It is always an exciting day when we fly our creations into their permanent homes. Today was crane day for the major features of Cap’n Elias’ Shipwreck Cove at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska. The task was quick and painless with a wonderful crane operator and an eager Vala’s crew to hook and guide the features into place and bolt the sections together. The installation of the ship, Skull Rock, the shipwreck and all of their related pieces took less than two hours. Then it was back to laying out and shaping the miniature golf course. A couple more hours’ work tomorrow will ready the course for the extensive concrete work, pond and stream installation and the start of the landscaping. Then I am off on my journey home. But I’ll be back the first week of August to supervise the placement of the final features and do the final layout of the greens and sidewalks. Stay tuned…