7/29/13

Celebration of Lights Vancouver, BC 2013


Grabbing some lunch and taking in the sights at Granville Island (the pikes place market of Van) 


Working the Pier :) 


Trek down to the water for the Fireworks show



Waiting for the sun to set so the fireworks could get started

Water fountain at Queen Elizabeth Park 


Vancouver!




7/23/13

looking back at spring



I found some forgotten photos from this past spring. I meant to post them a while back but it never happened. I decided to break my normal protocol which is to say "oh well" and move on and I am posting these. So here is a quick look back at some spring events. 


The Sow-Dow at Oxbow Farm

Kids preparing for the Maypole




Farmers gearing down for a post-Sowdown swim in the Snoqualmie River. This was in early May and although we were having an unusually sunny and warm spring, this river water is never really warm so it was a very quick and brisk swim. It felt great though and now that it is summer there have been many lunch brake and post work swims. 



In preperation for the Sowdown, I was on mowing duty and by the end of the day it was pretty obvious. 




 The OxBox!


 This spring on the farm we got new boxes. It was and still is kind of a big deal for us since these boxes have our Logo on them. It was something that has been in the works before I even started working here but I count myself to be luck to have been there for this milestone in Oxbow history





Pigeon Friend!!! 


In May we had an injured pigeon show up at our place for a few days. He had a band on his leg and we figured that he must be a pet. We gave him water and some food and after a few days he started taking flights father away until one day he didn't come back. 

Jaccomo was not sure about piegon friend. 





Fun with Friends 

Eating Greek food  down at the Lake

One last night out on the town with a good friend before she moved

Missing that girl!

Evening walks out near the lake. 

Morning Dew







Evening Sunset at Oxbow

Nothing better




6/28/13

July Farmer Lunch



For a week or two in July this was the basic farm lunch : Rice, Sauce of some kind (soy sauce or my standard Asian inspired sauce), Hard boiled Eggs and whatever veggies and goodies were hanging around. Can't forget the Sriracha....of course. In this picture the feature of the day was sauteed fava beans, onions, and raisins with a side of sauerkraut.

My co-worker got me on a hard boiled egg kick for a while. It made the whole meal making thing go really quick.  Leaving more time to lounge or nap in the orchard. That's a win-win right there.

6/22/13

Midnight ---> Moonlight ---> Hammock


This is the song that I have been playing on repeat lately. I felt like it captured the mood of this moment



Saturday evening, I got back to my latest house sitting gig after a long but fun and productive day and just had to take in the hammock and killer view of the full moon peaking through the clouds for a few minutes. I pushed away every paranoia and mosquito that was attempting to sabotage this moment and I claimed it for myself. This is my moment . . .