A Mighty Fort(ress)?

The walls of the foundation are complete!  It was interesting to watch the crew set the forms and pour the concrete for the foundation walls.  While the forms were setting, our daughter said it looks like a fort.  We do want our home to be built on solid ground, like a mighty fortress (Psalm 46)!  Here are some pictures:

It looks like a fort.

These guys are so brave, climbing around on walls that are 24 feet tall and only 6 inches wide.

A close up view of their feet on the walls.

A closer view of the forms being readied to fill with concrete (that wall did get straightened out).

Trucks lined up waiting for their turn, it took 7 trucks of concrete to fill the forms.

The concrete coming out of the pumper truck and into the forms.

A view of the southwest corner of the house, the forms are filled with concrete and will dry overnight.

A view of the southwest corner after the forms are removed, leaving the foundation walls.

The forms are reloaded and waiting to go to their next project.

A view of the house taken from the west.