But seeing as the people on the other side of the world to me are still on the 14th April I decided to only undo one of my 4 bundles and leave the other 3 for tomorrow.
Three of them are hanging from trees but this one was buried partially in the garden.
After I had buried it I noticed a lot of ant activity going on in the vicinity of the bundle and I thought that I must have disturbed an ant colony but I decided to leave it there.
Here is the bundle after I had buried it back at the beginning of January
Well I was right because when I dug up the bundle this is what it looked like.
It almost fell to pieces in my hands and I had to unroll it very carefully.
This is the front of it-----
---and the back still covered in mud and dirt.
I am holding it open here so that you can see the start of the inside of it.
--unrolled a bit more--at this stage it is now in two pieces and we are getting into the centre of it-----
--a bit more---
--and the very middle of it.
You can see here a tea bag completely rotted away and some mouldy and rotted papers
with some tree bark.
I am really pleased with what I have ended up with but there is one major problem---the smell.
You can see here a tea bag completely rotted away and some mouldy and rotted papers
with some tree bark.
I am really pleased with what I have ended up with but there is one major problem---the smell.
My husband said "You are not bringing that stinking thing into the house! "
I would love to mount it as is onto a piece of driftwood or something similar but then what?
I would love to mount it as is onto a piece of driftwood or something similar but then what?
I suppose I could hang it in the garage but he who calls the garage his will still complain about the smell.
Maybe the smell will go away in time :-(
