Lamp Posts

These photos were taken on September 16th, 2006. I ought to have posted them in chronological order - that is to say, that is what I aim to do - but I somehow missed them. I'm sure you will bear with me - just this once!

Slick working on the lamp posts. The roughly scrubbed rocks lie scattered on the tarp, shapes and sizes exposed for ease of selection, and (theoretically, at least) in a position to remain dirt-free for a day or so.

 

The left post is actually the inner corner of upper property boundary line, which, if you have hung around for a while, you may remember being rather unusual. A triangle is cut out of the top of our property, the inner tip of which is represented by the left-hand lamp post. (Note that I say 'top' in terms of topography, as it is the highest end of the block. The images I have previously posted are aligned around the other way.) A basic visual can be seen here, and a more recent and up-to-date, here.

One might be able to see a piece of metal in the shape of a 'T' sticking out of the ground in the distance. The lumps around the bottom of the metal pole are the base rocks of a future gatepost.

Before the mortar completely dried, the posts were lightly scrubbed down with a coarse, wet brush so that the rocks wouldn't end up stained. These were the first two of seven free-standing posts.