Recently the Village Terraces trampoline mat ripped. For some time, we all decided to jump around the hole. After a few weeks, the Village Terrace-ians decided to replace the mat so they could have their precious trampoline to its maximum bouncing potential. “Since the old mat had gotten stretched out, the new one will make the trampoline even bouncer then before.” said newly appointed V.T.-ian Matthew.

Four people, using ropes and muscles pull on a very tight spring.

So on July 3, 2011, at 5:00 p.m., all the V.T.-ians gathered by the trampoline to apply the new mat. “I thought it would only take one hour or two at the most,” said Dylan, the youngest V.T. resident.

As it pushed the second hour and they only had about half of the springs attached they realized it was a much more strenuous task then they had thought. Then they applied a series of ropes and risky positions pushing their strength to the limit.

Mae, Liz & Dylan happily jumping at the end of it all.

To their excitement, as it approached 9 o’clock they finished their endeavor with sighs of relief. Now to everyone’s great satisfaction V.T. has a bouncier trampoline for everyone to use.

Tessa Hovan-Bartalos is a 13-year-old, part-time resident of  Earthaven. She spends summers and holiday vacations with her dad, Mihaly, and the many friends she’s made over the last 11 years at Earthaven. When she’s not at Earthaven, she lives in Nashville, TN with her mom Dana. In addition to writing this article, Tessa also took all the photos.

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Transcript of Hut Hamlet Trampoline

We assembld the HHT.

The Hut Hamlet Trampoline.

And we did not call on Aura, the seven year old boy most excited about the toy who lives in a house in the background.

Instead, we loaded the brand new thing with over a quarter ton of US!

Testing the 250 pound recommended maximum.

The thing held up wonderfully.

The thing made from fossil fuels and extracted metals will not last forever.

The same is true for all of us.

The villagers and the trampoline enjoy each other’s qualities for the present.

Which lasts forever in it’s own sort of way.

And the boy, Aura, comes running out of his house as soon as this video is over.

For now, we anticipate his arrival, ensuring the trampoline is ready for a dozen more kids his size.

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