Snow Days

Winter has greeted our land on time and steadily. A small thaw left a teeny base of breakable crust that was topped with another 6-8 inches (or a few feet, depending on the natural features and how the wind blows.) It has been utterly terrific skiing. Yeehaw!

Esty got her first ski day with Pops.
She's in that pull sled pictured, happily awaiting some kick and glide.

But before I took the little love out for a stroll, I followed these two brothers to certain fun. Upon reaching the lodge...

...I fooled myself into doing it again with these two fine gentlemen. 

Dang, it was good. I mean REALLY GOOD!

Anybody think a tele race or two would be worthwhile? Lets chat.

Just Keep That Head In The Sand

Love it. Fox Ain't Got No Slant! Our favorite "news" organization's head honcho tells his little "reporters/skewers", that they should basically hold out against admitting that irrefutable piles of scientific research on global warming are worth a shit. The Rude Pundit delights in easily exposing their own rottenness in nearly every post. They just pour out the crap. 

Guess it just ain't enough to have nearly every respected scientist to agree that the trend is a warming of this globe. What do they know, anyhow!? Don't they know that it's easier to just deny information rather than gather and assess it? Silly scientists.

I wonder if science had anything to do with this: Solar Powered Hornets Teach Mankind. A much more concise (and, yes, complicated) explanation of WTF is going on with these flying power plants can be found here. (Ah, biomimicry! Such wonderful pagan undertones...)

Here's the Little One:

This house is dope!

Well, not really. Hemp House. Check and see how high on the list of green building it really is.

gizmag has a nice dulaity to it...

Standing next to it while it burns down (not wishing that upon this milestoned home) will not get you a buzz...at least not the one you may want. But hey, Asheville, NC seems like the greener part of anything outside of California/West Coast (How did Ol' Jerry put it? "The country got shook up and all the fruits nuts and queers rolled on over to California!" Love you, man.) Next thing we gotta allow is the farming of this super-versatile plant and making Hempcrete at home. What an idea.

"It's been so loooooong..."

"...since I've heard that pretty voice!" Caught one of my favorite groups, Cloud Cult, a few weeks ago and the are tighter than ever and the live art gets better too. Whoa. It's been too long for me to have not been posting more. I guess living down in the hills with natural surroundings and no people to disturb the inherent peace of the area could have something to do with it. Perhaps if the new digs get hip to the 21st century then we can blog from that peaceful place...likely making for more peaceful posts? We'll see if there is a positive correlation.

 Esty's First Taste of Turkey...even if it is via breast milk. I am convinced that, just like brassicas make for fussy milk, turkey milk must have a sleepy effect on the babe. She was so dang good for the few days after Giving Thanks. She may be proud to know that her Dad and two uncles had hands in slaying, gutting, and cleaning the bird. Thanks to Ben, Stacy Kay and Cora for the bloody good time at Healthberry Farm. Support local any way you can, man! Dang camera battery was dead or else I woulda posted a gnarly and innformative visual buthcering experience. May make all you fellow carnivores know where meat can come from. No factories here, thank jah.

Injun Summer

After many days of high 60's, I am beginning to put away the wool pants and go for the swim trunks. Dang, the puddles aren't even icing over (and I know since coffee shop boy hasta be up and at 'em by either 6 (six) or 7 (seven) in the a.m....lurking around the 'hood while the quaint little town sleeps and dreams of insecurity and internal strife). But wait, the weatherman has changed his mind, again! Low 30's and a chance of snain (snow/rain) Thursday...way too far to predict, but hey, what else is the guy gonna do?
What's the dill, pickle?

Here's the dill.

 

And here's the lil' one. Bright sunlight deserves awesome hat. Baby Bjorn is da best!

She was about to cry...see the water in her eye? But Dad made a funny noise and face...and she snapped out of it. Taught to me by Chipper. Thanks. The method continues. "Laughter is the best medicine."

White Up High

Canaan Heights gets the first taste of snow! Oh yeah baby! A teaser, but still appreciated. Thanks Ullr. DRFP (Davis RiverFront Park) coulda been skied with some rock skis. Maybe next time...It's gone now!