after brief stops for lake louie's 'kiss my lips' ipas and pbrs, and procuring fresh wisconsin cheese curds, we take the scenic route to the hillside school compound. over the waterfall, around the 'house', through the corn fields [which i heard was a golden sea of wheat during the first growing season], past midway's silo steeple [surrounding apprentice russell mahoney's jewel of an installation], we received the shade of an ancient oak.
during the afternoon we caught ourselves up with the student's projects, made introductions, and heard stories from past visits. a few apprentices have succeeded in a major undertaking - red squared art gallery. this place is has some innovative use of materials - peg boards clad the walls, making hanging exhibitions quickly and neatly. additionally there are some accordion walls that break the space up with great connections: zip ties. the evening included trips between the gallery turned dance hall and the shed for pizza, beers and conversations added depth to the evening.
our tent pitched, a bright orange folly on the landscape, we awake to the birds calling and the sun filtering through the screens. earning our keep; sweeping, dusting, picking tomatoes for the dinner salads, preparing tables, and tableware we passed the afternoon exploring midway and swinging in the hammock.
as the sun set we continued showing our appreciation for the invitation by serving drinks, cooking food, and serving - we all helped out to make the event. after a dinner that had those who knew remembering the 'old country' we retired to an incredible dance party - in the assembly hall. learning to salsa, box step and bachata we spent the night shuffling our feet, cutting and mixing.
the migration to the winter complex happens this weekend... we await spring.
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