Scarf
Well the weather quacks were right … it got cold last night. Middle 20s somewhere.
The bicycle ride to work this morning was brisk and invigorating. I got a little cool going down the relatively steep hill right after I left home. But otherwise I was toasty warm.
Thanks in part to this great scarf that a good friend of ours sent us last year.
Our friend sent Noel one too, so we each have a hand-made scarf. It really helps to keep the wind off your face.
And it really makes a big difference as it pre-heats the air that I’m breathing just a little bit. Makes it not quite such a shock the system that way.
Cozy by the fire
Here’s a photo of Milo getting cozy by the wood-stove this morning.
There’s nothing so beautiful to me as a nice bed of glowing hot coals!
Feathers
I noticed earlier this week that our chicks now have feathers. So I got out the camera and took a photo.
Dalton Days
This past Saturday, our good friend Doulamuse went to the Dalton Days in Coffeyville to demonstrate how to make soap the old fashioned way. Noel went with her and they both dressed as pioneer ladies for the event. Sounds like they had a lot of fun.
Bike camping photos
Here’s a small gallery of photos we took on our way to camp at Big Hill.
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- Sunrise the morning of our departure.
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- Our bikes loaded for two days and one night at the lake.
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- Noel and I take a snack break about 5 miles outside of town
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- Big dirt hill, steepest hill I think I’ve ever tried to ride. We ended up walking most of it.
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- We stopped at a friend’s house to chat and rest a bit.
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- I’d forgotten how many very steep hills there were on the way to the lake!
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- Finally there! Setting up camp.
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- Chatting with friends around a camp fire.
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- Chatting with friends around the camp fire.
Fishing poles and butterflies
Back when we spent the day in Missouri, we stopped at a garage sale on the way out there. I found this great looking antique Zebco 33 with a nice looking rod for $4!
I like those old rod and reels. I haven’t seen one in this good a shape in a long time.
Then today I was out poking around in the yard, fiddling with the garden and cutting some more of our wood. And I noticed that there were two butterflies flitting about the marigolds.
