The first picture is of the 12 foot locust logs we shaved the bark off of and then charred. They'll be used for the deer fence. The bottoms are charred so they won't sprout in the ground and attract termites and other insects. Michael's pants caught on fire in the charring process. It's the hardest work upper body work I've ever done. Even though, it was satisfying and convivial work. It wasn't labor or operation, but real work. it soon became fun. Much better than when I was in the service of the Ogre King. 

The second picture is of the chicken we killed and ate Monday night. Wendy grabbed it by it's neck and snapped it like a whip. Then she cut it's throat and drained the blood. Even after that it kept jumping and doing flips. We took it in and doused it in boiling water to loosen the feathers and tore them all off. We then feasted. We had first hard boiled eggs. Then, dosas topped with a curry/tomato sauce and fried potatoes. Finally, cooked chicken liver and heart and the bird roasted with garlic under the skin. 

The third picture is of my pet Fester. It's the sourdough starter I've been feeding for about a week. It's growing...

We planted more this week; mostly onions. A neighboring farm fertilized their fields with chicken poop and what smells like rotting carcass bits. The smell now permeates the surrounding county. 

We finally moved into the apprentice cabin. I helped finish the stairs. Before we were in a room of the community center. The cabin is a two floor 14'x 14' (I think I've said this before.) Anyways, there are six people sleeping on the top floor. There is one bunkbed and everyone else is on the floor. I now inhabit the top bunk of said bunk bed. The wind shakes the whole cabin. Friday we plastered the walls with a mixture of clay, sand, and white flour. It now looks like a burrow. 

I'll be headed to market tomorrow in Bloomington.