I’ve made two statues for my arents for their 70ths. They represent our family tree.

One is carved from wood and installed at their home. The other cut from rusting and stainless steel to go here.

Yesterday I set about installing this one. I dug into the clay hill, and hammered the base back into the hill.

Slip.

Mid swing my foot slipped and the hammer crushed my finger.

I’m posting this photo months later, on the 13th September, and the nerve damage has healed enough that I have almost full feeling. Just a tingling on the very tip.