"rush to completion"

we just completed day #1 of excavation and installation. we're off to a roaring start and all is on schedule. maestro and brian from merlino construction aligned and secured the first three of ten footings.



i am not going to gripe about the weather. nor am i going to whine about how wet and cold we were out there today...



...and i will not say even one word about how the footings splashed mud all over when the back hoe placed them down during the most torrential of today's many torrential downpours. seattle is a beautiful place. i chose to live here. what's a little rain? and then i received this from one on my sailing listservs:

WEATHER ADVISORY: HIGH WINDS. FALLING TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. THERE MAY BE DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. HAZARD FROM FLYING DEBRIS TONIGHT. PEOPLE SHOULD RUSH PROJECTS TO COMPLETION. PREPARE FOR HIGH WINDS. LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE YARD SHOULD BE SECURED. BOAT MOORINGS SHOULD BE CHECKED. THE STRONGEST WINDS SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE LIKELY TONIGHT.

flying debris and falling trees were not specified as part of the original artwork...but maybe this is one of those happy accidents...an intervention from the spirit world...a collaboration with nature. tomorrow is another day. i am trying to keep an open mind.