Waiting Day

Today is "Waiting Day." We wait for the judging results. We wait for team members to arrive. We wait for the Multi-block site numbers so we can start setting up. But while we wait, we play. I had a very relaxing and interesting time at the Chena Hot Springs. I found the snow crystals around the pool very beautiful and fascinating. Some of them were growing like fronds on algae. Others were many flakes formed together to make a larger flake with all its crystalline beauty on display. I wanted a photo, but the camera lens would just fog over.

JQ got all his errands run so we will be able to get our tools home after this is all over. He did a lot to prep our site for a quicker start on the big carving. We will need every minute. After I returned from the springs, I helped put the chains and blades on the saws then we ate dinner and went to the awards ceremony. Jacob Lucas, our fourth team member, also arrived this afternoon, so we chatted with him a bit.

Most of the awards went as we expected. We will get our results tomorrow since we did not place in the top 3 realistic or the 4-7th places which are a combination of realistic and abstract. There are also 3 top places in abstract, but we were not in that division. One of my favorite sculptures is the one with the bug eating the leaves. It was so well finished. The attention to detail and quality of seams was amazing. I loved the flow of the first place winner but felt the piece was not this teams best work. However, we are judged against each other and not against ourselves. The overall of this piece is astounding.

Now, let's see if we can apply what we have learned to the multi-block sculpture and come out in the top 7, or better in the top 3.
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