{"id":1130,"date":"2012-10-15T15:41:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T19:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2012-12-05T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T21:04:59","slug":"the-bird-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyode.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-bird-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bird House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The BirdHouse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four years ago, I built a little cedar cabin in a forest. \u00a0I have a solar panel on the roof, its near a river &amp; is a short drive from the city.\u00a0I was inspired to return to my rural roots but knew I needed to also be living and working in the city. \u00a0The building of this cabin, which I call the BirdHouse, is a dogged pursuit of how to connect a lighter ecological footprint as well as a lighter economic footprint. \u00a0 Often, there is quiet voice which says, &#8216;look to nature&#8217;. \u00a0When visitors perch for a weekend at the BirdHouse, they appreciate the lack of stuff. \u00a0The smaller simpler living. \u00a0The collection of sounds which form a <em>soundscape<\/em>. \u00a0Coyotes at night in the distance, geese on the river, the fireplace crackling. \u00a0I am fascinated by the stories of people who are living happy and wealthy lives in homes which are light. \u00a0Living in homes that are sustainable, resilient &amp; dynamic. \u00a0Homes that are built to follow the rhythms of nature, obtain a yield from the sun&#8217;s energy, rainwater &amp; wastewater. \u00a0If there&#8217;s a question mark or lightbulb for you at this moment, come for a quick visit to the website: \u00a0<a title=\"enter the birdhouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thebirdhouse.org\" target=\"_blank\">thebirdhouse.org<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/birdhouse-by-mercede.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1108\" title=\"birdhouse \" src=\"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/birdhouse-by-mercede-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For a recent radio interview,\u00a0<\/strong>we played soundscapes from the container. \u00a0Here is that interview:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CHO-CK-on-CFRU.-FIRST-half.mp3\">Interview on local radio, CFRU (part 1)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CHO-CK-on-CFRU-edited-SECOND-half1.mp3\">Interview on local radio, CFRU (part 2)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for dropping by. \u00a0 Thanks to our friends who are <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diyode.com\/the-diyode-manifesto\/sponsors\/\">Sponsors<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>as well. \u00a0My name is Christoph Kesting.<br \/>\nck@thebirdhouse.org &amp; (519) 831-1012 \u00a0&amp; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ckesting\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ckesting<\/a>\u00a0<strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BirdHouse Four years ago, I built a little cedar cabin in a forest. \u00a0I have a solar panel on the roof, its near a river &amp; is a short drive from the city.\u00a0I was inspired to return to my rural roots but knew I needed to also be living and working in the city. 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