the great outdoors

a hippie weekend

Monday, October 5th, 2009

So I did it. I bought a pair of Vibram Sprints this weekend. I’ve just heard too much gushing to resist any longer.

fish hatchery

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

It rained again Saturday in my neck of the woods – another cool, wet, dreary day. So I shut myself inside and, in between household chores, curled up on the couch in front of the TV for some good (and bad) college football. But Sunday – oh Sunday! – the sun broke through the clouds [...]

the circle of life

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

This is what happens on your back porch when torrential rainfall keeps you inside for a week – some as-yet unidentified fuzzy brown spider builds a 5 sq. ft. web in front of your sliding glass door.