woodpecker took the opportunity after the damage.
I made it up to the castle finally after a couple months. I was stunned to see how beautiful the trees had filled in with leafs since the last visit. The south stairs and floor where covered with thick green foliage that made a nice room type place. Sad destruction to report since the last visit to one particular little tree that borders the south side of the rock floor. The tree had three limbs of equal size about 3 inches in diameter. I had a metal wire holding them together in an attempt to guide it upwards and then out. But now two of those branches have been twisted off in some ass's attempt to make a fire, I guess. A couple other branches littered the area around the castle that I believe came off the large tree. The main tree had a 5 inch spot hacked at its base with maybe a hatchet. Damn kids is what I'm thinking. This is going to lead to more frequent visits at sunset in hopes of catching the guilty party. I'm also thinking of getting a metal sign to put high on the telephone pole on the way to the castle with rules of conduct.
Rules
#1 No Glass
#2 Bring your own damn wood
#3 pack out what you pack in
#4 don't move the rocks
Anyways I worked a couple hours including picking up all the large glass pieces I could find in the castle. I also deconstructed part of the stone floor and made some real progress in it construction near where the large boulder use to stand. I arranged some rocks near the fire pit on the top of the front wall and rolled a large rock into the castle in preparations for its use somewhere. I did some more surveying on the idea of incorporating the trees to the south east with more stone floor and stairs. Time to get my camera up there after the next effort at its new developments.
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thanks for the photos and reports on your trips to the castle. you know, it brings up some hard questions for me. part of what i love about the castle is that it is free and not anyone's property. it's like a volunteer, collective project.
yet one really does want to be able to control the kids that go and cut down the trees and knock down the walls (and get litter everywhere, and....). but then that turns it into a controlled piece of property and kills a lot of what i love about it.
i think the idea of a sign that anyone passing would see is a good idea. i'd go with a friendlier tone maybe.
i'll have to check out the castle next time i'm in town. maybe i'll see you there.
ya, the tone wasn't in the best interest of what the castle is about. I was reflecting in a way I guess the frustration its been through the years to see just a few do so much damage while most are just casual wonderers.
1-no fighting
2-no glass
3-respect living things
4-take home trash
I heard that someone in upper O. hills owns that land the castle sits on. You know one of the sons for sure.
I think the construction and destruction is a mirror of society. The characters that ignorantly "destroy" things vs. those who desire to better their environment.
More photos and hopefully a refined version of what has began to take form. I like the idea that the castle will always be a work in progress.
i do like the idea of something like "bring your own wood - respect the living trees" on your sign.
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