Ciji and I landed at JFK yesterday and it was sunny out. It was hailing something fierce 20 minutes later, and then this happened. December in New York.
Nature
Define: Hiking
My sister just asked if I ever go hiking in San Francisco.
If you walk anywhere in San Francisco it’s pretty much a hike, right? From my apartment to the grocery store I descend and ascend a hill with a 10-18% grade.
Of course I hike!
HONEY
My parents are bee people. They have two honeybee hives, with a combined population of 100,000 bees.
They sent photos of their first batch of honey from the hives. This is ONE hives worth of honey!
The bees eat wildflowers, including clover, old apple trees and lots of goldenrod. Here’s their first batch bottled up in 4 oz and 8 oz Ball jars. I’m looking forward to putting some of this in my morning hot water and lemon.
Hurricane Preparedness
Meanwhile, in New Orleans, my sister gets ready for Isaac. Good luck!
Artifacts
My father is now a collector of Native American artifacts. Pictured here; a woven basket from the 1800s, a rug, and a war club missing its headstone. Beautiful pieces, and not a bad little photo either. Somewhere in the catskills of upstate New York.
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
I recorded some suburban summer soundz to accompany the pics, so for the full experience, turn your volume up and press play as you scroll on down.
Solar Eclipse Timelapse with Bear In Heaven
I leaned a Fipcam against my windowsill during a portion of the solar eclipse today. The clouds are trippy, the sun doesn’t change much, but you can get a tiny sense of the eclipse from the crescent shaped shadow that forms in the middle of the frame. You can see it quite well when the tree moves in and out of the center.
Blurry Supermoon Over Frederick Knob
FKnob was a lot brighter last night thanks to perigee-syzygy.
Seasons Change
The closing scene from a play called “Winter, the Season that Never Was.” Believe it or not, without fear of avalanche, people were skiing on the day this photo was taken.
Plattekill Mountain in Roxbury, New York.
[photo by Heather Madey]
BREAKING: Grizzly Man Now Available On Netflix Streaming
Netflix, finally coming through! If you’re not familiar with the story of Long Islander, Timothy Treadwell (a.k.a. the “Peaceful Warrior”), shame on you.
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