Kai Duby wrote:I've been up in the hills so long sitting under trees watching birds that, for awhile, computers ceased to exist. Alas, I've been doing a little more than watching birds (even though some days recently there have been so many birds in the trees it has been hard to get anything done) and many people have tried to goad me into posting. So here it is, the beginning of a thread!
I've been here at The Lab for nearly a year and a half now so catching up in a single post (or a single page) is unlikely. Instead I would like to sprinkle in posts on various projects I've completed alongside present activities.
I landed here at Wheaton Labs after a short stint in a big institutional learning facility (university) where I couldn't take the rigorous sitting around. I wanted, more than anything, to do things. Thus, I ended up in Montana doing countless things that I really didn't think I was capable of. The infinitely generous Evan granted me a spot to build a structure on his ant plot even though he had no idea who I was. So I am certainly grateful for that initial offering, which gave me the ability to create structures, gardens and continue on with crazy ideas.
Some things I've done
- Junk pole... so much junk pole. Ava (1.5acres) is nearly completely hand fenced with hand made gates. I'd say a conservative estimate would be 2,000 small trees cut, limbed and hauled.
- Tons of garden beds, terraces, hugels, ponds
- Built a lumber shed
- Helped build an outdoor kitchen
- Helped build a duck palanquin
- Built a cob house that I'm currently living in
- Made stools, benches, mallets, shakes, hammers, tool handles, roundwood shelves, dimensional shelves, latches, ladders, lofts
- Grew/growing potatoes, rye, mustard, kale, turnips, carrots, apples, apricots, plums, black locust, parsley, peas, fava beans, lentils
- Chopped, sawn, screwed, nailed, doweled, peeled, hewn, drilled, stomped, sown, chitted, harvested, winnowed, threshed, mixed, shattered, snapped, cussed, laughed etc
The list seems small now that I write it all out especially when compared with all the things I'd like to do.
I ran into Jeremy recently who told me you were living in a perma.
It makes my heart sing to see you living such a beautiful life.
I'm impressed with your house too.
I couldn't venture to do something so amazing.
I hope you are enjoying every day.
Say hello to the birds for me.
