Alittle context for where I find some of my shots.

[JBW]

[NorthernFocus]

Wow, Brian. It's a jungle out there.

[Donald]

That looks rather nice. Thatched roof and all.

[JBW]

That looks rather nice. Thatched roof and all.

It is a pretty half acre. But the roof is not thatched. It is much more like shingles using a material called (locally) sacsac.

[bnnrcn]

A beautiful and peaceful place

[Donald]

But the roof is not thatched. It is much more like shingles using a material called (locally) sacsac.

How interesting, as is that link you've given is. Wonderful to see that traditional crafts are being taught to young people..

Just a wee point, Brian. When you put a hyperlink into your posts, it's worth putting the relevant word in bold, or underlined or both, so that we can see that it is a hyperlink. We couldn't tell that from your post.

[jcuknz]

Nice to read about the re-cycling of rubber tires. others elsewhere use the whole tire to build their house from what SWMBO tells me
Wooden nails too ....
With the stainless steel ridge capping a happy meld of traditional and whats available today.
As and when we get a typhoon down here I doubt if my replacement home will be built so easilly.
That stone wall of yours Brian looks great, I used stone from a local quarry for the ground floor of my house, but secured it with concrete, yours looks like cleverly arranged stones.
Very interesting link, thank you Donald for the tip.

[Rebel]

Thats looks a nice place!

[JBW]

How interesting, as is that link you've given is. Wonderful to see that traditional crafts are being taught to young people..

Just a wee point, Brian. When you put a hyperlink into your posts, it's worth putting the relevant word in bold, or underlined or both, so that we can see that it is a hyperlink. We couldn't tell that from your post.

You can now The Philippines is a funny country. The 21st and 16th centuries live side by side. Young people with cell phones and grandmothers who still hand roll cigars to smoke in hand made pipes. Single tine ploughs pulled by carabao (water buffalo). slash and burn agriculture, fancy western mansions and one room bamboo shacks side by side. The 'High Kings' sang a song about a young girl who flew to Memphis because of her love for Elvis. Here that is called Americanitis.

In the city the old ways must be taught in the mountains it is simply life.

[JBW]

Thats looks a nice place!

We have been dreaming, planning and creating for almost 20 years. It started out and continues on as a garden temple dedicated to Peace, Kuan Yin, Butterflies and Dragons.

[JBW]

Nice to read about the re-cycling of rubber tires. others elsewhere use the whole tire to build their house from what SWMBO tells me
Wooden nails too ....
With the stainless steel ridge capping a happy meld of traditional and whats available today.
As and when we get a typhoon down here I doubt if my replacement home will be built so easilly.
That stone wall of yours Brian looks great, I used stone from a local quarry for the ground floor of my house, but secured it with concrete, yours looks like cleverly arranged stones.
Very interesting link, thank you Donald for the tip.

Just about everything here gets recycled.
In our house we used bamboo nails. Over thirty thousand of them if memory serves. Handmade and hand laid to hold down the floor.
We use cement in the walls. If you look closely you can see it in the wall. But our gardener does do good stone work.

[JBW]

A beautiful and peaceful place

SWMBO has a stressful job and likes to come home to the garden. We had a choice between lots of toys or living in a beautiful environment. We think we chose wisely. In the next few years we will be putting in a pond, waterfall and maybe even a stream.