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Not too much to report since my last update! Things have been fairly quiet since selling the last lot in Phase I. I have been busy getting my current home ready to sell, so that I can be the first one to move to my "EcoNest" at Birds of a Feather in December. It certainly has been a very long and interesting journey! I started the project twelve years ago and I'm finally seeing the community come to fruition with the first four homes being built this year. Of course, it is really people who will make the community, so I'm excited about the prospect of people actually moving into their new homes. We have a really great group of people who have already started connecting with each other and making friendships.

I've had many people ask why there haven't been any recent photos added to "Constructing Bonnie's EcoNest" of the photo tour page. Almost all of the work being done to my "nest" in the past month or so has been inside... framing interior walls and electrical wiring... not very good picture material! They will be applying stucco to my garage and courtyard walls next week and a metal roof on my house, guest house and garage should follow soon. So, I should be starting to post more pictures very soon! Thanks for your continued interest in the community and my EcoNest progress! Catherine & Jan's (lot 5) slab was poured a few days ago and the timberframe for their EcoNest was erected yesterday! The workshop to build their straw/clay walls will be held next week.

We have resolved the issues with our server and again apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced or lack of response to any e-mails you may have sent recently. Everything seems to be working just fine now!

Guess I totally missed a March update! I have been so busy uploading pictures of the progress on my home building project on our photo tour page, that I feel like I'm working on the website all the time! You can find the photo tour link on our Home page and then choose the "Constructing Bonnie's EcoNest" category to check out all of the photos.

The headlines of last Friday's Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper read "Santa Fe median home price hits $470,000". The price of homes in Santa Fe has more than doubled since 2000. Homes outside the city limits have a median price of $419,950. Low interest rates and continuing market demand are pushing prices higher.

Wishing you a New Year filled with new hope, new joy and new beginnings...

We will certainly have a lot of new beginnings in our community this year! 2005 ended with the footings for my EcoNest being poured on 12/30/05! What a way to end the year! We had to start my foundation now to insure that we are all set for the EcoNest workshop to be held in May! We will finish the foundation for my EcoNest and guesthouse and complete my garage this winter. So far, we have had an extremely dry winter as you can see from the photos of the construction process for my foundation in our photo tour. Hopefully, after we get the stem walls in, we'll get lots of snow! If you're interested in learning more about EcoNests or the dates for our workshops, please visit www.econest.com

Wow... the summer has sure flown by! It has been one of the wettest summers that I've experienced since moving to Santa Fe and the locals say they can't remember when it's rained this much! The wildflowers are popping up everywhere... there are fields of solid yellow blooms as you drive into Santa Fe! Of course, where there are flowers, there is pollen and lots of people seem to be sneezing a lot more these days! I'm just happy to see everything so green and beautiful after such a dry (and brown) winter and spring!

I was just reading the last update in April and realized that I missed a May update as well as March! It has been an incredibly busy spring! I have recently put two more lots under contract, leaving two fabulous single family lots (12 & 14) left in Phase I. There won't be any lots available for another year or so because I must go through the approval process once again before I can begin any future lot sales! Please let me know if you're interested in scheduling a visit before they're all gone!

Just a quick update on lot sales. I have just put Lot 7 under contract with Jane & Bonnie of Honolulu, Hawaii. I know, you're thinking why would someone want to leave Hawaii and move to New Mexico. Well, according to Jane & Bonnie, they are looking for more affordable housing, as well as some peace and quiet. I can imagine that living on an island with lots of tourists might feel a little hectic at times. They will certainly find peace and tranquility at Birds and the sound of the wind in the trees does sound a lot like the ocean.