Magnetic west

Can we imagine a way of life that is more integrated and less isolating? Can we imagine an economy that is more resilient, less damaging to the natural systems on which we rely, and conducive to local autonomy? Communities around the country and the world are asking these questions and experimenting with more cooperative and sustainable ways of doing things. I've come to stay and work on one such community, an ecovillage in southern Alaska, to learn what I can from their ongoing efforts.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

High fashion, and other snippety snaps

Rosalie has converted an uninspiring long sleeve tee into this dazzling one-piece

Dozer tracks

John's new outhouse

Moose's new outhouse

Fleeing the scene

Me, too, I'm on the lam

Menu

Wild cranberries

Ash (a source of lime) for soaking corn

Barry graces our ears with "Down by the Salley Gardens"

Monday, May 30, 2011

The light at 10 minutes to 2am

Sunset at 11:14 pm, Cook Inlet. It will rise again at 4:40 am.

Awesome.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Barn aka Behemoth

Few weeks back...

Sharp teeth

Skywalker

Machines

Greasin the nips

Joe cutting all thread

Chase stripping floor joists for...

the sleeping porch.

Comin along

Saturday, May 28, 2011

The garden

Late thaw at this latitude, so planting is recent.

Daikon to be

Joe and I put up these shelves...mainly Joe

Junior / Senior

Conjoined twins

Friday, May 27, 2011

Longhouse

The epicenter and architectural symbol of community life.

Where

the cooking

happens.

And the eating,

the nursing,

the shoe and coat storing,

the book learning,

the movie watching,

the playing,

the dancing,

the billiards and beanie-baby strewing,

the web browsing,

the swingin and trampoline jumpin.

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