Katherine Ariadne ([info]kariadne) wrote,
@ 2007-07-16 21:55:00
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The incredible moving labyrinth
I've been meaning to write about this here in my blog for some time. (Oh heck, I've been meaning to write in my blog period for some time. -lol-)

On Mother's Day I put a labyrinth in my yard. A huge mowable labyrinth. The path is 38 inches wide with about that much space between the paths.

I was out there with little orange flags for hours. I can draw the with pencil (or with lawn paint as I did back in 2005) in my sleep. But having those wide spaces between the paths really throws off the math! I did get it in, and it is huge.

Because it was touching both the back property line and the side property line, I let it grow out and moved it last Wednesday (11th). This went a lot faster. Amazing what a little experience will do!

I love having a labyrinth. It's great to go out there and walk it. It's big enough that I can forget where I am in it, and if my mind has wandered particularly far, I can even forget if I am on my way in or my way out. I haven't biked it since I moved it, but that is fun, too. (Hey, [info]antijengrrl bring your bike over!)

It's still too close to the back property line, so I will be moving it again. Maybe next spring. I want to be able to put some kind of trellis/fence with vine on it along that property line so we have some kind of boundary when the farmer sells out and we get a housing development. Then between that and the labyrinth, Husband wants an extension of the mountain bike trails from the west yard.




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[info]sisalfish
2007-07-18 02:56 am UTC (link)
I built one a few years ago, when we were doing Minotaur and Labyrinth - I did it to scale (1" is 1 foot) on my dining room table, and that was fine. But when I started laying it out on the ground, with string, I totally lost the pattern. Luckily, one of the other attendees was an architect, and she laid it out with no trouble at all ...

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[info]kariadne
2007-07-18 02:51 pm UTC (link)
I did better once I gave up and started "freehanding" it. All the trees through of the math anyway!

Build a second one. I swear it gets easier.

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[info]antijengrrl
2007-07-18 02:39 pm UTC (link)
I think I need to do an Iowa road trip anyway, to visit E, you, and folks I'm close to in Winthrop and Dubuque. This might be just the inspiration I need, so thanks for the invite!

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[info]kariadne
2007-07-18 02:49 pm UTC (link)
The invite was sincere! Just let me know when you're passing through and I'll clear a bit of time (and make sure we have mowed ;-) ).

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