My Nephew Dan turns 21, Discovery work continues and an Anchorage Alaska Commission

 My nephew recently had his 21st birthday.  Wow has time flown.  This is a chocolate chip birthday cookie which his mother (my twin sister) made.

 Dan's father helps light the candles while Olivia (Dan's girlfriend on the right) and Joe (little brother and Dan's mini-me on left) watch.

 The best part of an birthday- the gifts.  Congratulations Dan!

 The head of Discovery was recently moved to facilitate work and so it could be moved inside so I can work if it is raining or if it is too hot in the sun.  Padgett was called out to do the job.

 The head was rigged up in a basket hitch...

 and the crane operator, Barney did an excellent job.

 Having the stone so much higher helps me in working around the bottom of the stone. (photo Don Lawler)

 The stone and the model.

 I'm cutting the hair with an angle grinder with a 10" diamond blade.

 Don has done a good job of blocking out the knee....

and the leg.
Great News, I just found out I received the commission for the University of Alaska Anchorage.  It will be an ice age creature in a 30,000 block of stone.  It is undecided whether it will be an American Lion or Saber tooth cat.  Pretty cool, huh?