Gardening at the Oligarchy

Well ... not EXACTLY gardening, but fence-building. It made me mental when our fence blew down during a windstorm a few weeks ago. The lack of privacy was startling - no more naked trips to the hot tub. Also, everyone could see exactly into the music room, where the noise was coming from. Creepy! I like to create without feeling spied-upon. The weather had been extra shitty for 2 weeks or more , so I (always with the excuse) finally got around to buying some materials for the posts, 2x4's a few other bits and bobs, cement etcetera. FInally last week it was really nice over a few days, so I got out there with Louis and sometimes his friend Dacien too. We got the posts as straight as we could but alas, one is a bit warped and throws the whole asthetic off. I am not a "straight-fence" fence-builder - much like my cooking and music making, I am impulsive and manic, doing some parts according to plan but then going off the rails a bit when materials are short or things start to lean or sag. Aside from the bent post, it is hanging in there pretty well. It feels steady and already has endured anther windstorm. Don't fuck with my fence!

"The Stages of Fence" I've really been enjoying this Nasalrod video - best vid I've seen in a while: Cheers and love to those of us alive in 2025 -Ed