Earth. there is imbalance with the left so dark, but could there be good reason for that? Can imbalance be for good reason? What if i left it this way? i need to wait until the morning to look again. nothing is stitched down at all.
To Alz B.
to Lumber yard/hardware. my own creation. The Salon. About which again, the mustang woman Patricia was right. i tried to make it Not right. i tried to say (to self) that the hoof work could be done in the shed when they are up in the Front. Down the road, this very well may become true. But for now, especially since there is no milking going on, it's in the Way Back that there will be the most comfort. so in this very front corner, the Salon. Had a 16ft cattle panel cut twice. 8ft and 5ft. Small enough and big enough. i'll bring the milking stand into it. that cement block will be buried, will be invisible and the post sunk into one of the holes*...the end sticking up which looks like i have beavers, that will be buried. a 2x4 afixed to the fence for the 5ft gate hinges. then the gate and the 8ft length can be closed together with a single simple clip. it's not for Keeping any one IN, just to indicate a seperate space where certain things happen. the gate will be opened. any one will be invited in, up on the milking stand. and then the gate closed. the hoof work can happen. first the hoof training. then the hoof work. Everyone else can watch. Goats are really into watching others of ThemSelves do things. They see it happen and they want to try. am counting on that. Snowbunny of course will be first. she loves the milking stand. We'll see. There was GREAT GREAT WIND today and this is as far as i could get. maybe tomorrow to do the actual "construction"....but i'm feeling quite competent. i like feeling competent. *the buried cement block was my invention for not wanting to mix concrete. and also, it makes the post removable. so the whole thing can be taken apart and used elsewhere for other purposes if needed.
Reading more in Preparing to Die. Got to the more complex esoteric parts, but within those pages was this quote of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche "It is said that every thought that occurs in the mind, especially if it is watered with intention, is planting a seed for an entire lifetime. If I am sitting here feeling upset....then according to Buddhist tradition, I am planting the seed of a rebirth into that realm of irritation. I will be unfolding that thought for who-knows-how-long" Can't get more simple than that. What do i water with intention?
