As a reference point, here's the Auspicious Manifold Doorways Stupa at the start of the day today. Lisa and I met at 7 am. Our original thought was we would avoid the heat of the day...but as it turned out we needed every minute just to get the small Stupas finished before we each head to retreat this week! We're both attending retreat in upstate New York at the Palyul Retreat Center. We'll both be back the second week of August...but today we wanted to get these small Stupas ready in case a landscaping fairy comes along while we're gone to place fill dirt and re-plant around them!