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Not A Bad Weekend

Not A Bad Weekend

I had Friday off. Robert came up and we worked on the dugout canoe. Rob went home Saturday. Before he did, we rode the Triumph up the hill and hiked down to the Big Rock for a beer. On our way back, we collected some ironwood for future cooking projects.    ...

Dugout Canoe Project

Dugout Canoe Project

I got a notion to try my hand at making a dugout canoe. A neighbor up the road gave me a cottonwood log and even helped me load it. Joel loaned me a trailer and Mike helped me retrieve the log last month. It's been sitting in my driveway ever since.    ...

Three Bros in a Tipi

Three Bros in a Tipi

  I just got home from a camping trip with my brothers. Don't tell them, but I love those guys. David and Andy are both younger than me. We used to fight all the time but somehow, we grew out of it. The three of us get along well now. In fact, I don’t know anyone...

Ironwood

Ironwood

Holodiscus discolor, commonly called Ocean Spray, arrow-wood, or ironwood, is one of the more abundant flowering shrubs in the Pacific Northwest. Known for its hardness, it was used for tools by native people throughout the region. Ironwood was fashioned into...

I’m A Fucking Genius

I’m A Fucking Genius

I’m stuck in the loop of “I’m a fucking genius!” followed by “This God damned thing!”. I guess using the Scrambler as a year-round daily commuter and camping mule is taking its toll.   I got the rear brakes back together (I’m a fucking genius!), but they are...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/19/25 7:00 47F (8.3C) Overcast with a cool breeze.  It's been raining and everything is wet. The air is spiced with the tang of wood smoke from morning fires. I hear someone walking around. Women's voices or perhaps children They have set Walter to barking....

Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/18/25 5:30 40F (4.4C) There is a cold breeze blowing. It is very dark,  no moon to be seen but all the stars are out.                                        ...

Good Morning

Good Morning

10/16/25 6:00 36F (2.2C) It is clear, cold, dark and breezy. There is an abundance of stars. The moon is hiding in the maple tree. My tea is hot and astringent. I like it strong enough to feel each sip. This is good.              ...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/15/25 5:30 37F (2.7C) Clear  and dry with  a slight breeze rippling the leaves. It is a dark morning with a star pocked sky. The moon, a waning crescent, hides behind the maple casting dappled light through its trembling foliage.        ...