Number of Dancing Rabbit members as of 1/1/2003: 16
Number of Dancing Rabbit members as of 1/1/2004: 20
Number of new members and residents approved to arrive in spring ’04: 10
Number of them who are children: 4
Number of strawbale buildings at DR: 7
Number of buildings with stick frames (built by DR folks): 5
Number with both strawbales and stick frame: 1
Number of buildings with gravel bag foundations (which use no concrete): 3
Number of wigwams with thatch roofs: 1
Number of people living in unheated tents as of 12/15/03: 4
Number of people planning to stay in an unheated tent all winter: 1
Number of buildings with running water from cisterns as of 12/03: 2
Number with DSL: 5
Number of new buildings started in 2003: 3
Total underground cistern water storage capacity at DR: 26,500 gallons
Species of mammals and birds recently found living in or on DR houses: House Sparrow, House Wren, European Starling, House Mouse, Deer Mouse, White-Footed Mouse, Eastern Phoebe, American Kestrel, Human
Number of controlled burns performed at DR in 2003: 2
Number that stayed controlled: 1
Number of Russians visiting DR in 2003: 5
Number of times we drank vodka during their stay: 1
Number of South Korean filmmakers: 3
Korean phrase most often heard after the filmmakers left: Pajiga jawaio (Translation: “nice pants”) (Note: spelling is approximated)
Total wattage of solar panels at DR as of 12/03: 8,453
Total wattage still in boxes as of 1/1/04: 4,080
Date of first party at DR to feature a keg of beer: 10/11/03 (our
first Oktoberfest celebration)
Main ingredient of "schnitzel" served there: Sandhill tempeh
Number of walking bridges built across the creek at DR in 2003: 2
Number of couples that met at DR/Sandhill that are still together: 11
Number of these couples still living at DR/Sandhill: 7.5
Number of offspring from these couples: 2
Number of high schools who have had two or more alumni at DR: 4
DR members or residents who share a given first name with another
member or resident as of 12/1/03: 8 or 9 (depending on whether “Bobby” and “Robert” count as the same name!)
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