The cat loves the rat

Celebrating earth hour

Nancy always kicks my my butt in scrabble

Miller's retarded black cat

The old mine in Roxbury

This saturday morning Me, Jim and Mike went to explore the remains of an old iron mine and processing center. Built in 1863, it was a full scale medival operation that separated iron from the abundant quartz rock. For reasons unknow, the operation closed in 1875, but the bulidings as well as the many miles of underground mines still remain. Sadly access to the mine is blocked off. Probably for the better...

some sort of ore refining contraption

one of the baricaded mine shafts

you could feel the cool breeze at the entrance to the mines

Rogers Orchards

the trees are about to burst with buds

Liam's Birthday party

Nancy's sister son, Liam turned two today. Nora and her husband Eric celebrated by throwing a huge party that included a pinata and pony rides.

brushin my teeth with the kitty

The first cookout of the season at Josh's house

the mom, the cat and the rat

Grafitti under a route 9 underpass

looks fresh

Going for a walk with Sarah at the hungerford nature center

it's monkey time

why hello there

its creepy gorgeous

Another day with temperatures in the 60's

can you tell what animal made these tracks?

Playing nails at Jill's house

This is how to play nails, the greatest redneck game ever. You take turns trying to completely hit in the opponents' nail; the winner being the one with the last nail standing. First, you get a stump of wood and each competitor nails a large nail about a half inch into it. Then you take turns throwing a hammer up in the air and trying to catch it. If you flip it up and catch it, you get one shot at sinking your opponents nails. If you throw it under your leg, you get two, behind the back - three, and four if you flip it over the shoulder. You must always be holding a beer in your hand as well as catch the hammer by the rubber part.

twelve pennies on a nail

my friends in a tree

Hiking at the west hartford reservoir

I love the contrast

The sand mandala at the Uconn health center

I went to see a sand mandala being created by a group of monks at the uconn health center cafeteria. They were working on it the whole week and were almost done with it when i saw it. This friday at 5 pm it will be destroyed in an intricate ceremony. Even the deity syllables will be removed in a specific order, along with the rest of the geometry until at last the mandala will be dismantled. The sand will then be collected in a jar which is then wrapped in silk and transported to a river (or any place with moving water), where it is released back into nature. The same materials are never used twice.

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My new custom dunny

it's part of a series

6pm and it's still crappy out...

A nice shushi lunch Nancy made on this snowy day