Back on Nov 9, I posted about a design for an organic “tree like” structure to support a walkway. Today, we finally put up the first prototype.

The first “branch” went up in the morning:

By sunset, the entire support structure was welded in place:

(It is quite dark, so it is a bit difficult to see.)

Update 2015/12/21: Here is another photo of the above over exposed a bit to make it easier to see:

I think it looks really nice, so after we finish with the final welding, I will test it for strength. If it is strong enough to support the roof under high wind conditions, we will go ahead and build all of the rest of these support poles for the entire walkway.