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#Willow

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daieno bika

Yesterday was a good day for cutting willow stakes and stabbing them back into the ground. So I spent four and a half hours doing so, and accomplished this!

It’s maybe 20 feet of #fedge that will eventually become an actual hedge to fence in the horses.

For now it needs protection in the form of an electric fence to keep them from chewing off all the growing parts before it gets established. It will take me multiple seasons to extend it all the way to where I need it to go.

Why do this instead of building more board fencing, you ask? (No one asked. I’m going to tell you anyway.) Well, the land our rural co-op exists on is very hilly, which means some parts are high and dry - great for putting posts in the ground and having them last for decades - and some parts are low and soggy - terrible for putting fence posts in because they will rot. Also, board fencing can be pricey, even if we’re doing all the work to install it ourselves.

But we still need fencing in those areas to keep the ponies contained. I don’t like using electric fencing for perimeter fencing. I want a real physical barrier that won’t suddenly stop working when it’s icy, snowy, the charger isn’t working, etc etc. I also don’t super like having the horses get shocked. Which does happen to poor Henry sometimes, because he can’t see very well and doesn’t always register that the fence is there before he walks into it, and then he gets a nasty surprise. There are things I can do to mitigate each of these problems, but… long term, I want to reduce the use of the zappy fence as much as possible.

Luckily, willow will grow into a nice coppiced thicket with a bit of encouragement, and we have lots of it growing here! I can cut whips from right nearby and use them to build living fencing that will benefit more creatures of our landscape than just the horses, and it doesn’t even damage the areas I harvest from because they’ll sprout right back up with even more stems. I think this is so cool. I can hardly wait to see it sprouting once the weather warms up a bit more!

I’m also looking forward to getting my hands on Paul Lamb’s new book, Of Thorn & Briar, about the craft of hedge laying in the UK. This willow weaving thing I’m doing isn’t quite that, but it’s not entirely dissimilar, either.

A line of criss-crossed willow stems that starts at the corner of the board fence in the right side of the image and goes most of the way to the left side. The inside of the field and one horse are visible beyond the willow project. A set of bright green loppers is lying on the ground to the left.
The fedge from the other side, and from a closer view. You can see that I'm doing a simple pattern, and it's not all that tidy. The diamond shapes made by the crossed stems are all different sizes. But the goal is for it to be sturdy as it grows in, not for it to look like a formal garden. Thus, I am proud of my chaos-weaving.
#hedge#OfThornAndBriar#HedgeLaying
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@joxean @n0iroh @delta

willowprotocol.org

There is also github.com/n0-computer/iroh-wi which is under construction and based on the #Willow protocol. This is also a foundational #p2p technology, which received funding by @nlnet under the EU Horizons #NGI0 programs, to evolve their specifications.

Willow contains among others a specification for support of object capabilities, called Meadowcap, which is very interesting.

willowprotocol.org/specs/meado

willowprotocol.orgWillow Specifications - WillowProtocols for synchronisable data stores. The best parts? Fine-grained permissions, a keen approach to privacy, destructive edits, and a dainty bandwidth and memory footprint.
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Robin Gareus

How come nobody reminded me that Willow released another live show, and with the same band as her amazing Tiny Desk performance no less?!

Willows's voice is incredible, and then there's Mohini Dey on Bass,.. (speechless)

The whole band is just fantastic.

youtu.be/FvTTkGrs2OU

youtu.be- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
#willow#mohinidey#pocketqueen
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