Sunday, April 10, 2016

Finishing the plaster 1st pass.

All the plaster has been applied to in-between the bag rows. We will do reptiles on the bottom 2/3rds and textured plaster finish on top.

We borrowed a scaffold from generous, friendly neighbors, I love this desert! 
Cholla in bloom.

We believe that 5-6 weeks after eggs appeared, the babies are off learning with Mom and Dad. We found ZERO signs of "fowl" play, and we saw Mom or Dad down the way a bit.

Connecting all the plaster rows.

Starting to blend in! Scary clouds threaten our day.

The dome dwarfed by the Goat.

Pretty sure plaster fixes EVERYTHING...

View from above the leaning arch entranceway.

Another view from on top. On the small dome.

Raquel is crushing the preliminary plaster. Ninja training continues. You MUST BALANCE on the BUCKET. SAND IS HOT LAVA!

Testiles.. er... I mean... Test Reptiles.

Cool headgear. Raquel!

Master Plaster er

TesTile, Reptile.  Side view, boogaloo

I lost it... oh there's Waldo.

Aaaaahhhhhh (angelic chorus)

Dome from front view. Note: Jon is not to scale (1.25 scale)

Even in the doorway.

With plaster all on the main dome now, the window looks sweet and the dome overall looks more "monolithic"

Another view of the plaster as is. 
Can a door/ entranceway be sexy?

A look at the window plaster.

A closer look at the window sill plaster and the reflection of a madman! but seriously, look how nice the burnished sill looks.