The first thing that drew my attention when I arrived were the endless number of winged seeds, helicopter seeds, whirling down and lying scattered on the ground around the Bauwagen I live in. I share my space with the “Spitzahorn”, Acer platanoides and I’ve been collecting and experimenting with the seeds.
Somewhere on my suit there is a question embroidered in Dutch that says “Do you think I need wings?”.
In the yellow phone booth —now book exchange and meeting point— I found a book by one of my favourite writers, Italo Calvino. Der Baron auf den Bäumen, The Baron in the Trees. It is about a young boy who is fed up with his parents bourgeoisie life and their rules and decides to live in the trees. He never comes down again and turns into a respected member of the community, somebody people go to for help and advise. It is a book about chosing an alternative lifestyle, ecology, community building, living with nature, and it touches upon everything my life here is about.
Things always fall in place when you take the time to let it happen. And until then, you are floating.
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