It’s high summer and we find ourselves surrounded by a volunteer army of sunflowers. So far, the season has been mercifully wetter and cooler than usual. The neighborhood irrigation ditch usually slows down and stops sometime in mid-June; it’s still running full tilt here in mid-August. All of this has made it possible to begin restoring the building site after the disruption of construction, something we were unable to do in last year’s dry spell.
Late June saw the arrival of two new cabins to Mountain Water. These will serve multiple purposes: sleeping for one or two, writing, drawing, meditation, and all-round social isolation. They’re now situated in a lovely oak grove a few minutes’ walk from the main building. We’ll eventually finish them off inside, heated and insulated, suitable for use in the cooler months. They’re already like cozy little camp cabins.
We continue to set the scene here for Mountain Water to accommodate individuals and small groups for this ongoing exploration of solitude and creativity. Later this summer we’ll have some further test drives of the place, as we host a variety of willing participants for the continuing experiment. The pandemic has enforced a slower pace of development, which seems fitting. We look forward to seeing you here before too long. Meanwhile, we love hearing from you!