2 LaZy 2 wRiTE...sOrRy...

It has been quite intense with new people coming... different rhythms, many ideas, defining priorities and a very hot summer, which gives us only a few hours early in the morning and late in the evening to do something... nature marks the rhythm, and it´s a waste of energy to try to fight it... 

Here are Ton and Nolan, Lukas and Marcia... Ton is away for more than a week now...he went to Poland to Slot Art festival and he was supposed to go up north for a workshop of "earthbag house building" , but he missed it...he's now on the way back to the land.. we miss him...he is such a presence here...

Lukas is back in Germany as well ... we miss him sooooooo much... it was such a pleasant time with him here and he's such a special person... 

Lyyyyyyyyna , telephoooooone !!! eh, eh...yes, she has many phone calls all the time from family and friends who cannot wait to meet this little precious baby Nolan...he is growing everyday and it's such a pleasure to have him among us ...

Ton , Lukas and Imre (a visit from hungary) on a water mission !!! yes, watering the garden and the trees has been the main mission on the land at the moment...it has been very very hot..arround 35- 40 degrees ... Phew !!! Nice to have some good swims in our pond...Thank God for that !!!

Lukas catching some fish...he had great fun with Josh!

Chris, Carli and Dane Uhler came to visit us for some days...it was soooo fun to have them around... Dane has just arrived from a long trip in Asia and Carli just came from California and was looking for a direction of where to stay this next year as things didn't work out for her to go to Mozambique...so, she will stay with us in the land for a year... soooo amazing!

we drove together with Marcia to "Moses ", where our friends are... Andrew (Memphis) prepared a surprise party for Vonny's (River's) birthday... they just got new names... we had to wait in Amieira's "cafe" until they all came and we were ready to go down and surprise her... we had such a nice time with them and their friends from Oleiros...

we slept over and had another wonderful and relaxing time the next day... I needed it ! I  finally got to meet the Winter´s friends and neighbours, Peter (Sunshine Dundee) and Sue (Moonbeam Pocahontas)... Peter is just a character ! I couldn't stop laughing at his jokes... I love this community, they call themselves "Zion"...and I'm sure I'll be there many times when I need a rest, or simply to hang out with this beautiful new friends

Chris getting some "Nesperas" / Luquot 

Chris and Dane "walking on the water" in Cambas, att the river Zêzere...

making a raft and it was not for our pond... Carli, Dane and Chris thought it would be a great idea to go back to Lisbon on a raft on the Tagus river / "rio Tejo"... why not ? 

we took them to the river in Willi's van...

and they finished the details on the water...

doesn't he look like Tom Sawyer?

we also had a nice day at the river...it was Lukas´ last sunday with us...and Stephi was also visiting so she came along...
they left on sunday from Vila Velha de Ródão (after Castelo Branco) and arrived on thursday to Lisbon... not bad
they got stuck on one of the few dams on the river, but Carey and Marty (their parents) went to rescue them and drop them down the river so they could finish the trip...

they also ran out of food supplies, but Carli said everyone they would meet on the way in other boats would give them all their food... God provided all their needs...

"row , row, row the boat
gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
life is but a dream..."

This song totally fits these 3 siblings...

IT IS NICE TO DREAM...
AND SEE DREAMS COME TRUE...
EVEN WHEN PEOPLE MAY THINK YOU ARE CRAZY ...
they are a good example ... keep going Chris, Dane and Carli... live your dreams !!!