Wires, Driveway and a Mysterious Hole

Arches.  I love the arches.

Scaffolding came down from the northeast tower roof, making the finial stand out.

John Hall took this photo of the base of the southeast finial.  All four finials are grounded, just as Moroni is.

Notice the new trim around the steeple base.  This is easy to watch from the construction cam.

Grout from the surrounding brick has smudged the cover over the Holiness to the Lord stone in the east gable.  That's why there's a cover.

I couldn't help noticing that the courthouse grounds are in full bloom right now.

Maybe next summer the temple grounds will be blooming.  Our mayor recently speculated about the new temple's completion date.
Geofoam supporting the north planters is covered with black fabric.  Dirt is next.

John Bollwinkel sent me this photo of geofoam being used in the new exit at Brigham City.  I hope this doesn't make me paranoid.

Posts for gates now stand at three of the four cardinal points of the center planter in the north lot.

I managed to put in three arrows to help you see these.  The arrow on the left marks the east posts.  The arrow in the center marks the west posts.  The arrow on the right marks the north posts.  The temple is on the south where there are no posts.  The gates are part of a decorative fence which will separate the temple from the northern part of the grounds.

I haven't taken many pictures of the north lot because for the last two years it's been covered with trailers for workmen.  Mr. Dashing Track Hoe has recently been cleaning it off.

This dirt is pretty rocky, making me think it's from the lot, not brought in.

I spied two men carrying wood and wondered where they were going.

All of a sudden, they disappeared from view into this new hole in the ground, which explains the dirt piles.  Notice a workman on the left, deep in the hole.  Plans show another round planter in this area.

I walked over to the west side to get some pictures, but I was distracted for a minute by beautiful cone flowers.

I did manage to get my camera lens through the fence and peek at the west side.  Notice the electrical boxes on the left.

They seem to have their own base, indicating this is their permanent spot.

A few weeks ago I tried to learn about the conduit which we could see from the cam.  Obviously, it runs from those boxes.

The planters on this side are receiving quite a bit of attention.  Monday the concrete pump paid a visit to help them along. 

I also spied another completed niche.  This makes eight.

Two concrete pumps poured more of the roof deck early yesterday morning.

They are running out of room at this end.

By now we know how it will go: The rest of the pillars will be formed and poured. Then we can watch the roof deck cover it all up.

With driveway forms standing, we can see how large the entrance from Second South will be.

I'll need a nice gentle slope, and it looks like that's what they are building.

I'm pretty sure this will all be finished before I start my drive down.

The pavilion has a new floor.

It's hard to zoom in on something parallel to the eye, but you are seeing new decking.

It's easier to see from the cam

The fountain between the pavilion and the temple is growing taller.  I suspect that being thirteen feet will make the ladder feel insecure.

Masons continued to work on the brick above the south entrance.

A little extra repair work is needed here.

The other side, on the north, will not have a public entrance, but instead will have a chapel.  There will be an emergency exit.

Masons are still repairing brick on this side.

Temple work takes on a whole new meaning when we follow construction.