"Ah, to build, to build! That is the noblest art of all the arts." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Del Norte" : JD Scott

the introspective hours begin

along the dry riverbed.  I cross

the Rio Grande

each time more lively and hopeful

than the last.

I dart in and out of

one-stoplight towns

in cottonwood trees that block

the wind, if only for the length

of a song.  
  

Rocks for the radon heating system arriving:

Formwork detail: these ICF's have channels in the webs to fit the horizontal rebar into.

Expansion foam is used to fill any gaps/joints in the ICF's:

Looks like we're all set for an inspection; if all goes well we'll be pouring concrete on Tuesday!