a most remarkable week...

We've had what can only be described as
A Most Remarkable Week

 

 

as five mammals on two bikes
(aka Artist as Family)

turned our small creek world 

 upside downsy inside outsy

(in the best possible way)

with long conversations around the table

 that ranged from eco poetics and cultural interventions
to the art of bicycle maintenance
and all stops in between:

 permaculture, radical homemaking, foraging, farming, gardening
stealth camping, dog whispering, philosophy, activism, 

the pitfalls and delights of social media,  

why-post-modernism-isn't-relavent-to-anything-at-all-so-lets-just-ignore-it
and

wild yeast baking....

 (look guys -- its ALIVE!) 

oooo its been a heady old time!

(and mostly one where the camera was forgotten as the moments were thoroughly enjoyed)


I first 'met' Patrick, then Meg, a few years ago in the marvelous melting pot of blogland
we've shared intermittent notes to and fro since I stumbled over
Patrick's blog Permapoesis and followed their arty projects with growing interest

I was nervous about us meeting up In Real Life
would they (or worse, WE) be totally boring, false, weird or wonky
beyond the sanctioned medium of the blog?

the reality was a mutually delightful and magical time was had by all

...

While Patrick, Meg, Zephyr, Woody and Zero were hanging around our region
they delighted folk with their story on the local radio

and in person at our local wholefood shop/cafe

 

but before we knew it, it was time for them to push on 

slowly making their way south to home in Daylesford, Victoria

with our sassy-boyo joining them on the highway for the first 6kms up to Cobargo

 

(look at that smile -- he's just a little bit happy about the chance to join the adventure wot!)

bye bye

Meg and Patrick and Zephyr and Woody and Zero

lets all keep an eye out for Artist as Family (and all cyclists) on the road

and for the book on their journey
(coming out sometime next year? stay tuned)


....