Construction at Night

Work on the church building is in full swing now. Both night and day you can hear the ring of chisels and the thud of heavy stones. The architect has changed a few of the marks as we have progressed, but with each change the structure has improved.

It should be noted that as the walls have grown so has the danger of thin endeavor. On worker, fell from nearly the highest part of the wall. His tools and stone he was working with scattered when he hit the earth. The makers had must have been on him, though, because not a minute later he was gathering has things and went promptly back to work.

The painting I have enclosed this time is one of my favorites. It captures what the site looks like at night. You can see the torches along the ground, for the workers to see. You can see the ladder used to scale the wall on the right. You can just image what this church is going to look like when it is finally completed.



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In the Garden

I know it has been a while since I have last written, but I have become so taken with labor of the land, for a time, I had forgotten to lift my quill. By contrast the the negligence I have had in my duties, the painter has done some marvelous work. I am submitting one of my favorites with this parchment.

Since the last time I have written, the foundation have been completely placed. The first wall of the church has been started and many plants have grown up in the garden which will be beside the church. I think it is the smell of the flowers and grasses that comfort the painter, but he has spent much of his time within our new garden.

The painting submitted is from a couple days ago. The sun was at the highest point and workers had taken refuge for lunch. If you look closely you can almost see the dust on the freshly hewn blocks. The partial wall run north to south on the west side of the building.



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