Is Spring Over?

Posted on May 24, 2019 by vanbraman

Is spring over? I have seen a lot of commercials tonight that are talking about starting off your summer with something new.

spring, summer, bbqI do know that Memorial Day weekend is sometimes referred to as the unofficial start of summer, and that is exactly what it is. We do still have almost a month of spring left, and I am not ready for it to be summer yet.

bbq, spring, summer, lunch, hot dogs, meatWe did have a nice spring day today for a BBQ at work. However, the forecast for the weekend is for some more stormy weather.

bbq, spirng, summer, seasons, work bbq, smokeI do have some plans to start off my summer. On the last day of spring I will board a plane for Israel and spend the first two weeks of my summer at an archaeological dig.

grilled meats, spring bbq, Memorial Day weekendIn the meantime, I want to enjoy spring. What most people think of as summer weather does usually come early to California, but I would be OK if the heat holds off for awhile.

With this crazy year of weather it might just do that.

hot dog, rice, chicken, cornbreadIt was nice to have a delicious BBQ meal before the three day weekend and the unofficial start of summer.

How can it be summer if hockey and basketball playoffs are still in progress?

Summer belongs to baseball!

Steven

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First Steel

Posted on May 23, 2019 by vanbraman

Today the first steel went up at the construction site near our office in Dublin.

When I woke up this morning I checked the construction camera as I knew that today would be the day.

first steel, Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionThey got an early start and the first verticals were already in position when I looked.

first steel, Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionAs I drove by the site a few hours later on my way to work the first cross beam had just been put in place.

first steel, Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionIn the afternoon I took a walk to the site and took some more pictures. You can see that they have made a good start on the steel erection, but they have a long way to go.

first steel, Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionThe building will be three floors, and you can see here that the verticals go all the way up to where the roof will be. My guess is that tomorrow they will be placing the third floor cross beams in this section.

first steel, Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionI stood and watched them place a couple beams. It is an interesting process. I am really glad that this is not the type of work I do as I am a bit afraid of heights. However, they have good safety equipment and do this everyday and you can really tell that by watching them.

The Big Red Crane is going to be very busy in the coming weeks.

Steven

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