Hi All,
Our day started a little later than expected on account that we slept in. It is so quiet here and while there is loads of bird life they did not wake us with birdsong this morning. I could hear the rhythm of the waves overnight, so imagine in a storm it might be quite noisy.
Our days priority job was to weed out anything going to seed, which amounted to several wheel barrows full and a drum. Shunyam has a method of destroying weeds that I had not seen before, namely placing them in a plastic barrel filling it with water, closing the lid and waiting. The result is a bit smelly but soggy mulched weeds ready for use in a few weeks.
We have been learning about some new weeds, not seen in South Australia. Today's new weed is Alligator Weed a native of South America and a problem in 30 countries, it is believed to have been introduced by accident during WW2. Once found there is regular monitoring to check on its eradication which can apparently take up to 10 years.
Shunyam is a naturopath and works from home so after lunch we pottered about a bit while she saw clients, did a bit more weeding and cleaned up ready for dinner.
Simon met a local who was not happy where we have parked the car and trailer. One of the reasons we chose Bundagen was to experience first hand an "Intentional Community". We are headed for our first lesson in dispute resolution me thinks, one of the key issues for such communities according to research.
Could be interesting, tomorrow we will take a walk down to "Main House" the communal centre.
Susan
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