a close call

a tree had blown down in the wind at prospect wood but was caught in another tree suspended over the toilet we built in lockdown. a crushing looked inevitable as…

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into silence

as is my custom each year i am heading into silence for a few days to, slow down, unplug, pray, reflect.  looking forward to camping in the tipi, cooking off…

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a place of discovery

it was very exciting to find goshawks nesting in our wood (at least we are pretty sure that's what the nest is). certainly there are a lot of goshawk calls…

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first fire

made a fire place in the tipi today which made it feel really magical - this is the first fire. the smoke seemed to rise and go out of the…

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tipi build

had a lot of fun yesterday building a tipi for prospect wood. over 18 months we have gradually cut and peeled 17 25 ft poles for it. i watched a…

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teepee poles done!

excited to say that i now have 17 poles that we have cut, peeled with a draw knife and painted with a bit of danish oil to protect them a…

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aerial a1 tent

about a year ago i backed a kickstarter. it took a while due to various lockdown challenges but finally the aerial a1 tent from opeongo.camp arrived. it suspends between two…

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