morningside nearly done!

We have about 3-4 weeks left, everything should be complete by July 4. Now it's really starting to look nice, after months of site work and utilities that, while interesting, doesn't give the viewing public much to go on. We finished the stone wall about a month ago and that really helped to lend some structure to the view; the asphalt was finished yesterday.




















While I was there today they finished the plumbing work and turned on the water for the first time! Here's the small waterfall:





































It looks pretty good (and better in real life than pictures, of course) . We have to adjust the stone slightly, as well as one of the nozzles, to maximize the amount of water coming over the front, but those are easy fixes.

They also tested the ground sprays in front of the waterfall...



















Yow! No shortage of water pressure here. Fortunately this was also easily adjusted to kid-size.



















Most of the water from the waterfall and ground sprays flows into the trench in the foreground, which creates another place for kids to play with the water. We've put these in other playgrounds before and have proven quite popular.

Bluestone steps in the foreground and a little rock climbing area on the right side.



















Can you see the small table in the background? Here it is up close:



















I'm excited about this piece -- first ever in NYC. We went to a playground in Lexington, KY that had one of these and my nephew-in-law Ben spent nearly the whole time playing with it. It's just a little town with roads to drive Matchbox cars on. Simple, but very effective. They're going to have a community event where kids will paint it (with help, of course).

So, we're almost there. Play equipment should be here this week!