<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span><div>greetings, friends!</div><div>we've officially moved on from doing "building updates" and are now USING IT! so, this update will be about recent programs in addition to filling you in on the completion of the structure that still has no committed name. spring has been amazing this year - after last year's april freeze we are profoundly grateful for the abundance of flowers and green surrounding us. life is good!</div><div><br></div><div>how fitting it is, then, to start with a recap of the wildflower hike (which actually happened march 29th)...</div><div><div>despite the threat of rain, about 15 folks showed up for the hike with carol, patrick and john johnson. we wandered the trails finding many early spring treasures and making new friends. there are more pictures of the day on our website: <a href="http://www.svionline.org">www.svionline.org</a> (in the what we do section).</div><div><br></div><div><img height="213" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:B259B8AA-E894-4F73-8F4C-6F8E06953E0E"> <img height="213" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:DF90BB76-806D-4B28-826D-289063D735FB"> <img height="213" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:A463BE62-5577-47FF-9BCF-8844DF81145A"> <img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:87D1E841-0487-4FBF-8604-177CFC29C1AC"> <img height="320" width="217" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:3684C735-C9C3-4E8D-AE31-92F410DAE3E8"></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>april was the month we finally slowed down a bit on building. after getting the roof on, rain was no longer a threat but an opportunity to enjoy the sound of pitter-pats on metal, protected by the structure and yet right there in the middle of a storm.</div><div><br></div><div>alex put in about 50 steel braces so we can dance on the top floor in a hurricane and not worry about the structure falling over.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:27699FE1-8666-4806-AA89-A859EF7DDD39"> </div><div><br></div><div>bradley, meli, ashley and patrick put up the first floor to second floor's staircase.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:3DE91D31-27FC-4EAF-8996-4B37358B0B0E"> <img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:0AF4620D-8B94-4B04-96B9-6F1C3EEA750B"> </div><div><br></div><div><div>we had a small work day with alex, jeannie, wren, sean, mirel and quin. they helped bundle scraps, clean up the place and put up the first staircase's banister.</div><div><br></div><div> <img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:E46DFED8-96DA-41E4-9F75-180A8FDB7691"></div></div><div><br></div><div>patrick put in about 30 wooden braces, working over his head with a chainsaw - it was almost like being in a sandstorm!</div><div><br></div><div><img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:064C22B0-4795-4C64-BB07-5048C69C154B"> <img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:C12AB93A-A659-45CD-9021-7C89E0D6759F"> <img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:FAD63E68-27F9-4B9D-AAD5-E35B80AA7301"></div><div><br></div><div>ashley, randall and patrick put in the wire fences (reclaimed from a llama pen) so nobody will fall off the second or third floors. and, that's that! here it is! and it is AMAZING!</div><div><br></div><div><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:C8B3485F-7C68-4E9E-811A-3FB4CF4A98D6"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>our first event to be held in the new "deck of infinite possibilities" was a day of concerts by david rovics, one for kids and an evening performance geared toward adults. david has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the united states. amy goodman has called him "the musical version of democracy now!" since the mid-90's rovics has spent most of his time on the road, playing hundreds of shows every year throughout north america, europe, latin america, the middle east and japan. we feel so fortunate to be able to share our close friend, david, with the extended moonshadow community. check out his website: <a href="http://www.davidrovics.com">www.davidrovics.com</a></div><div><br></div><img height="180" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:DA58553A-3988-4EC3-AC4F-36D84CF799A0"> </span><span><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:CED3DD82-5294-4B65-A1FA-6121CBD79D0F"></span><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>frank cook spent a full day leading plant walks and disscusions on healing plants, botany and philosophy. even with limited advertising, 17 people came to moonshadow for this gloriously enlightening day. we collected wild edibles for all our meals and shared teas throughout the day together.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="240" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:533E5DED-0345-4C13-96FA-4985CF3D4C2D"> <img height="180" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:03E7AC55-D534-456D-8213-56EB9F05D299"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>we are forming an ecovillage - and with it the village artisan collective! nada jones, from ulinawi; marissa harlin and rachel fee-prince, from satya; and carol, patrick and i from moonshadow have come together for our first collective project: the market at greenlife grocery in chattanooga. come check it out on wednesdays and saturdays if you live in the area. </div><div><br></div><div><img height="176" width="324" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:AF653546-7F02-47ED-B122-C6D76D55D3B3"></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div>we'd like to welcome and applaud randall tomlinson, our head gardener for the spring and summer. what a blessing it is for us to have him here. whether he's in the garden, playing with the kids, washing the dishes or simply engaging in a conversation, his deep connection with everything he touches is inspiring us all.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:920E49B8-BCE1-4C1A-BFB6-C05831F9931C"> <img height="320" width="244" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:997EEE9B-4711-42E9-8EAD-6FE0FB012E33"></div></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">and for those of you aching to hear about beau's travels along the appalachian trail, we can report that he's doing great! he's hiking an average of 16 miles/day and loving every inch of it! he's way ahead of schedule and has already hiked 850 miles! every time we talk with him we are reminded of how much we miss him, and in the 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