She turned to the sunlight and shook her yellow head, and whispered to her neighbor: "Winter is dead."
~A.A.Milne
Surely everyone needs a teepee in their lives?! Sure we can kid ourselves and say it's for the children, but really there is a big kid in all of us that still gets excited and thrilled when you see the telltale ash poles of a teepee saluting at the sky, and the idea in general of a cosy den - a little place to hide away and play in.
It took two weeks of prep; cutting, sorting, loading willow, measuring, sawing, constructing, thatching, tweaking, weaving, ramming, hanging, perfecting.
It's all change and waking up time in the willows at the moment. The good weather has boosted the energy levels here and the lime green leaves are well and truly on their way, unfolding and presenting proudly their waxy and vibrant skin.
I've just spent a little over a week in the one of the quietest villages I have ever had the pleasure of working in.
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