Cambiando de tema: avancé un poco más en la colocación de piedras de rio en la base del muro:
Changing subject: I made some progress laying river stones at the base of the wall:
Construyendo con adobe, cob y tierra / Building with adobe, cob and earth
Cuando quise quitar uno de los moldes para los arcos de la barda, me encontré con una colonia de hormigas. Me dio mucha lástima destruir su casa y las cientos de larvas que tenían acumuladas por lo que dejé todo en su lugar para que puedan nacer. También evité la tentación de comer "escamoles" :-))
When taking off one of the molds for the arcs, I found an ant colony. I was sorry to destroy their home and the hundreds of larvae so I left everything in place for life to go on. I stayed away from the temptation to eat ant eggs :-))
En las próximas semanas iré aprendiendo de estos temas para aplicarlos en una fecha que espero no sea muy lejana...
¡¡muchas gracias Marion !!
My niece Marion gave me 3 books as a gift. They just arrived!!!
* two books of "Rainwater Harvesting for drylands and beyond". These books take you through the art of building small dams, gabions and ponds to prevent rainwater from flowing too quickly. I have to say that I would like to build a pond later on.
* and the "Builder's Greywater Guide" that explains how to build separate sewers for grey water and sewage. Grey water comes from showers, washing machines, sinks and the latter coming from toilets. This is done in order to water the garden or regenerate the grey water with biological processes.
In the coming weeks I will be learning about said themes to apply the knowledge not too long from now...
Thank you, Marion!!