prior to our arrival on Monday, but I had to delay the shipment from China because I was told I needed to be here in person to pay duty charges. Fine, delivery was supposed to arrive on Wednesday. The day came and went, then it was supposed to arrive today. No sign of it. Tomorrow we will keep our fingers crossed for its arrival, but based on the way things seem to go, we will likely see it Monday.
Progress update: large berm is all framed out, including the bench, and the small berm is up and standing.
(load one)
(grading begins)
(watering the scree for compaction and to minimize dust)
(small berm framing)
(the bench gets mocked up)
(testing out the turf pattern)
(The two minute nap)
