Florida Family

Reporting for Mountain Duty: the trip to Florida was a hit. Everything went fine and Sheena's family was a joy to meet and get to know better. Thanks to Don and Trish for the ocean abode and sweet wheels ('91 Astro Van and beach cruisers!!!) 

Aunt Deb made this yummy baby cake. How sweet! Notice Sheena is still hittin' the booze, Bud Light, no less...when will she ever learn (to drink quality brews)?

Chase (with Aunt Deb) was pretty darn fun to be with!

 Most of the Williams Family...beautiful people!

 Blue Spring was idyllic and refreshing. 73 degrees year round...

What is that? Not a rock....but a manatee. See his two white scuff marks by his head? Likely from speedy boats. He would sit like a statue for some time...then float up slowly and get a swig of air, then sink down to stillness again. "Efficient."

Dragonfly stayed still...

Doesn't even look pregnant. Yet body surfing is still a bit tricky!

Mini Manatee Vid

"Closed" Has No Meaning

It's really cider...

Sheena and three (3) bitches...rippin' it up at T-line last week. While they have been "closed" for a couple of weeks , the snow is aplenty.

The bridge between reality and dreamy slopes is slowly melting...or sublimating?

Sheener and I are off to sunny Florida to go watch NASCAR (Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks...) and get tanned, er, burned up by jah sunshine. No, we are really just going to spend some time with her side of the family, since mine is all up in her grill all the time... garsh dang kin, back off!

Back Friday, and get yer sneaks ready for some ultimate and soccer in Thomas. It has begun.

Plastic Food

Above: Pic by Justin Staple  |  Graffiti by SPQR

It's a bit late for this foolish day, but this is hardly a joke:

From the awfully redundant Grist: McDonalds Food Won't Compost. 

That tasty bit of news, true or not, is based on this. A Happy Meal stays happy for a long time, it seems.

These guys give "food" a bad name...

Banff Comes to Morgantown

If you have gone to see the Banff Mountain Film Festival then you don't need me to tell you how awesome it is. If you have not seen it, then you should really consider going, because it is an awesome experience! Let's carpool and eat Indian food and/or Black Bear Burritos.

You can get tickets here. See you there. Go Canada.

Sprung

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Old School, New School, It's All Cool!

From Wood to Plastic...and back to Wood!

Out from under the cold rock,

waiting for the water to recede,

fingers ready to dig into dirt,

seeds, water, warmth, growth, light.

I just came across a neat organic seed provider, based in Vermont, called High Mowing Seeds. It seems that they are offering some very interesting varieties of veggies. Golden beets, dinosaur kale, yum!

A trip to Morgantown/midwife brought visions of green grass, blooming flowers, and, well, over-primped sorority girls. Nothing new there. Anyhow, growing things has me excited!

The fine folks at Backbone Food Farm are working hard to provide much of the area's herbivores/omnivores/yea even carnivores and esp. localvores with hormone/pesticide free and organically grown food, meat, and flowers. "Horse and Heart Powered!!!"

You can't be what you don't eat, so get yer teeth into some local plants grown by people you can meet and hug. Oh yeah!!!

Spring Break has been, well, Springy

The weather took a turn....for the _______. Something like day five (5) of pure blue skies....first day at Timberslime was mushy at times but mostly sweet and soft bumps mixed with off-piste post-pow. The Lamgar (Lobert?) contingent was seen for a split sec...just before leaving for babysitting duty. That's the "-gar" part of the duo. Lambert just sits on his porch next door and plays blues tunes about being chained to the diaper station. Write one for me, buddy.

John L. caught without his examination gloves, yea no gloves at all, on Silver Streak, the most undefined trail on the mountain, due to its uncomfortably close hip connect with White Lightning...

Ski Patrol Nut Dave R. showing us how to support his work...ever get bored midweek?

Adam Eats Corn For Lunch

 India to Timberline

Kyle W. is fresh of the plane from Bangalore, India, studying Tibetan Medicine and staying ever-aware of humanities need for compassion and...group activities like skiing and laughing.

The Chase Boys and another local C boy (H. surname) are off to North Fayston, VT, for the 35th Annual NATO Telemark Festival at Mad River Glen, VT! Friends and Fam and lots of lactic acid...