African Hut Part 3
Pictures taken June 7
Once the walls were finished - roughly half the height had to be woven from willow fetched from the riverbank - dragging it back along the canal towpath - I bound all the posts together with thick twine, including the doorspace. I made a rope ring for the top, resting it on the crosspieces I looped lengths of rope through it in the four directions, tightening them by degrees to make sure the rope ring stayed central. When they were secure, I looped ropes through to come down to each of the posts. I tightened them in turn keeping the ring central.
Views of the rope structure ready for weaving the roof in
Looking up into the roof after weaving complete. The whole roof is a spiral.
View of inside of hut, showing fresh leaves of roof
As I finished the roof, the gibbous moon rose above the shoulder of the hut.
Looking out from doorway of hut as it grew dark, a spirit orb can clearly be seen in sky (enlarge to see)
This might be a reflection of the flash seen on the polytunnel, but when you see the orbs in a picture on the next page, you might think again.
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