I tried in my last post to describe the incredible beauty of the bamboo forest we recently found at the bottom of our garden and why this place feels so special but only today did i manage to actually finish the platform and snap a few images worthy of your time.
Here is a shot of the recently created stone circle seating area at the edge of the forest, the platform just about visible in the background.
The finished platform seen in all its multicoloured glory here.
Complete with acorn art my family & i created last night.
Should be dry in a few days.
This afternoon we had our 'tea time' here and it all felt so very perfect.
We are getting into mosquito season now so the net will be useful, hanging over the suspended seat which will go here.
The seat should arrive in a few days and i am very excited to sit here in the evenings and meditate under this net with the setting sun on my face.
The children were keen to go down into the forest with me, so off we went.
Evenings are always best for bamboo forest walks due to this incredible lighting.
If you had told me a few months ago there was a jungle at the bottom of my garden which looked like this i wouldn't have believed you.
It is a perfect blend of Asia & Europe.
I knew there was some bamboo growing down here but had no idea there was so much of it or that it would be so beautiful when the summer sun passed to the other side of the valley from us, creating an incomparable lighting effect which submerges the senses in some special way.
I will build a path in here, a circuit to help us get the best out of this forest and walk here daily.
It is very overgrown and not easy to traverse at the moment, completely inaccessible from any other place except our garden.
There is a river down at the bottom which is also totally overgrown and inaccessible. But the sound alone is just fine for now. It won't be inaccessible for long!
This section the children are passing through here i feel sure is a favoured spot of the pigs due to a mystery water source which keeps it constantly moist. It's a pig mud bath/night time beauty spa basically.
Here's that magical light again.
The trees have taken full advantage of this secret valley where they can grow undisturbed and tower above everything with such incredible dominance, one can really feel their presence and energy.
Heading home now back up the steep slope, our platform just visible at the top.
You can see from this angle the hole i have built the platform over. It was a challenge i enjoyed very much and feel certain it is safe, despite spending no money on this whatsoever.
But you know, when it comes to things like this which motivate every member of my family to spend more time in nature, it is my absolute pleasure to simply knuckle down and get it done.
We don't know what we are capable of till we give it a try. Certainly i have no qualifications as a builder! I just follow my intuition.
Up top we have a couple of swing zones now.
It's basically another very cool area to play.
This section still has me scratching my head a bit but another platform seems the obvious way to go. You just can't beat that bamboo view.
Update!
Someone told me today (after posting this) that the bamboo forest very likely belongs to us as our garden is the only one which has access to it. Now that would be something hey! Need to get that confirmed with the village mayor. Not that it would make much difference as i intend to look after it no matter who it belongs to. And let's be honest, no one can really own land and the native Americans were right to be confused when offered money in exchange for it. We are merely the caretakers, ideally humble and flexible, like the mighty bamboo growing beneath us.
Not much else to say really except thank you thank you thank you!
Just when i thought the ride couldn't get any better, it does.
Love & Light everyone 🌱
