> This has been one wet summer…and yesterday was no exception…it was truly wet-and-wild. We had a few crazy rain storms complete with high winds, and lots of thunder and lightening. The worst, I think, was in the afternoon. It was a normal sunny day, albeit extremely humid, when a warning came on the radioContinue reading “>Crazy and Abrupt Rain”
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Crazy and Abrupt Rain
This has been one wet summer…and yesterday was no exception…it was truly wet-and-wild. We had a few crazy rain storms complete with high winds, and lots of thunder and lightening. The worst, I think, was in the afternoon. It was a normal sunny day, albeit extremely humid, when a warning came on the radio ofContinue reading “Crazy and Abrupt Rain”
>Ratatouille and Pasta (sans aubergine)
>My gardens are not doing that well this year…partly because of the crazy wet summer we’ve had, but also because of my lack of weeding and trimming (not to mention what the rabbits and slugs have pilfered)…it really is out of control. At any rate, I am finally starting to get a few things, andContinue reading “>Ratatouille and Pasta (sans aubergine)”
Ratatouille and Pasta (sans aubergine)
My gardens are not doing that well this year…partly because of the crazy wet summer we’ve had, but also because of my lack of weeding and trimming (not to mention what the rabbits and slugs have pilfered)…it really is out of control. At any rate, I am finally starting to get a few things, andContinue reading “Ratatouille and Pasta (sans aubergine)”
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#59)
>Two loaves of freshly baked bread.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#59)
Two loaves of freshly baked bread.
>Urban Rabbits
>I planted six broccoli plants this year….four of them were doing exceptionally well. I use the past tense, were, because this is all that remains of them. A couple days ago these leafy plants were about two feet wide but this is all that’s left…stumps. It seems like rabbits are everywhere in the city thisContinue reading “>Urban Rabbits”
Urban Rabbits
I planted six broccoli plants this year….four of them were doing exceptionally well. I use the past tense, were, because this is all that remains of them. A couple days ago these leafy plants were about two feet wide but this is all that’s left…stumps. It seems like rabbits are everywhere in the city thisContinue reading “Urban Rabbits”
>Beautiful Heirloom
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Beautiful Heirloom
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#58)
>A really big zucchini.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#58)
A really big zucchini.
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#57)
>Two cardboard boxes containing a rented DVD, Chinese take out food, an Artvoice paper, a cable lock, and $62.00 in groceries.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#57)
Two cardboard boxes containing a rented DVD, Chinese take out food, an Artvoice paper, a cable lock, and $62.00 in groceries.
>Barcelona 1908 (again)
>I posted this video about six months ago but it is so beautiful (I think) that I had to post it again. If you’ve seen it before I know you’ll watch it again. And if you haven’t watched it yet it is worth the seven minutes. Turn of the television or radio and turn upContinue reading “>Barcelona 1908 (again)”
Barcelona 1908 (again)
I posted this video about six months ago but it is so beautiful (I think) that I had to post it again. If you’ve seen it before I know you’ll watch it again. And if you haven’t watched it yet it is worth the seven minutes. Turn of the television or radio and turn upContinue reading “Barcelona 1908 (again)”
Stimulus
The government should offer cash rebates for people to buy bicycles instead of more cars (ie, the ill-fated cash for clunkers deal). I really wonder if gas prices were a tad higher and there were more incentives to use alternative means of travel if more people in America would take the bicycle more seriously…that itContinue reading “Stimulus”
>Stimulus
>The government should offer cash rebates for people to buy bicycles instead of more cars (ie, the ill-fated cash for clunkers deal). I really wonder if gas prices were a tad higher and there were more incentives to use alternative means of travel if more people in America would take the bicycle more seriously…that itContinue reading “>Stimulus”
>The Power of Words
>A friend shared this with me today and I thought that I’d pass it along. It’s a reading taken from Ekanth Easwaran‘s book, Words To Live By…it’s his take on the ancient Arab Proverb of the Three Gate Keepers and is pretty powerful (I think)…if only I could remember this every time my often sarcasticContinue reading “>The Power of Words”
The Power of Words
A friend shared this with me today and I thought that I’d pass it along. It’s a reading taken from Ekanth Easwaran‘s book, Words To Live By…it’s his take on the ancient Arab Proverb of the Three Gate Keepers and is pretty powerful (I think)…if only I could remember this every time my often sarcasticContinue reading “The Power of Words”