Nests In The Mind

i sought sanctuary in nature....took it a step further than a park bench and created a little hideaway in a never frequented location not far from where i live.it is betwixt a golf course and a railway line, surrounded by undergrowth a nd woods, i am alone with the foxes. My structure in the clearing is half done, i did a bit more today, and my ultimate vision for the place is a round teepee sort of thing, weaved with willow, and covered with mud and straw, which i believed used to be called wattle and daub! as i say, it is about half done, and the straw and mud has now solidified into a strong and weatherproof covering. Now, when finished it is going to have a chiminea installed, made safe with a build up of mud, packed around it...and at the chimney exit too.imagine how cosy it will be when done. I will be able to sit in my firelit little space out in nature, snug amongst the elements...to me this is far out, right on and totally up my street!i can burn sage and other sacred herbs and meditate and dream out in this magical little space. a space is as sacred as u make it...and this is coming along nicely, it is linked to my own psyche now, a sort of nest of safety, where i can be even when not there...as i said sacred! blessed be:) and peace to all!

i saw it from space

not been there for a while....but its good to leave it to the elements once in a while. it keeps it fresh, it keeps it in nature...i sometimes wonder what the nature of the area thinks of the fact that a mad dreaming human decided to create a shrine in the middle of it!anyway, earlier i decided to take a look on google earth...and had a nice surprise. Google must have refreshed their sattelite imagery, because when i zoomed in..down to the golf course, the river...i found my wood and meadow, beyond the ring of dense undergrowth and trees.....and there it was! my little path weaving thru the grassland:) ha ha!...along and round...up and into the clearing... and i can see the clearing too!!!! with a tiny blob for my structure...so glad it wasn't taken when i was having a fire! or any local inhabitants may have checked it out! so, i can see it from space, i look forward to the next google earth update, when my structure is larger, and finished!