3.26.2009

camp joy revisited

When I first posted photos of Camp Joy, I was checking my watch to leave for the airport to fly to Argentina. So, I was in a hurry and inevitably left out a bunch of good images from 2007 now seen here...

Jim Nelson rests after a hard day's work with Ruby dog as his pillow.

cucumber and my feet

me

Angie from Austria under the yum yum tree

Marcelo visiting and climbing the yum yum tree

Herman

Bim pulling up carrots

Maggi




the Linden tree


Isaac

Haven and Josh

So many jars of deliciousness for the Wreath Sale


3.23.2009

stroll up to Buena Vista

view of Corona Heights


Although many hate on Eucalyptus trees for being non-native invasive plants, I can't help but love their presence, profume and aesthetic.




3.22.2009

pop! goes the weasel

I used to play this game in the same clothes hamper when I was little. Seen here is my nephew, Oliver.

All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel...

The monkey thought it all was fun...

Pop!! goes the weasel...

Grams and Ollie playing Pop goes the weasel.

The Berenstein Bears Get In A Fight: Pops helps Ollie understand fights - a prerequisite before hanging out with the family.

3.21.2009

church on the move

This is what "going to church" may look like in Oklahoma...images from 2004.

Oneighty is part of Church on the Move, one of Oklahoma's Evangelical mega-churches. Several thousand Fundamentalist Christians attend Pastor Willie George's services each Sunday.

In this gym at the entrance, they held a bench press competition one Sunday after church. The male and female victors each won a gift certificate to the Gap.

church service

3.13.2009

8.8.8










It's the Fred ya'll. My picture of beans from Camp Joy is the album cover. Support JFJO

1.18.2009

redwoods & hot springs

Mmmmm redwoods and hot springs
a perfect birthday celebration


1.14.2009

Flight to Oklahoma for Christmas

The fields around the Denver airport were covered with snow.

The illusion of the sun goin' down caused by the world spinnin' round happened as I descended into Tulsa.


1.06.2009

Camp Joy in November

I returned to Camp Joy for the week of their annual harvest wreath sale.


beans

amaranth, beets and the crooked house

persimmon leaves...



1.04.2009

Halloween Critical Mass






Gino holds it down with tunes and beats.

Northern Cali

Mmm, I love redwoods.

In Humboldt with Marcelo

12.03.2008

Pacific Crest Trail: The Misadventures of Ghetto Blaster and Fire Belly

Day 1 - at the US/Canada border
After a brief stint in Vancouver, we greyhounded it to Manning Park arriving about 3:30 AM in the chilly darkness. After eating a can of baked beans and using some pit toilets, the sky began to lighten and so we started to walk. 8 miles south on the trail, we were back in the US. Along the Pacific Crest Trail, we experienced the most spectacular scenery I have ever seen in my life.
Note: All of the PCT images below are in chronological order as we cruised Southbound from Canada to Oregon. The text in italics comes from my journal.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and please do yourself a favor and go for a long hike on the PCT.