Schedule Changed
The farrier appointment we were expecting yesterday was moved out a week so we had the day open to do whatever grabbed our attention. The focus became the labyrinth. Cyndie has guests coming on Friday to walk the path and we hadn’t dealt with overgrowth around the rocks in far too long.
It turned out to be a very rewarding project. A couple of days ago I wrote about how I like things to look nice, and yesterday’s effort has the Rowcliffe Forest Garden Labyrinth looking better than it did when I posted the nice picture with morning sun on the colorful trees.
As I was gushing over how good the labyrinth looked, I reminded Cyndie of the summer of 2013 when her idea first began to take shape.
May, 2013.
The medieval eleven-circuit Chartres labyrinth pattern Cyndie chose.
Rocks positioned in the center.
August, 2013.
October, 2023.
We’ve come a long way, baby.
Panoramic view –note how much the leaves have faded or fallen in just two days.
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Relative Something 
I smile when I think about how some future explorer will find this object buried by time and will speculate about the rituals that took place there!
wtbell
October 4, 2023 at 3:51 pm
Ha ha! I like imagining what it will look like if the Maple in the center survives for a very long life and towers over the whole circle.
I will be a bit fanatical about trying to prune it throughout my life to create a favorably shaped mature tree.
johnwhays
October 4, 2023 at 6:49 pm
Wow! That is impressive progress. So, is it finished?
Catsandcoffee
October 3, 2023 at 9:59 pm
It would be fair to say it will never be finished, although it is definitely walkable. It is constantly changing with growing plants, digging pests, tipping rocks, weeds appearing, and falling leaves.
We are always seeking more rocks to add, pruning plants, pulling weeds, mowing grass, and rebalancing stones.
It will never be finished.
johnwhays
October 3, 2023 at 10:15 pm