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One swing is a bit lonely, so..
Here’s one for a friend..
Have fun Zoe And friends!
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Before
Before
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After
After
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Another angle
Another angle
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During
During
 
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Another addition to the swing area.. a Sandy soft landing pad
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Picture of swings hanging from a branch with the shadow of the photographer
After
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Before/during
Before/during
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Face time
Face time
 
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Another addition: sand pit.. just inside the view of the swings and the bench
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I test built a tiny hugel model for zoe haha
I test built a tiny hugel model for zoe haha
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Hi zoeland!
We’re putting seeds in at the north end of the garden beds.. strawberry from base camp volunteers, peach from Aizen a former boot, juniper (on behalf of Magdalene), first fruit plum from base camp north paddock..

While seeding I noticed baby kale sprouts that must have sprouted recently.. they’re 1-2 inches tiny but they’re still building soil in tiny ways..
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Been saving the seeds for a special occasion
Been saving the seeds for a special occasion
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Peach
Peach
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Strawberry and plum from base camp
Strawberry and plum from base camp
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And they’re in!
And they’re in!
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A beautiful 30-something degree day
A beautiful 30-something degree day
 
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Yesterday was the warmest day of the week.. 39 degrees.. so let’s see what zoeland looks like..

Ever wonder what a Zoe sized hugel might look like? ..I do.. it’s about two feet tall and four feet long..

it fondly reminds me of my childhood when I used to believe that wet burritos from “the green burrito” were my ultimate barely reachable dream food.. I was too young to drive at the time, and also my folks encouraged us to not eat out too frequently, and it was usually hard on my newbie wallet.. so the chances to achieve this pilgrimage were few and far between.. but I digest.. I guess, in a way, a hugel and a burrito are both made of food.. this in honor of abundance, parents, and grace, which sometimes come in delicious, modest, wrapped packages.. May abundance overflow for Zoe  everywhere she goes :)

Ps.. Wild strawberry seeds from base camp are also in this hugel..

Pps.. lemon balm was a gift from Ash, over a year ago.. it produced fifty or more seed heads on a hugel in the back paddock!
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Just a day before, this whole area was covered in the inches of snow.. the slow melt has rendered the earth’s surface into a tender crust
Just a day before, this whole area was covered in the inches of snow.. the slow melt has rendered the earth’s surface into a tender crust..
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Okay But what’s that brown hump over there?!
Okay But what’s that brown hump over there?!
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Just a little tiny hugel for Christmas
Just a little tiny hugel for Christmas
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Step one dog a ditch for the sticks
Step one: dig a ditch for the sticks
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Step two: professionally install some sticks
Step two: professionally install some sticks
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Another angle
Another angle
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Step three: shape it and pat it down
Step three: shape it and pat it down
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Step four: professionally install some seeds.. here’s some “Aizen” peach and lemon balm
Step four: professionally install some seeds.. here’s some “Aizen” peach and lemon balm
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Base camp Plum and base camp lemon balm
Base camp Plum and base camp lemon balm
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Step five: bury the seeds a little and then the fun part—walk on top of the hugel!
Step five: bury the seeds a little and then the fun part—walk on top of the hugel!
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Step six: cover whole thing with mulch, like sauce on a giant wet burrito.. and remember to enjoy the view of the meadow
Step six: cover whole thing with mulch, like sauce on a giant wet burrito.. and remember to enjoy the view of the meadow
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I carved a small path around the garden/bench area to gather the mulch for hugel 1.. don’t you want a wet burrito now?.. I do..
I carved a small path around the garden/bench area to gather the mulch for hugel 1.. don’t you want a wet burrito now?.. I do..
 
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Trail building day
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Before
Before
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Before angle 2
Before angle 2
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Right this way
Right this way
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Fun with Posing
Fun with Posing
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One more pose
One more pose
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Back at it
Back at it
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There it is..!
There it is..!
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Angle 2
Angle 2
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Found a bunch of this mossy stuff on the path, so I’m hoping it’ll grow/fill the whole path!
Found a bunch of this mossy stuff on the path, so I’m hoping it’ll grow/fill the whole path!
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It goes to the road but difficult to capture..
It goes to the road but difficult to capture..
 
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On a Hugel-y moogel-y Monday
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Hugel site
Hugel site
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During
During
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Angle 2
Angle 2
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Ferment snack break!!!
Ferment snack break!!!
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Seeding and smiling
Seeding and smiling
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A beautiful day another hugel-y moogel-y
A beautiful day another hugel-y moogel-y
 
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Awww jeeuh back at the lab
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This looks hella photoshopped! Its a gloomy day with a tiny bit of rain so maybe that’s why lol
This looks hella photoshopped! Its a gloomy day with a tiny bit of rain so maybe that’s why lol
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The swings made it through winter
The swings made it through winter
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Dez Choi wrote:Awww jeeuh back at the lab


Welcome Back Dez
 
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Dez Choi wrote:Awww jeeuh back at the lab



I, too, am glad you're back! Enjoy your posts!
 
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