going up

The wall has taken quite a while to get to where it is now, which I imagine has something to do with the extremely hot weather we've been having. The pool has reached 30 degrees, unheated, and that's definitely a sign that it's summer.

It's been a bit of a slog, and some of the stones have been a bit heavier than I can really manage, but it doesn't need much more now. Just that top left hand corner:



It's reassuring to think that now there is something more holding up this edge of the concrete slab - or at least, there will be when the mortar hardens up a bit. Before it was relying on the reinforcing rods in the concrete - inch-thick rods, it's true, but just the same supporting the slab at the edge must be a good idea.

I don't think I've got quite enough of the lime to both finish the top row and do all the repointing, so it'll be another visit to Chausson on Tuesday