Four Miles

The temple looked peaceful from Second South this afternoon.

It was serene next door, too.

The east side was not quiet at all.

I thought they were all finished building drains.

I learned today that the temple site includes four miles of underground drainage lines.

Drains to collect water from the roof will pass between the white fence and the walkway as they run along the east side of the temple.

The copper part of the collection system is already in place.

We've been admiring it for quite some time.

There aren't four miles of it, but it's still beautiful.

This will all be completed soon so they can build the east stairs.

In the meantime, this city sidewalk is coming up so a new one can go down.

The track hoes made it difficult for me to check on the forms for the south entrance.

They are quicker than you might suspect.

My camera, however, is persistent.

An underground labyrinth was going up a year ago in this area.

I have no idea why these forms are this tall.

So far, we've been able to trust the engineers.

I checked on the pavilion.

It was a little hard to see, also.

We might think the progress is slow on the pavilion, but last summer it looked like this.

Men worked on the east side of the pavilion this afternoon.

Ladders helped.

They are installing the soffit around the new LED lights.

They still have a lot of work to do. 

New trees aren't waiting.

I saw new trees on the north side, too.

Blossoms no longer wait for anything. 

I am giving up ever seeing the temple from this vantage point again.

I can be happy with this view, though.

We can now see the new fence along Center Street.

The west side is being prepared for painting.
Don't worry about the painter in the shade.  It was his lunch hour.

The view is clear from the south.

I believe there are no more roadblocks on this end, either.