Pouring footings

There was a lot of excitement yesterday on the house project. The cement trucks arrived to pour the footings for the foundation. The attached video provides a good overview of the process.

And here are some pictures of the work and the end result.

Next step is to pour the walls. The amount of cement involved is impressive. We're gaining a better appreciation of what it means to build a house.

Lastly, our neighbors reported that a bear was running around our hole in the ground a couple of days ago. Word is getting out that this is an interesting place. A more likely explanation--the workers left some food lying around and the bear was glad to finish it off.