Dave and I were blessed to wake up to new neighbors in our campsite. Cool neighbors! Scott is a geologist from San Diego who manages water cleaning projects around the state. His wife Rebbecca is an interior designer. They were traveling in their VW van and it broke down last night. We gave them a ride to Mammoth this morning so they could borrow a friend's car. On the hour ride up, we became good friends. Like all of us, they are devoted to changing the way they live to honor and enjoy the bounty of nature more fully. We talked about what 'the good life' looks like and agreed that part of it is freeing the natural flow of water so it can make its natural journey from the sky, down the mountains, through the river valleys, over the earth, under the earth, and back to the sea.
With water running freely perhaps can remember how to create lots of little ponds rather than giant dams. Perhaps we can re-arrange or homesteads to live near streams for washing and drink from springs and wells and allow the water that purifies and nourishes us to flow - gray but unpolluted - back to the earth to nourish plants and purify itself. In this picture to the left Dave and I pump water from a well near our campsite. Once it is put into place, this old fashioned compression pump needs no technology and will work for years. We plan to have one on the farm in Oregon. I can see you there next summer, pumping water for our morning tea at our Yoga Retreat!
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