When Mum hired me to capture her dream...

And finally today the slab was laid on the first floor of Mum's house, in the middle of constant chatter, deafening shouts, colourful clutter, tinny clatter, intermittent clouds of smoke, rising dust, lil tiffs and heated arguments,
and loads of unexplained sounds...

The lovely morning light was at its best behaviour, turning even the grimy concrete mixer bowl n' the greasy chain belt into a temptation... And my camera (Now a bit shaky after the fall...) n' me
got busy for a whole four hours...

At the end of the day, I of course was very happy, but the best part was
seeing Mum all smiles as she viewed the pictures on my laptop... :)

Looking at the colourful paraphernalia being rigged from inside the house...

Trying to set up the large concrete mixer in the narrow patch of space. It was indeed a huge challenge, but kudos to the guys, they managed it superbly...

Oiling the mean machine before starting it up...

Taking care to fill even the tiniest nook n' cranny...

Precarious perch...!

Testing the pulley...

Framed...!

Vertigo...
Not in the dictionary of construction workers for sure...!

And I gave in to the temptation...
The concrete mixer bowl...

And I gave in to the temptation...
A portion of the concrete mixing machine...

And I gave in to the temptation...

As the lovely morning light played hide n' seek... I gave in n' played along...

These stunning streaks of light added a magical aura to the place...

Spindles of light ready to weave stories of their own...

I could have spent hours chasing these flitting strobes of light as they formed interesting patterns on the coarse gravely floor...

Looking beyond the clutter...

Looking onto refreshingly peaceful greenery through the clutter...

And before I left, I turned around one more time to capture the mad yet aesthetically colourful chaos...