Moving out

Moving out
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

There goes the last portacabin. I'm not sure if that's the end of the job for the main team: there was little other activity today, aside from putting the odd litter bin in place — yet the portaloo is still there, as is the security fencing at the far end of the site.

If this is indeed the last week of major work on the site, it's finished with a whimper rather than a bang.

Still to do: paint some lines on the ball court (?), plant some organic things.

Incremental steps

Cutting the fence at the top of the steps
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

The picture shows the old fence cut away at the top of the new steps, and now with handrails.

There was more detailed work on the Meeting House Garden, and another layer of the orange-brown stuff (is this the CEDEC hoggin, or just the base on which it is to be laid?) was spread over the Quiet Garden path — as shown in this photo and this one.

Making a din

Hover-roller from above
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

Here's the hover-roller in action again. Now that the fences are up, the larger roller cannot get into some areas. It makes quite a noise, this thing — louder than a hover-mower.

But not as loud as a band saw, which was used this morning to bevel the edges of the Meeting House Garden wall, sending plumes of concrete dust into the air. I had to shut the windows.

Becalmed

Air hose again
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

Not much seemed to be happening today. Perhaps that was because some of the work was out of my sight at the edge of the Meeting House Garden. Some pizza was consumed.

This picture shows the air hose being used on the thoroughfare this morning. I'm still at a loss to figure out what this achieves.

Playground all messy again

Playground all messy again
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

Less than 48 hourse after the playground was 'hosed down' on Saturday, it's covered with detritus again. Someone has found an old timber and broken it into splinters, and fast food packaging seems to get everywhere.

No work on site today as it's a Bank Holiday.

End of week fifteen

Quiet Garden 02005-05-29 #1
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.


Quiet Garden 02005-05-29 #4
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

On my way to the Meeting this morning, I think I saw Marianne Park walking around the site, taking stock of progress.

Six weeks ago, I heard that the main work (aside from the planting) was due to be complete on 6th May. It's interesting to compare the top photo on the left with a photo from the same perspective in my entry for that day. I'm guessing it may now be complete at the end of this week (3/4 June). We'll see.

The lower photograph shows all four cubes now in the positions shown on the printed plan. The plan also shows a further new bench, not yet installed, to the right of the cube in the foreground.