Here's the "finished" product--concrete poured, ugly support 2x4s gone, proud homeowner standing impatiently so I can take the picture (which is B&W by accident). In the right background is the treehouse, and Maude is sitting in the doorway. Now Todd and Oupi have to go to the quarry to pick out stone to lay on top of the cement.
Here's Todd being very manly and cutting the support post.