April-June
2009
Poised to Start
Project Manager Mike
Neate of Eco Design & Construction moved to the site late in May, and
in June we all
got together to work on the first practical job - building a composting toilet
for the site workforce....
Mike's trusty companion and honorary site manager, Max, was on hand to
keep us on our toes.
First, there were holes
to be dug.....
....nails to be nailed.....
.....and instructions
to be given.
Max checks the quality
of the rubble which Mike's putting in the soakaway.
The two Mikes inspect
the new on-site facilities.
Over the 2½ years
we've been coming here, the site has been constantly surprising us - a fantastic
display
of chamomile flowers and poppies has recently appeared on the disturbed soil
In a way it's sad that
they won't be around much longer......
......this area of wild
flowers, thistles and grasses is about to be flattened by the bulldozers.
So, farewell poppies.
Within days this open
piece of land, with which we've become so familiar, will be a building site,
and will change rapidly and very dramatically, and in our lifetimes will never
look quite like this again....