Another big snow storm today! 12 inches, yikes! The stop sign on my corner is almost totally buried in the cumulative snow bank. I had a snow day and went outside only once to walk to the grocery store. I don’t have ski goggles, so I had to tighten up my [...]
flying people
One of my old cello teachers sent this to me. Imagine.. flying! I thought it was only in my dreams. I never thought that soaring off a cliff would be possible, nor pictured doing it in a relatively-simple flying-squirrel-esque suit. A new extreme, for sure. I think I’ll wait a [...]
Blessings in the New Year
We welcomed the New Year with powerful -15F wind whistling against the frosty windows in Portland this year. It almost felt like the wind was bringing the change and transformation that I know is coming in 2009. As I sat meditating on all the intentions and prayers that I [...]
mushrooms can save the world?
Incredible.
Paul Stamets on 6 ways mushooms can save the world
Time of Rivers
I went to the Time of Rivers festival this weekend here in Portland. I wish you all could have been there. It was an amazing musical experience, pretty consistently mind-blowing. Beautiful, innovative, pure, hypnotic. This weekend will stay with me for awhile as a sweet mental soundtrack to the changing of [...]
sweet annie
I grew Sweet Annie in my garden this year. It grew tall and tree-like, almost as tall as me. The little flowers just started opening, so today I harvested and made the most fragrant ‘lil wreath. Its camphor-like smell has filled my apartment.
Sweet Annie, Artemisia annua, is a hardy annual also known [...]
good job david!
My friend David LaSpina took the photo on the cover of today’s New York Times magazine. It is a great photo and he is a great photographer. I’m so proud of him. Check it out. There is a little video about the shoot too.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/magazine/index.html
David’s website:www.davidlaspina.com
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus Sulphureus: Chicken of the WoodsFind it now! On Oak trees!
My friend just found 15 pounds while on a canoe trip. I traded her some kimchi. It is my favorite mushroom.
the deer
The deer gets its own post.
This deer mysteriously appeared to us at Helsing Junction for a full day.I looked up the symbolism of the deer in Animal Speak by Ted Andrews. The deer symbolizes gentleness, innocence, “a return to the wilderness,” and “a gentle luring to new adventure.”
Good news for us all!
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helsing junction photos
So beautiful, just like Tim said.Here are a few photos, you’ll see.
total babez
love and rainbow sunset
Powernap, my favorite band
camping, floating down the river
valet
calvin johnson
dudes in charge, polly is so damn cute
lake
there were lots of people, huh?
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