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| Our good friend Lee Cowan visited the temple site this morning after a rainy weekend. The monument sign on the west side is wet but almost finished. |
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| Lee looked for signs of progress, and saw this new door frame at the south entrance. A beautiful stained glass window with the words "Holiness to the Lord" will be above this door. |
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| He saw a stash of bricks along the east side. Once the stairs are completed, the brick repair will continue. |
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| Right now there are little props holding things together along this side. |
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| He saw lighting being installed. |
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| The cornerstone and time capsule will be here, at the base of the southeast tower. |
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| Lee saw new shrubbery going in along the newly-painted fence near the post office. |
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| We both think the pavilion is on the cusp of a great transformation. |
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| He even found more beautiful brick in the tent shop in the south lot. Lee and I have both been told these stones are for the baptistry. |
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| This wooden doorway has temporarily replaced the art glass in the steeple tower. Lee said a sign up there says "Come back spring of 2016," but I think he was yanking my chain. |
6 comments:
I was looking at the webcam this morning and noticed them installing new stone at the base of the temple. It looks like a little sidewalk of sandstone right up against the wall (I'm sure there is a technical term for it). The blocks of stone they are using are stacked up at at north-east corner. I had never noticed this before, but there they are, complete with a little ledge of concrete for them to sit on.
Thanks again for the blog, it's such a joy for those of us far away.
Thanks ffor your kind words. This little sidewalk is called a skirt. We are now at the edge of my knowledge. Maybe someone can help us out.
Skirt. I like that. Next time my daughter complains that she has to wear a skirt, I will tell her the temple wears one as well.
If you consider the two levels above ground, and the two levels of foundation which we can't see anymore, I think this is more of a tutu.
I love the pictures of the marble blocks for the baptistry. Beautiful stone, for sure. I noticed on the construction cam archives that the exterior lighting was tested overnight for the first time. The temple appeared a bit washed out but I'm sure that was just the web cam struggling with it's night time exposure settings. I'm sure DSLR camera would do much better. Exciting stuff!
I was thrilled to see the exterior lighting. I will definitely make a trip in the dark, but not with an DSLR. Just me and my zoom.
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