Steeple, What Else?

I've enjoyed watching the steeple work from the construction cam this week.

The only way to tell from the cam that they were making progress on the south side was to watch the parts disappear.  One is seen in the lower left.

A couple more parts were hidden on the east side, but this has come together fast.

Even with a good imagination, I'm not sure I can yet appreciate how beautiful this will be.

Color from the art glass will put this over the top.

There is something else new.  I spied men working on the northeast tower.  I thought it was complete.

Every Victorian tower needs a water collection system.  This is copper, with bronze hangers.

If I weren't pointing out these beautiful hangers, would you even be noticing them?

This temple has quite a bit of delicate detail.

I checked the progress on the other towers.  The northwest frieze board has been painted.

The southwest frieze board is still being built.

The southeast tower is waiting for its turn.

The pigeons told me to be patient.

Two concrete pumps paid a visit to the south lot early this morning.

The roof over the annex was poured ten months ago.  This last portion of the roof deck is now complete.

It won't be long before this area will be a garden.  Or a snow field.

In the meantime, deliveries are still necessary, such as gravel.

A track hoe waited to spread it out over the driveway.

The lowest level of concrete has already been poured.  Rebar, the green kind, is next.

Machines were making themselves at home on the north lot, too. This guy was working hard on the entrance from University Avenue.

He seemed quite protective of his work even though I had no interest in interfering.

Across the street, another machine worked on the entrance to the courthouse steps, just in case you have wondered why I don't take pictures from there anymore.  You might not be aware that the former steps were recently featured in a music video.

New dirt has been delivered for the north planter.

This planter is big.

I think it looks larger from the ground than it does from the cam.

Covering the geofoam is a work in progress.

I like watching the work along Center Street.  I have confirmed that these are indeed planters and not monuments.

Holes for fence posts are multiplying.

The plans show a circular area surrounded by planters at both north corners.

This fancy hole digger has been busy.  Notice pipes for irrigation on the right.

Everyone is pleased that a few trees from the tabernacle property have been saved.

Good news from this morning's visit is that my camera can see over the new wall.  See the fountain on the right?

I realized that I don't understand how this is going to work.  Why are men walking on rebar where I think the pool will be?

The pavilion received a delivery which remains a mystery.  Forms for the extension of the new wall can be seen along the right of this picture.

A planter will be built on this side of the pavilion.  Matting to go underneath it, just like we have seen on the west and north lots, is in place. 

Because we all know that matting and geofoam go hand in hand.

The sandstone beltcourse above the keystone has been repaired.

A beautiful etched-glass lintel will be at the top of the doorway.  It will welcome temple patrons with the words "Holiness To The Lord."

There will also be a Holiness to the Lord lintel above the underground entrance to the temple, which I couldn't see from where I was standing for this picture, but I tried.

The watercourse along the south side was easier to see today.

This section is on the northeast side of the southeast tower.

This is the west side of the same tower.  When the two sections meet, it will be easy to photograph.

To conclude:  Tremendous progress.

And a little heads-up:  Fall is coming.

But not too quickly.