Biosquat

Today, I visited the Canadians where they were living: in the Biosquat. Now, this was a truly awesome place. Some folks bought a plot of land a while back, and they began to create trails among the trees and build structures and walls and stairs out of earthen materials and salvaged materials. They have solar panels and rechargeable batteries, they have wifi wireless internet throughout the property, they have created "domociles", which are structures for sleeping in--some of which are movable, on bicycle structures and wheels, and some are stationary. They have a composting toilent, they have forts and hangout structures, they have an earthen stove, and then they have the "Mother Ship", which is more of an enclosed room, perhaps it was part of a trailer, and it has a stove, bookshelves with naturalist books and cookbooks, and it has a cutting board, large windows, and a large porch for hanging out in. It has shades for the summer. Inside the Mother Ship is a sleeping board, as well.

The whole project, the whole property has a definite plan to it. It has well thought-out trails, and one of the forts has a beautiful view of the Austin skyline! Dogs and cats filter in and out of the property through its artery network of trails. I hung out with Andy and Shelagh and we discussed anarchy and how it is practiced.

A raft some of the members made, that they plan to use down the Columbia River to Mexico--sometime in the future.

This is a "yert", or a domocile with Finnish design origins. Shelagh and Andy were residing here.

One of the hangout structures constructed of clay, bottles, bicycle frames, bicycle wheels, corrugated metal, political yard signs, and love.

One of the Penthouse forts, with a view of the Austin skyline.

The view of the Austin skyline!

Another biosquat domocile!

The dishwashing station.

The shower station.

Another domocile, on wheels!

The composting toilet, taken diagonally.
What creative use of bicycle parts, to say the least. An amazing creation.