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So, local Caminoheads have discovered hammocks.  It’s really a big splash, so much so that a short instructional video was needed.  You may view that at your leisure.

On the porch at Jennifer’s lovely home is a spot that I thought begged for a hammock.  I was thinking of her and the recovery time that she needed after each of her heavy duty chemo treatments and this would be the perfect spot to do that.  Well, I don’t know if I exactly had the original idea on this one but close, you know how all Caminoheads are joined at the head.  Kind of one big thing.

So, Jennifer bought three hammocks, each different, online and anxiously awaited their arrival.  And they are here now and we have two of them up.  One on her porch and one at our place between two pine trees in the backyard.  That is where the little video was taken by Catherine of me.  Safety first, right?  You don’t want to get hurt hammocking or  really to be caught looking ungraceful with some of the trickier moves.

But before I go today just need to discribe the spot on Jennifer’s porch that could become the center of her universe, at least for the rest of the warm weather this year.  She has this long narrow porch that faces west and with a view of the Olympic Mountains in the distance and the water inbetween.  You enter the porch from one end and walk past a small table and chairs and some more chairs all looking like get spots for tapas and sunset viewing.  Then there are a couple of doors off to the left to get inside.  then at the very end is a small area beyond the last door that that is exactly the right size for the hammock she chose.

So, the long narrow porch is super linear with the boards of the deck, the boards of the ceiling and the siding boards running along with you as you walk down.  And this is broken up by flower pots on  top of the railing and the new hammock which is artfully installed at a diagonal across the far end.  It is off white canvas material that shows up great against the redish browns of all the wood.

When you are in the hammock you are in the shade with a view of greenery, water, mountians, sky.  Flower scent wafts through but maybe best of all there is a hummingbird feeder just feet away from your head and the fearless amazing little creatures come and go for your entertainment.   There fast wingbeat gives them the sound of giant bumble bees.

Well, I can’t think of a better spot in the universe to work on healing.  A pillow and light cover, a book maybe, maybe not and she’s set up.  So heal on Jennifer, we love you!

Felipe MTC (Master Tapa Chef).