Around The Times

The new police station is being built across the street from The Times. It is amazing how fast this building is going up. All pictures were taken from the parking garage across 2nd street.

When I was in India, I liked to watch the construction because it was mostly done by hand. The floors were held up by an intricate weaving of thin poles until the concrete had set. It was pretty scary to think that when they were done, they became the apartment I was living in. Or one just like it. The apartment complex seemed to take forever to build. We would pass one every day on the way to work. I was so anxious to see the exterior of just one of the apartment blocks with the roof on. It was just not to be. I often didn't see anyone working on the exterior. I hope they were inside putting up wall board.

The top picture was taken September 20. Look at the pretty fluffy clouds. What a beautiful place to work. This fall is beginning to look like a keeper. The middle picture was taken a week later. Look how big that crane is. I have to be on the 5th floor of the parking structure to get the whole thing. When you are in the cafeteria on the first floor of The Times building, the crane looks like a sky hook.

This last picture was taken this evening. The sun is setting earlier. I'll have to go out at lunch to get a good picture. The building has grown a lot in two weeks. Now they have the elevator on the right running up the side of the building. We'll see how big it is in two more weeks.

Clif and I have become enamored of the Farmer's Market in front of City Hall. That's the pointy building in the background of my pictures. They have lovely produce closest to The Times. There are lots of food booths closer to City Hall. Clif has been hitting the Greek barbeque place. I like that, but this week I just stopped at the ice cream vendor (I've had spiced strawberry and mint chocolate nubs in recent weeks) and picked up some gorgeous produce.

Clif is standing just outside my officle. Do you see the cut out on the door? There is a long window in the door that people used to stare through. I found this cutout advertisment of an old friend. We put him in the window so he could look back and keep them away. I don't know if it's scared anybody yet.