This was going to be my birthday extravaganza…a quick three or four day break in the heatwave to have an adventure. In late July, a pretty centennial farm opens its doors with fresh picked peaches and acres and acres of flowers for the picking. We have visited Rendleman Orchards (https://rendlemanorchards.com ) once before. A birthday, […]
Well, it looks like my birthday camping extravaganza may have been sidetracked by a bug that flew home with my Hub. He did have a fun vacation and visit with his family, out east, though. The bonus is he let me mow the lawn today. He prefers to do it and the dogs prefer I […]
Okay, we live in the woods of Missouri and camp in the woods. Ungracefully, this tick year sucks. Worst ever. We have tried a lot of things but this works best for us: Ben’s works on clothes. On skin we use Wondercide. It smells good, it’s oily …ticks don’t like to crawl on oily and […]
We crossed this bridge with the camper just a few short weeks ago. It’s an historic, skinny old steel bridge. I could just see Model T’s crossing it in my mind’s eye. It’s very narrow with a kink (like the old Chain of Rocks Bridge near Cahokia Mounds in EC IL). We have crossed this […]
It’s already two trips back, but before I forget, I wanted to share this seasoning salt we found on our latest Kentucky caves trip . We made long forays into rural areas on that trip …traveling through lots of Amish country. We stopped for lunch one day at an Amish sandwich and bakery shop. This […]
I love living in the woods.The sun lights a momentary, singular pathOf beauty A snapshot in timeFor those thatAcceptTheGift This moment is goodThis moment is goodThis moment is good SometimesThat isEnough
If there ever was such a club, I would want to attend one that started the camp across the river in Columbus Belmont State Park in Ky. I would call this the mysterious IL Photography trip (even though I was starting in Ky). Columbus Belmont is a decidedly old and unfussy park but it has […]
There is no denying that camping is a terrific way to unplug, meet people and ground ourselves with nature. I don’t pay much attention to the news after having lived through riots down the street, where I saw truths that negated the narrative…and then seeing what was created for the news. It’s a little like […]
This morning a, rarely seen in these woods, Tananger struck our high window despite our reflector decals. He looked dead. He sat for hours barely moving. It’s a sauna out there so I scooted in a dish of water and a word heaven-bound for his recovery or easy passing. I watched, I prayed, I felt […]
We live in the woods. We camp in the woods. Both involve campfires and sparky campfire tending. I have a coat for that. This coat is silk and about 30 years old. Someone gave it to me. It has so many holes that it’s almost more patches than silk. I take it camping because of […]
zen and the art of little house travelling 