Pouring concrete!

On Wednesday we started mixing concrete and pouring it to fill our footing blocks and columns.

Mom and Bri came for a visit ... and brought milkshakes!

I had heard that you really have to support concrete forms well, because the stuff is heavy and, well, liquid. But I didn't learn it well enough; our posts aren't exactly plumb. They're close enough that the column load should pass through them without trouble, but they look dumb.

It took us two days to mix and pour all of the concrete. We had to bring another ten bags up the hill to be sure we didn't run out. I think we ended up using more than a ton.

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