October 8-14

During the Fall Harvest work party we determined that the hornet nest that was found in August (see August 16-22 post) was no longer occupied and cut it out of the tree it had been built in. The nest had seemed to be quite inactive for several weeks, although every so often a hornet would be seen coming or going. 

dismantled fencing tape 

Curiously, at about the same time that we noticed that the nest was no longer active, the fencing tape that had been placed around the tree was torn off its stakes over the course of two nights by some unknown creature. It was as if an invisible guide were advising us that the hornets no longer posed a threat and that this favorite meadow sitting rock was once again available for use. 

Jen & Meg

We left Indralaya on Friday and are taking a week long break to rest, visit with friends and attend a few  concerts. Our musical odyssey began on Friday night when we got together with Jen Moffat and Meg Sather for dinner and attended Jen’s performance with the Seattle Women’s Chorus.

Marshall & Leonie

On Saturday we met up with Marshall Peabody and attended Bob Dylan’s Seattle concert.

Zach holds down the bar

Leonie participated in a day long foot massage training on Sunday. Afterwards we headed to downtown Seattle and dropped in on Zach Geballe at the Dahlia Lounge, where he tends bar on Sunday nights.