brrRRRR yuck

No vomit on my rink. However there were some areas of yellow snow that are suspect...too cold today to shovel the ice today. maybe this week end.

a game of gin and some pabst from thanksgiving...

wiNTer iS LOng

I made an ice skating rink to go with my new ice skates.It's on lake helen.

Then it got invaded by lots of beer drinking, fishing types. i think there were over 100 cars on the ice...

i've been too worried about driving on the ice .. as i have never.

guess it's ok... gonna today. the whole fisheree is done. hope no one threw up on my ice.

faLL,iF you BoTTLed IT it WOuld sELL

THere should be more fall as a rule. always so much to do, all at once. THis fall is better than last, at least for me. Last fall I thought I might have to medicate to keep a bit of a dark funk from blanketing my whole world. I had such a perfect summer ,when it finally ended I couldn't believe it. THis fall I am too busy to notice...

WE split a lot of wood. this is the pile that wouldn't fit in the wood shed.The shed holds about 5 cords, it WaS about half full.

Then there is trail building at Hartman's Creek State Park. Until there's frost in the ground we're hard at it. CHeck out the sweet trail building ride...

That's fresh cut trail behind me. only about 5 more miles to go....and all three loops will be complete.

hoorAAH!!

That's the last one ...so i found the not so hidden trails of the northern kettle moraine sf.

Fun fun fun the trails are not done by any means, but no one seems to care.I rode about 6 miles of singletrack and didn't find it all. I believe there will be 10miles of singletrack plus the ski trail.



i also made some delicious bagels. mmm bagels...

this is what i dream about... the perfect back yard pump track...

Mostly I didN'T SUPrise anyone

I have been known to make great attempts at change with adverse results....Hence my 2 month absence. I was busy so here is the photo re-cap...in reverse.

SWeeT early birthday giFT fROm the B and jOHn

ScaMPIN in rhiNElaNDER

rode the smOKING SPOke course... some trails are great some are way too short, some are just not gonna last due to their fall line... the ramps are a blast!!! the whole thing rides like it's in a kid's back yard. it had a smallishness i wasn't expecting because of the remote location of the trail

remember 24-9 it was the last year of the pinkness, it was a good year

this is kinda how i felt after the race

this is kt starting us off

jay had a tough couple days...

1000 miLES

it made it the first 1000 miles, i still can't bring myself to take it off road...

I'm Still HErE

I am still here. the problem is i am here,and then there, and then here, and then there again. making it somewhat hard to keep up with there, or here for that matter...let me explain, no on second thought let me sum up...

these are little kid genius types, future rulers of the world. they know it would be uncouth to miss a first birthday party, let alone a second. (this would constitute there)

These are what the crappy brakes look like next to a cold can of pabst and a happy home mechanic...(this would constitute here)

This is there. Note how the 6'4" inch CIA agent fits right in with rest of the 'family'...I really can't complain about an Italian family reunion the food was awesome and the last names generally fun to say.

we're proud poppy owners.

i meant poppy ,but you're right this is a puppy. always puppy sit when you plan to tackle a major home remodeling project, over a holiday weekend...

dogs they're smart people.this is the spare bedroom post floor refinishing, pre-room put back together charlie foxtrot. too bad we fried our modem in the process. no tv, no internet for a whole weekend. I thought i might die...