In an effort to keep my creative juices flowin’, I’ve decided to get out and take a few photos on a daily basis – things around our homestead and around our town. I’m totally amateur material when it comes to photography but I enjoy it so I figure it’s good for my soul.
I found this little guy chillin’ high up in a tree just outside my office window. He looked a bit cramped on that stubby little branch, but apparently he didn’t mind.
Tator tot casserole, pop tarts, meatballs and bologna sandwiches. All part of the nutritious diet our local daycare served while our kids were attending. Not surprisingly most parents don’t even think twice about the rubbish filling their kid’s bellies. Hence the problem we have with childhood obesity. Read More
“All of human existence depends on the top six inches of soil. And yet we’re exploring other places, but the top six inches would be the place, if we want to be successful as a human race, to really explore and treasure and keep because that’s what we’re living on.” ~ Jules Dervaes
Somewhere hidden behind their fortress of green live the Mighty Dervaes. A family who stands out for their heroic drive to do more with less. For those not familiar with their story, Jules Dervaes and his family own a fifth of an acre lot in Pasadena, California. They decided to convert their everyday suburban property into a self-sustaining urban homestead. Read More
In the world of sustainable food there are both heroes and villains. Unfortunately, the villains aren’t always so obvious. Unlike their Hollywood counterparts, they don’t don spindly mustachios, black capes and top hats. They don’t wear incessantly evil grins and tap their fingers together as they cultivate an evil plot to rule the world. Nope, these men in black are far more deceptive. Read More
A backyard playhouse is cute, right? Surrounded by green grass with songbirds chirping overhead, the quaint wooden structure has a whimsical appeal. But tuck that same toy house back in the woods surrounded by towering evergreens with cobwebs clinging to every corner and suddenly it begins to lose it’s charm and look like something from the Blair Witch Project, Read More