Here's Paul Jeschien, Bob Thompson's partner, as happy as only a contractor in mud can be.

It rained the day before, just after the heavy equipment had dug everything up. Paul was hip deep in mud, and installed a shower with hot water before going to bed. Good idea.

Here's a shot from the little hill overlooking the site.

Here's a shot from the down in the mud. The white stake in the foreground can be seen in the picture above also, to give you an idea of the location and angle of the shot.

Here's another mud shot.

Here's a view looking up to the little hill.

Here's a view of the long (400 feet) driveway after the brush and old foundation were removed on the left. It used to be a jungle over there.