The day was sunny and breezy; the tide was very low; an eagle soared overhead. Eating my take-out chicken rice soup from Scandia Coffeehouse, (for info, click on the title of this post) I anxiously awaited the installation of the steel beams that will support the new house against the elements.
The steel arrived at noon. Our foundation work is finished and ready. Tym found an 'artifact' and added it to the scene!
Just kidding! It's a beef bone- honest!
At last Tim and the crane arrived and the work began. The engineering required a beam across the two posts that will hold up the second story deck, and a wall of beams to support all the windows on the water side.
Watch your fingers!! 
The beam slipped onto the bolts like a charm!
The memory beams across the front of the house were trickier, as they wiggled back and forth in the breeze. With the support of a few two by fours, they were a bit more stable.That's Jim snapping Bonney snapping Jim!
The last memory beam,and the smallest proved to be the trickiest, requiring the iron guys to widen the holes an extra 1/4 inch.
The beam slipped onto the bolts like a charm!
The memory beams across the front of the house were trickier, as they wiggled back and forth in the breeze. With the support of a few two by fours, they were a bit more stable.That's Jim snapping Bonney snapping Jim!
The plant life around here, or what's left of it, is intriguing. A lesson in survival. Little nasturtiums are popping up in the darndest places and in the hardest-packed soil. The remaining garden bed is struggling along as well. This is no place for sissies!
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