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Repeating Patterns

Here are some photos I took because I couldn’t resist the repeating patterns of the wood rafters and other fun patterns at the building site of our spiral straw bale cottage.  Someday I want to make this experience into a book showing our mistakes and our successes.

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Pretty rafters all lined up.

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View from above the skylight.
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Trying to capture the sunburst pattern in the rafters.
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The woodpile just delighted my eye.
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Can you see the spiral in the roof here ?
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This square hole becomes an opening skylight.
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Cinderblock base for the walls.
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The base for the cob mix and straw bales.

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My son Matthew scraping the walls.
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I thought these looked cool before we cover them up.  Jugs and cartons save cobbing time and create insulating spaces.
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Had to take a photo of these ropes because there is a snake hiding in them.  If you look carefully you can see his little head peeking out, and part if his neck.  But as I look at this photo, I just love the patterns of the ropes.
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More patterns with the bookshelves.

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  1. Linda Arthur Tejera Avatar
    Linda Arthur Tejera

    Fantastic selection, Michelle! Took me a few to finally locate that snake 🐍

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    1. micheleballantyne Avatar
      micheleballantyne

      Thanks Linda! It took me a moment to remember it was in there, and to find it too!!! Lol

      Reply

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