Mostly-ish

The first two courses of the new bench. The stove will butt right up to it and then I’ll create a support base for the riser tower.

The wall needn’t be pretty, it’s partly hidden by the stove, and part of a larger thing that’s anywhere but perfect

So yah, it’s mostly plumb, level-ish!

Side note, yet related, temps are forecasted to be in the high 30’s tonight. The property is not down low so the cold won’t settle, so hardly worried about potential frost, but plants will get the message! It’s an odd blast of dry cold air, a nudge from coming fall…