Wednesday 11 May 2011

A picture and a pile of words...


I don't know what folk call progress. Going forward sometimes means staying put. I'llbe out to play soon, putting more small rocks on the straight retaining wall. In time theobvious evidence of my building work will be obscured and camouflaged by tonnes ofsoil, that in turn planted with shrubs and a few small trees. I will leave it to thearchaeologists to work out how they did it in those days. Chances are the foundationswill remain covered for all time once the project is finished. From the street side thework in hand looks much like a pile of rubble. An elegant charming pile none the less. Looking at photos feels like staring into the mid distance with one eye. A flattened mass of details aids little to communicate the significance of the intended meaning or point.No matter, for those that prefer the two dimensional image, I will keep the pictures coming.Explanations of on going work become unnecessarily complex when reduced to the printed word.
After stumbling around in the mass of words for a while some might get the idea of doing a bit of actual for themselves.
I have done a fair old bit of explaining both myself and what I am into and up for. It hasn't exactly left a trail of clear understanding.Folk posed the questions and seemed to forget the answers the moment they were delivered.Let them remain in the deluded domain of fanciful theory and popular opinion. They can argue amongst themsel
ves over who is nearest to right, they are all wrong. Progress and me aren't going anywhere. we are staying at home.Results will deserve a proper look one day. Perhaps a point or two of all past explanations would be got by then. If that happens it'll likely be too late to be of any benefit.
We have had a little rain, the plant life is looking really lush.The first peas are filling up their pods,broad beans flowering, onions are healthy. A heck of a pile and a bit more of stuff that I don't feel prone to list, all growing and thriving.
My interest in blogging the details of our doings here is fast diminishing.I doubt that the illuminated idiocy of the internet will bring those I care most about any nearer the sustainable working reality that I promote.We live debt free. Something you can't see from the pictures.Our home facilities improve as the work continues.A varied healthy diet and stimulating exercise is always available in the garden. We have enough interest in the living environment , we respond to it's needs and it responds to ours. We give thanks it provides well.

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