Michfest, Day 4

Michfest, Day 4
Current mood: quiet

Wood, Stars, and Chocolate Bars~

This afternoon my crew of four pulled the last piece of plywood out of Oliver. How satisfying it has been to see a project come to completion in just three days! Somewhere in the middle of moving a piece of wood I made eye contact with Charles and something in me clicked. My stubborn arms that had been performing similar variations on the same awkward motions made a connection with my brain about this whole wood ordeal and I just *got* it. Absolute wood groove. The rest of the day felt so much smoother. We watched a dog run back and forth from one end of a long piece of plastic pipe to the next, trying to catch the little furry creature that was somewhere in the middle and trying to escape without encountering this pup's slobbering jowls. Later we moved on to Howard, the even bigger barn, and I had my first lesson in stake throwing. Sure, I had come to a peaceful understanding with ply, but stakes were a whole new type of wood. Apparently you're supposed to give a little with your body every time a bundle of sign posts gets tossed in your direction so it doesn't feel so much like a bludgeoning. Amateur mistake.

But I have to admit- the pain was kind of exquisite.

In honor of an empty Oliver, my crew and I jumped in Charles car and headed down the road to Crystal Valley for drinks and burgers and fried mushrooms, the reward we had been waiting for all day, and damn it was good. The four of us rode back to the land singing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the top of our lungs. One of my Lace crew highlights.

By nightfall the energy I had been hoping to feel on the land was coming to me in waves of joy. I took a bite out of a very lucky Milky Way, then later saw it reflected in pale bands of light amongst so many glittering stars.