More tree happenings

Couldn't resist posting this pic of the boys working hard!

In honour of Pablo

Meet Pablo, he's the beautiful young Columbian born galactic traveller on the left of this pic just above, staying with Sage (seated next to him) our next door neighbour for many months and during his time there, he became a friend of ours too. He spent many hours helping Curt with the heavy jobs, the harder jobs around the garden mainly, cleaning up elephant grass, pruing trees, carting heavy rubbish. And we'd spend many hours afterwards just talking about life, the universe and everything. I always liked to feed him, thinking that his Mum would have liked that. Pablo also loves to sing, forming a group with some other friends called The Mozzarella. Here he is jamming with Curt and his friend from The Mozzarella.
He left yesterday, he's off exploring new worlds, heading up to Brisbane. We'll miss him.
Hey Pablo, if you happen to check this blog out some time, I've lost the link to your "my space" address, would love to link others to your Mozzarella music!

Tree happenings

Curt's foot is so much better, thanks to all those who sent healing vibes. It's timely too because he's started a new project, one that will eventually lead to the demolishion of the delapidated old studio at the top of our block and the building of a new pole house for guests, utilizing the trees we had taken down when we first landed here.
Some of the guys from next door came to help with the arranging of logs and sawn wood. They're all pretty adept at climbing trees and felling them too. Dav is seen here removing a dangerous limb that is overhanging the old studio.

Lame horse

Does this look like a man in pain? LOL...hardly. But this is day four, day one was not pretty. That blinking rock went right through Curts rossi boots and pierced the skin! Whipper snipping can be dangerous, even with all the proper gear. His swollen foot looked like a balloon.
Anyway, having Curt outa action gave me a new appreciation of all those things he does around the place...cos I was so busy doing those things and looking after the lame horsey (his chinese sign) that I had no time for claying. Crossing fingers he'll be alright by the weekend...I have a ton of stuff piling up that needs doing...

Nimbin Mardi Grass festival and Curt's birthday

Nimbin Mardi Grass festival always falls on the same weekend as Curt's birthday and since the Kombi club organized a campout for it, it was a dead cert that we'd go.
The above pic is the line up of VW kombis on the way there...
The next pic is driving through the crowd in Nimbin...
Then there's Curt laughing at the ATM line, since we were organized this time and didn't need to wait in line with them this year!
The one with Curt doing a headstand (see what Nimbin does to ya!) overlooks the view we woke up to every morning... on a beautiful property in Nimbin of some of the Kombi Club members.
Then there's me chillin' in the bus...
And the rest are pics of the festival parade..spot the gunja fairy!
Info about what the Nimbin Mardi Grass festival is all about is http://www.nimbinmardigrass.com/