I Fantasize......

I fantasize about a forest i can tidy up.

At least some small acreage of forest, of pine or fir, with mossy ground that can be manicured to a state of natural perfection. Ala the strolling gardens of Kyoto. WHere the placement and arrangement of plants, moss and stone are seemingly random but highly manicured and maintained.

I used to go to a hippy commune up in Oregon (USA), in the Mohawk valley that did much the same thing with about 20+ acres of old growth forest, The forested areas were just tidied up, cleaned, pruned or otherwise manicured to a tidy version of their natural state.

Eventually stone paths were placed and the occasional flowering plant such as fern and rhododendron were transplanted and allowed to spread.

It was a very charming, calm, soothing place with a distinctly Zen vibe. For about 3 months of the year, the rest of the time it either rained or snowed:(
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JL