Happy Winter Solstice from Eleven Acre Farm!

Sara, Stone, Sol and I wish you a very happy Winter Solstice from Eleven Acre Farm. The entire place looks like a construction zone, but Nature is sitting with me and tells me it sees past all that because it has on its Vision Hat and Future Glasses. All will be looking something quite different this time next year.

Our beloved Sara has taken Dad and Mom to Portland for an important appointment, so I took a break from working on the year-end taxes and Stone, Sol, Nature and I put our boots on and walked the perimeter of the property. All of us thought you might enjoy seeing some photos of our circumnavigation, where the state of construction shows from virtually any angle.

At the precise moment of the Solstice, 9:30 pm tonight, Pacific Time, the workers of Nature get the architectural blueprints downloaded from the architects of Nature, and all do a dance together. Sara and I will joyfully join in, for so much is being downloaded to us. By this time next year, The Garden Center for Peace and Cooperation, dedicated to Wayne and Marlene Owens, will move from construction phase to action phase, moving along the lines of its mission.

And, among other things, perhaps we will start to glimpse exactly what the Mission of The Garden Center is. At this moment in time, we are just doing what we are told. And building it. It is a little bit “if you build it they will come,” if you know what I mean. That gets more exciting when you are playing with real money and taking a, er,  leap of faith. Time will tell whether we have been divinely touched, or are just plain crazy. Increasingly it seems to me that the line between the two is a little fuzzy. But what the hay, you can’t take it with you, as they say. And I married a woman who isn’t confused about whether she wants to play full out in this life.

Enjoy the pics, and the Eleven Acre Farm crew sends you a big hug, warm wishes and a word from Nature. Happy Solstice. We are at your side, ever present, everywhere.

You can click on the photos to see ‘em bigger.

Looking west: view of The Garden Center across garden (winter planted with vetch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North end of The Garden Center, house in background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking southeast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking east: The Garden Center with barn in background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking north from the glade, Garden Center in background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sentinel at the top of the glade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sol, aka "Chubbs", on his way to China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sol, aka "Chubbs", interrupted from digging to China, by hearing the word "treat"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otis, aka "Chubby Hubby", prior to New Year's Resolution (self portrait)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left to right: Garden Center, dog kennel (aka Stone & Sol's Lookout), house and barn. The barn is the red building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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