Geodome's finished

Geodesic dome's cover for creative outdoor classroom at LIPA in Liverpool is now finished. A very big job before departing is finished and we are ready to go!
Incorporated children's  paintings,
sewn in clear plastic for the windows,
colorful and waterproof allover:

Cover for geodesic dome

Making a waterproof, outdoor cover for LIPA school in Liverpool.
This is a practice for one we could make in Latvia, getting a pattern right and understanding the structure of geodesic dome. There are photos from the very start of the project showing  parachute limning, which served as  cover for 17 years on this geodome, then some pictures of plans and patterns and some colorful patters in place for new cover:

Adventure Poem By Yvonne Holland

Adventure Poem

An adventure was planned, to Latvia land

A shack in the wild where two can firsthand

Plant veg and some fruit, cut wood and make art

Six months to work out, if they should be apart

Things had to change first, dispose of some goods

providing some funds for their life in the woods

A gift of a car, for a nominal fee

Some dents and some scratches for all to see

Car boot sale, up early to find the right spot

Lots of people there ready to see what they've got

A table inside was the best choice they made

As weather was rainy they needed to shade

Sold records and riding hat, fabric and books

Hoping their display would not be overlooked

The friends, they did well, sold some things they got free

a sense of achievement, they left there with glee.

A chance to sort out what they needed to live

Essentials required for the two to survive

A chance to have chickens and maybe some goats

To sit down by the lake and admire the boats

A yurt must be made and then packed on the top

leaving room in the car for the vitals they've got

Bikes to be taken, more records to sell

Seeds and the tools to grow crops where they'll dwell

Sewing machine, music, speakers and clothes

Necessary equipment along with some hose

An axe will be needed, a spade will be good

Hard work and determined to grow some food

The spring and the summer should be time enough

to test out the land and decide if it works

living in the forest, creating and sharing

Find out if you two make a successful pairing

Family from England will miss you plenty

Relations from Latvia will welcome proximity

Enjoy the experience, you make the rules

It is clear from your skills you are nobody's fools

Yvonne Holland

6 March 2017