Hello again, it’s 6:30 AM on Wednesday, May 21st which seems like it’s going to be the only window where I have time and (bleary-eyed) energy to send an update.  I’m going to let the photos speak for themselves as I have officially lost track of how the last week and a half have played out.  But I can tell you that since the last post, magic has and is indeed unfolding!  Not least of which was the appearance of a fresh graduate of the Cal-Earth apprentice program, Blake, who was heading up the coast from Cali enroute to a couple of other projects in this direction and was tipped off by Ian, the Director of Cal-Earth, that there is a project going on in Washington and ‘they could use some help’.  I’d say!  Thank you Ian and Blake!

Don’t get me wrong, we are and have been doing a stellar job given our lack of experience, but the deadline looms ever-closer with less than three weeks to complete this project before I have to be out of the country.  So to say Blake has been an Angelic Godsend would be the understatement of the year.  He and the cement mixer given to us on loan from Meggan’s friends Giselda and Ariel have taken this goat dome to the next level, literally, as you’ll see.  We’ve sky-rocketed our progress since he got here late Thursday evening and have three more days with him before he has to head off again.  And not only are we grateful for the very capable help he is lending us but I am learning so much from him and having many questions answered regarding this Cal-Earth style of building with Superadobe that have come up since embarking on this dome!  He even came with me last Saturday to Linda’s, the woman whom I’m trading labour with, to help on her structure as well!  He was happy to experience and learn different techniques from her and she got a record two rows laid with the three of us focusing our efforts collectively.  She’ll be joining us today on the dome so I have a good feeling we’ll bang out three whole rows, yeah!

Alright, without further adieu, here is the drastic transformation of our goat mud hut from last post to now.  The energetics inside the dome are tangible and the acoustics have definitely shifted!  I will include more specifics and details in another post as I need to conserve my energy this week for maximizing our efforts to close this dome within the week so we have ample time to get it plastered before I leave.  OK, here you have it folks, pretty exciting stuff!!  About a dozen rows left to go!

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The three completed 5-pointed stars!

Back star of 5 glass windows and one open ventilation window:

And the two stars on either side of the dome of 5 open ventilation pipe windows and a center blue dot made from Skye vodka bottles:

More to come, stay tuned and send us all some good building vibes!  xo