Thor's Oak under Construction

Preparations for Illuminating York were in full swing when I took this shot of the valiant battle being fought against the high winds, to put the pieces of Thor's Oak together, and get them upright. I watched and snapped for a while and then went shopping for half an hour. They were still struggling so I went home without a shot of it completed. Ian however went to take pictures of the event and saw it upright.

Illuminating York has become an annual event although a charge is now made to see some of the attractions. It has progressed since it started as a light show on York Minster.

For more information:

illuminatingyork.org.uk

Katharine

[john stanier]

I don't envy them working with that in a high wind. Can we see the finished tree soon?

[bruni]

Will we see when it's all done and light up? hard to work like that in the wind.

[Pyrrhula]

Great candid from those man at work . Looks a hard job to me.
Thank you for you visit , you so nice comment and the fav. dear Katharine.
You make my day

[Tony]

Looks like they are really putting their backs into it. Great capture of the struggle

[Molly]

Sounds interesting - hope to see some shots of the illuminations when they're all lit up.

[bkb in the city]

Looks very interesting. Are we going to see a shot of it all up

[Hazel A]

Great action shot of the workers struggle to put the tree together

[Pyrrhula]

Thank you all for you visits, you so nice comments and the fav.`s. You spoil me with two fav.`s( But I love it )

[Fisher Family]

@jrstanier It was a challenge for them, but I think it was worth the effort as you can see from Ian's posting. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni I think it was worth the effort. The city looks beautiful and the displays are varied. Ian will be sharing some more delights later. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry. They really had a tough job as the wind was also gusty. It was worth the effort though and lots of children were posting messages on the tree when we looked at the displays. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont Thanks. I think they did a great job and it looks really good. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin Thanks. As you will see Ian is posting pictures of the delights of York's Illuminating festival. Its now in its 6th year and has come a long way from a light show on York Minster. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity You will have seen it in its glory by now and there are other delights to come. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12 Thanks. There efforts were rewarded and I think the tree looks great. The festival keeps improving. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula I think it's great when others really like our posting so much they fav it. They were great shots. Katharine

[Therese]

very impressive capture!!!

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid Thank you. I was impressed with the way the men worked together to put the structure up. Katharine