Day one brought the two contractors to work. They leveled all the ground in the patio area and then began to dig the new pathway. I thought they would bring in a small cat to push the dirt around...but no, they had two shovels and a wheelbarrow! It was hard work.
Many interesting characters appeared the second day. Caitlin and I had wonderful belly laughs.
Most of the ground work was refined with a larger crew working hard in the heat.
I had to come out to get some of these characters on film...as I was headed for the sidewalk this man yelled at me to take his photo! Later we learned that he was the father of one of the contractors ~ quite the character with a lively sense of humor.
Here the cement finisher, over from Moses Lake, helps build the forms. When he arrived we thought he was on some kind of "upper" since he was so quick and jittery. He was a hard worker and skilled at his craft.
Then the punk rocker with the Mohawk arrived and began working. He's a gentle man who worked very steadily and quietly.
They ripped out the garden edging we had just put in to allow for a widened path. The plantings will look great with the cement as an edging.
Eyeballing the line...one of the contractors.
Then the rattling started with the "flip-flop" guy running the pounder! I think he is an uncle of one of the guys...
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