.... Speechless. You're enthusiasm is making me blush... Touching word indeed. As always big love for all your support, kind words and encouragement.

There's a lot to explore on our land, and a lot more maps to draw. I LOVE the map you're speaking of too. I've been meaning to get the compass and 100' tape out and accurately place all that we've put into motion, but it never quite seems to happen. When I do I'll have to make one version that is charred on the edges and tea stained, just like i made in grade 4...

The cool part is WE are still exploring our land. What we love about doing everything by hand is the details that we notice. A new N-fixer here, a unique shrub there, a baby walnut tree we never saw before. Theres so much layering that the ecosystem has created and we LOVE that we keep finding more fruit and nut trees. Just found 2 mulberries close to the main zone that I'd missed so far. This is fuel for us to keep planting analogues of the wild versions and peace of mind that we haven't amended any of our trees beyond mulching.

Can't wait till we get more bee colonies here and all the trees are in full bloom a-buzzing with the sweet winged ones. That'll have to make it onto the map too ;)