As the Catoro Cafe trees cure and the paint begins to go on the lobby sign the features are changing rapidly. Grey is beginning to give way to colour. Today, the trees were given a thorough wire brushing and cleaning as part of the preparation for the first coats of paint.
Barking up the cat trees
The push is on to complete the trees for Catoro Cafe so we do not hold up other contractors working on site. Today, our crew applied the concrete skin and sculpted the bark on the three trees. They immediately looked immense in the shop and will ‘grow’ even more in the confines of the small establishment. It is out plan to transport and install the trees late next week. We can hardly wait!
Spring has sprung!
I’ve drawn inspiration from nature in my work, since the days I made my living as a pen and ink illustrator back in the 1970’s. Over the last five and a half weeks as I rode my new bicycle over the local trails I have watched in awe as the green of spring happens once more. My first rides were in freezing temperatures as the snow and ice were still melting. It’s still not quite the shirtsleeve weather that I love but after a four day absence the change was dramatic. Bare benches are gone and green is sprouting everywhere. Wildlife abounds as well with the advent of spring. On my ride today I saw great heron, Canada geese, beaver, rabbits and other species at every turn. The scenery is spectacular. I now have more than four hundred kilometres on the e-bike and look forward to many hundreds of kilometres to come this summer.
