Bee's and CFL's

Many of you know that just recently I was woofing at Sophia college in Brunswick Jn WA

During my stay there and amidst cleaning up after the nasty storms, I noticed a rather large hive of bee's in residence in one of the building roofs.

At night I noticed the bee's were attacking the night / security lights on the covered walkway.

After further investigation I discovered the light closest to the hive and the one that had the most dead bee's under it in the morning was a Compact Fluro lamp.
 
I removed the light, it was then too dark to safely navigate the walkway at night.

I found a low wattage Halogen type lamp and put it in, the bee's didn't attack it.

I can only guess that the electronic noise made by the CFL was annoying the bee's so they attacked it in defence of the hive.

WS131 - Sophia college (second attempt)

My first attempt at WWOOFing at Sophia college was cut short by Mother nature having a tantrum and knocking down some trees and destroying the power grid with some 140 +km/hr winds.

I will go out again and  have another attempt this Friday for a week.

Here are some photo's of the college.

 

Oh, and  its for sale... for a cool $Au 850,000.

WS131- Sophia College, Brunswick Jn WA

Hi Guys and Gals,
Yes you guessed it ...I’m off on another adventure.

This time it's at Sophia College In Brunswick Jn WA. for 2 weeks.

Sophia College is a provider of courses in


Holistic Counselling, Artistic Therapies, Buddhist Psychotherapy & Counselling.

My first day started with friendly staff ( Yarno and Tara) greeting me and getting me settled in.

My room is a spacious single in a cluster of three, all with separately locking doors and a shared bathroom. The room and bathroom are clean and functional.

The kitchen is huge, clean and has everything that you need. The staff buy your food for you and you cook your own.

Currently I am the only WWOOFer here so its a case of fend for myself, which I am quite capable of, however it is always nicer to share.

The routine is you are given a list of jobs, and you work away at that list for 4 hrs a day, the rest of the time is your own.

I will post some photo's tomorrow.

     

WP109 - Wind Up

A great place to do WWOOFing. A great pace to find yourself. I had a ball, free yoga lessons, free lessons in mindfulness, great food, great people.

The garden in the downstairs bathroom.

  And the fire place in the library.

Well, that's it for now .. I will visit this place again.

WP109 - Day 14 The last day

Today I awoke, had a early shower , attended meditation and class and ate breakfast like I have been most mornings.

I walked into Fremantle and just walked around , had lunch and walked back again.
Having fulfilled my duties I was a little lost as what to do with myself. I decided just to be in the moment and do nothing, no stress, no anxiety and  only a little pain.

In the morning I shall start as usual and after class pack up and say thanks and see you again soon . I've had a wonderful time

Wombat

WP109 - Days 12 & 13

Yesterday was Yoga day .. Once a month 60 + people converge on this place for a day of Yoga. Physical in the morning and Mind in the afternoon, throw in lunch and for $30.00 its a great day.

All the students and the wwooffers pitched in to cook, serve and clean up afterwards.

There were salads a many, fresh breads , fruit platters , and the very popular pupmkin soup.

 
Above are Michael, Keiko and Natalie stirring 3 big pots of pumpkin soup.

This is Michael showing us how to dissect a perfectly hard boiled bum nut.

Thanks also to Angela and Louise for your help too.

This morning I finished installing the lock on the bat cave. The rest of the day will be spent relaxing.

Tomorrow will be spent in Fremantle.

WP109 - Day 11

A great day..

Over the last few days I have been on the lookout for some carpet for a room that is being refurbished. This room was a store room affectionately known as the bat cave and will become another bedroom.

We scored big time, literally a ute load of carpet that had been laid in a office suite,  the owner didn’t like the colour and had it replaced ... It is brand new. I later went to the carpet shop and looked at the samples, finding the exact same marked at Au$180.00 per L/m  not including laying. Thanks to Richard who kindly gave it to us for a total cost of Au$0.00.

I also went to the hardware store and got a lock and handle for the door, to be installed  by myself in the next few days.
Now ... where can I get Batman and Robin costumes for the new tenants to wear ?