Wood is Good 10 – Primitive Pleasure

Here is one of my favorite activities when the weather is cool but not too cold.  Once its hot outdoors this is not a good choice for something to do.  BUT sitting by the campfire is one of the BEST things to do when u can.  It’s relaxing, warming, even comforting.  It has been done for as long as mankind has had “control” of fire, to make it when and where he wants to.   A nice fire is like meditation – watching it will take your mind to a blank peaceful place if u let it.  This little movie is looking into my Chiminea, all you can see is the edge of the opening and the fire within. My son and i spent a few hours enjoying the fire and chatting.  Doesn’t get much better than that.  Hope u enjoy this brief clip. And hope u can enjoy your own campfire soon. (Click on picture to join me at the fire!)

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Winter and Construction

Hey have u been enjoying the spring?  Its really starting to green up here, the tree buds are visible and soon will burst forth.  Reminds me of something that i learned when i used to go to school in Minneapolis Minnesota.

The northern Midwest of our country is noted for cold snowy winters.  So much so that in downtown Minneapolis many buildings are connected by walkway bridges across the streets on the second floors.  U can enter a building and walk for blocks crossing over the roads to other buildings all day without going back outside.

The climate there was described to me as really only two seasons:

Winter and Construction.  It was either too cold to go outside or warm enough to be building.  Of course there are truly 4 seasons but its accurate from a general point of view.

So that leads me to this – the construction of my own garage.  Still in the very early stages i am looking at the necessary steps to build a garage.  I’m psyched.

Will keep u posted.

 

Very Tall Fellow

My roving correspondent was in O’Hare airport on a recent journey (Colorado) and saw this, sent me the pics.

I tried to stitch it together into one large photo but the software i have used to do this before ( See this post, the panorama shot was stitched) would not work.  i think becuz perhaps the one shot has the skeleton darker than the other.  So i’m not pointing fingers, just wish i could make one large shot.

But u get the idea ya?

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This is a replica not a real dino btw.

 

 

Busy Busy

I must apologize for my lack of entertainment lately.

There is so much to do when u are recovering from a sucky too long winter and prepping for a busy summer in the middle of still earning a living by trading your hours for pay and wishing u could be done with that and trying to get the yard ready for building a garage while being slightly jealous of two-thirds of your offspring who already have one at the same time as watching Netflix too much becuz u love scifi and fantasy and then weeding out some of your cue as it seems too long a list even though the stuff u got rid of would likely b entertaining if only i could stay up 24 hours straight maybe i could get more things done.

hey who says long sentences r bad, confusing, fragmented unclear etc?

i just found this cool parable for writing, i like it take a look.

Look Here

 

 

Two Gatherings

Well i haven’t done a post in a few days becuz it’s been busy here.  This past Wednesday we had a party for my son & granddaughters birthdays.  It was not on either of their dates (of birth) but just a convenient time for us to gather and eat, celebrate and just in general share a good time with the family, and sing the birthday song.  and eat. and etc u know all the good stuff u do with the family on such an occasion.

Then yesterday we celebrated Easter.  similar crowd but not exact duplicate.  again food and joy of family and Easter.  a good time had by all and more food than wed. The kids played on the back porch. and in the backyard, grandma was pitching the wiffle balls to them.

So i hope you also had a good Easter and time with your family.  And overeating such as we did here.

 

Rocky Mt High 05

So here’s why people go to the Aspen area – the skiing!  these r some shots of the slopes and views from the ski area.  What a great way to celebrate the outdoors!

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Here’s why they call the area Aspen:

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These r aspen trees i believe.  During Autumn the leaves turn beautiful golden yellow.  They are taking a winters nap in this shot.