Work And Play Intermingle at Full Bloom

Here we have several residents of Full Bloom and a some members of the broader community enjoying some dancing in the Community Building.

On April 5th Full Bloom hosted an “Aries Birthday Party” for the 3 community members all born around the same time.  Individuals born under the sign of Aries are supposed to be fiery and passionate people, and that sure seems to be the case.  Jo Ferneau, one of the four Full Bloom land partners, played 3 songs that he wrote and rattled off REM’s “Its the End of the World” with vocal gusto to rival Michael Stipe.  A Dance party later ensued and went until 2am.

At Full Bloom we enjoy periodic evenings of rambunctiousness to complement all the work that we do on the land, in the bakery during the week.  In the “work” we do on the land we intend to bring and allow as much joy and satisfaction as we can.  Taking periodic breaks to enjoy the natural beauty, get to know one another better, or to consider a more “permacultural” way of doing something.  In the picture below for example, our landmate Caleb is a finding a way to have fun with his son, while doing the work of planting native trees on the land.

Caleb and his son Atreya are planting a Privacy hedge of native pine trees along the road that leads to Full Bloom.

Its an ongoing art: How to blend work and play, function and art to the point that its all just life, its all just an opportunity to love and grow.

Thank you for reading,

Ryan