November 18, 2016 – I love the nonchalant posture of this fellow as the diggy-thing (aka the excavator) scrapes down the edges of the first few feet of what will end up being a much deeper hole.
I am surrounded by construction these days. The four-plex across the street has been deforested and is now a massive hole in the ground, eventually seven townhomes will rise from the destruction.
At the corner of Edgemont and Ridgewood two construction sites on opposite corners are underway. One will be a grocery store, multiple shops, and some 70+ townhomes and condominiums, the other to be 24 townhomes on a site where four houses stood (future silos!).
And that’s just in this two blocks.
But as I waited for the bus in the Village I passed the time watching the work, and what amazed me was how precisely the excavator shaved off the edge of the wall by mere inches. What looks like something that would be a bull in a china shop is manipulated with such finesse by it’s operator.
Skill indeed!
116 Photos in 2016 – 60. Dirty
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“Diggy thing”? 🙂
I’m a biologist…what do you expect from me!?!?
Besides, you’re the same age as me, you know we can’t remember the names of common objects anymore!
Touche! 🙂
But diggy thing could also be a shovel. 🙂
But clearly is not, from the image 🙂
We have a leaf-blower, we both call it the “blowy thing”
Firstly….you have a leaf blower?? And secondly….you can’t call it a leaf blower? 🙂
Marne Birch How long have you known Paige?
Correction…. “Kirk has a leaf blower”, and no, that’s no fun!
Hans…a very long time. 🙂
Correction…..a very, very, long time…..
Shhhhh! We don’t want people to know how old we are. 🙂
Most people already do……
Only because you keep making comments like that. 🙂
Sorry, sorry, sorry……..
She’s getting old, you can’t expect her to remember not to mention it.
She’s older than I am!!!!
Hahahah! She’s my senior!!! 😀 (And already in bed so she can’t defend herself)
You have to be careful using the word senior at your age. People might think you are fishing for discounts.
Gee thanks Paige. 😛
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