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The Enchanted Forest - that's what I call my new home on Sand Mountain, Alabama. I tagged it with the name as soon as we drove the U-Haul onto the property in late June, partly to trick my psyche into loving this new, very different locale that I wasn't sure I really wanted. I knew if I told myself often enough that this place was a treasure, I would eventually believe it. It worked. I love my small piece of the planet, and have accepted (almost) everything about it. I wish I'd started this journal the day we arrived - it's too labor-intensive to retrace all the steps that have brought me to this point, so I will begin here and let each day decide what is worthy of documenting. It's self-indulgent, and will surely vacsillate between celebratory and borderline-depressing - but that's what life is. And I find comfort in that cycle. So here goes . . .

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Giving birth to a "masterpiece"!

I've been in labor for two days.  Serious labor.  Giving birth is really hard, you know??!!
This labor didn't produce a 10-fingered, 10-toed pink squirmy little human, but it did definitely produce my own personal bundle of joy! 
As the Wish Garden has taken shape, it began to beg for a defined entrance.  A starting point.  A point of entry worthy of the work that's gone into it.  And what began as a single pathway through the side yard is quickly becoming a series of divergent paths, all ending in the same spot.  (I love the symbolism in that - many paths leading to the same end.)
And so this latest project was born.  Taking fallen limbs, vines pulled from tall trees by Handsome Hubby, and the opportunity to use the power tools, I began early yesterday morning creating.  (I love using the chop saw, the Tiger saw, and the nail guns - all three of them!)  It may look simple, but sorting through my huge stockpile of limbs and vines, seeking just the right one for each spot; measuring and cutting for perfectly imperfect fit, and taking time to let each one speak to where it will fit best . . . it's a labor of love!
So here it is.  A 15' long decorative fence, complete with working gate. And later this week it will be installed at the entrance to the Wish Garden.  I am tired - I am proud - I am happy.  And now I will rest from my labor.  (oh, go ahead - click on the picture and really see how great it is!)
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