Cistern, Septic progress, and timber frame assembly!

Here's the spot under our garage where the cistern/root cellar was placed.

The crane in action getting ready to loft the cistern and swing it into place:

Marlin and our contractor's son watching the action; the cistern on the right being floated across to set in place:

Cistern in place, with some clean gravel and dirt filled in partway around it. 

And the timber frame pieces being assembled flat on the floor deck: