Progress, and the new decking and veranda to Number 3 is in place and providing the location to ensconce myself upon a chair to imagine the beneficial Chi I hope to create I'm sitting on the chair because this is the place I want as the core of Chi, a place where the energy of my surroundings come to me and harmonise me

Time waits for no one as the saying goes and progress, I'm not too sure It requires commitment and effort, but Number 3 is changing and becoming closer to have a go at some gardening

Transformations, transformations and a need to work, but Number 3 Lorikeet Lane is getting there and the garden is taking shape It definitely is a garden on the curve and I've deliberately set it out to ensure not one straight line of vision or image is projected

Wow What a mess

About 4/5 years ago I read Gill Hale's 'The Feng Shui Garden' and was relieved to have found a publication recognising the potential role Feng Shui could play in gardening practice The publication reinforced my conviction about Yin and Yang influence on 5 element balance and applying this method alone could stimulate positive chi energy accumulation in our surroundings

If we are lucky enough to observe nature, we slowly become attuned to its rhythm and flow and its gentle transition from one state to another Suggesting by living in harmony with our surroundings we accept nature's will to maintain rhythm and flow within a climate of change

No doubt travel broadens the mind Visiting temple gardens in Kyoto in March 2008 was initially confusing because I couldn't work out if the site was Yin or Yang

I've often wondered why our perceptions of a landscape are ones of acceptance or denial No doubt our senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) ''read the site'' and relay its values to us

A pleasant Sunday was spent wandering the streets and lanes of Gion in Kyoto, Japan and viewing temples such as Kiyomizu Temple and the quaint Entouin Temple and of course viewing gardens seen along the way The Japanese and their families enjoying and I think they love Sunday, the Temples, lunch and the street life

Driving around through suburbia to see how the other half lives (more likely the other half per cent), one need go no further than cross the bridge onto Sovereign Islands Estate, Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia Homes start here about $2ml and go up to about $10-15ml

Relocatable Home in Lorikeet Lane ''Bit of a challenge you've got there'', the elderly neighbour said ''It's been neglected for a few years

In March 2008, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks or so visiting the ''Gardens of Kyoto'' It was a tremendous experience, visiting the city, and being in company with its residents, my visiting of buildings, hotels, cafes and restaurants

A few years ago I mentioned to a Feng Shui practitioner, I saw Chi energies as a game between the goodies and the baddies He quietly reminded me that wasn't the case and suggested instead we look at the association between beneficial and detrimental Chi energies