Shelter Overnight

Spent all of last Wednesday collecting sword ferns, maple leaves, and sticks for the construction of a group overnight shelter. Turned out to be quite an eventful night--stories, laughter, smoke sickness, about 3 hours of sleep, cuddling, singing... Haha. Good times. Feeling much closer to my fellow Winter Wrens. Here's some pictures that my roommate took during the building process. :-) Cozy little shelter for 6 people.

https://picasaweb.google.com/109070406217171620302/WinterWrensBuildAShelter?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLX0xsu757eh8gE&feat=directlink

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. Wishing I were home.

Intensions

     I realized today that I cannot keep this online journal updated like I had planned to at the beginning of this journey. I am happy to say that I have a lot under my belt right now, but that also makes it is an unrealistic goal for me to say I will keep posting regularly. I have also realized that although I love for you all to be a part of this new segment of my life, blogging is not something enhancing this experience for me. In many ways it has become a task which I do not look forward to, a "job" of sorts. And so, I am sorry to say that I will no longer be holding this space for you all. This is not to say that I will not post occasionally, but I am no longer committing to this aspect of my journey. I am, however, holding myself accountable to taking and posting more pictures. I believe this to be a reasonable goal, and one for which I carry more excitement. I am going to experiment with whether I post pictures here, or on facebook, or both. I will let everyone know soon. For now, see with open eyes, feel Earth under your feet, and be merry.
Thank you all for listening,
Much love,
Estelle