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This is the way I tumble... And collect. And curate. Artifacts of a peculiar existence. Muddling fact and fiction, substance and void, text, sound and image. Akin to squandering the afternoon in a distant relative's attic. But less dusty. And fewer cobwebs. Or mice.
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Complaints: Top 5
What do you complain about the most?
Such a mysterious adventure story, this thing we call life. Plot twists around every corner. Characters waxing and waning. Textures tangling and untangling, melodies braiding and unbraiding, hues shifting and sifting so subtly we wonder if we’re imagining it,… A mesmerizing mystery so pure, so pulchritudinous as to humble our judgment and suspend our wisdom…
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Hibernal High
I almost preempted this evening’s post with an update on the rising, rising, rising lake levels. Given the alarming uptick — Lake Champlain has risen approximately 2’ in the last couple of days with waters currently approaching spring flood stage — our attention is focused on meteorological forecasts. But angsty fretting serves no one, so let’s instead honor the hibernal solstice with an exciting…
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#Aaron Valachovic#Gardening#Glen Gehrkens#High Tunnel#Holistic gardening#Lake Champlain#Organic Gardening#Pam Murphy#Seasonality#Solstice#Tony Foster#Winter
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Sail Sooner
In an interview with Jimmy Cornell about his recent update to the blue water cruising bible, Ocean Atlas, the effects of climate change feature prominently.
Sail Sooner (Photo: Geo Davis)
Cornell closes with ominous advice to would-be voyagers.
There is no doubt that global weather conditions are changing: slower in some parts of the world, faster than expected in others. All I can say is that…
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Stumping
As political pundits’ newscycle turns to election stumping, our workcycle turns to ash stumping. The inevitable next step in our current homegrown lumber undertaking is to transform the stumps (leftover from five removed ash trees) into mulch and then prepare the ground for grass seeding in the spring.
Ready for Stumping (Photo: Tony Foster)
After felling five ash trees in the vicinity of…
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Apple Crisp
When autumn’s wintry turn coincides with apples passing their prime, it’s time to make an apple crisp! And so I did. A dairy free, gluten free, maple syrupy apple crisp.
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First I peeled, cored, wedged all of the softening fruit.
Apple Peels and Cores (Photo: Geo Davis)
The compost received this ready-to-ferment contribution with a just barely detectable, “Hurrah!”
Apples Cored and…
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Enclosure
A mid morning meditation on enclosure inspired by ongoing deliberations on the height and porosity of the privacy fence that will screen the mechanicals, propane tank, etc. behind the carriage barn (south of the icehouse terrace).
Enclosure: Steve Cooley improving fence height (Photo: R.P. Murphy)
So muchdepends upona borderenfolding,a framedefining,a hedge ora tree linescreening,veiling,a…
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#Carriage Barn#Icehouse#Icehouse Rehabilitation#Micropoem#Pam Murphy#Poetics of Place#Poetry#Steve Cooley#The Poetics of Space
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After Rowing, Retrieving
After almost two hours
reclining in a dory,
observing waterfowl
and falling foliage,
listening to slice, drip,
slice, drip of oar blades,
moaning, creaking oar locks,
yielding to the pulse —
swift acceleration
followed by gentle glide —
with paws chilled by hull chilled
by October water,
fur warmed with thirsty air,
the vanishing voices
of Canada geese high
above slippery skiff,…
After rowing, retrieving. A perfect pairing in the eyes of Carley, our Labrador retriever.
After Rowing, Retrieving (Photo: Geo Davis)
Fall is upon us, but that’s no disincentive to man and beast from enjoying the still warmish waters of Lake Champlain. I find it challenging to capture in prose or images, but this autumn atmosphere and rhythm lend themselves to the braiding potential and…
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Sun Puddling
Sun puddling Labrador retriever…
Our Labrador retriever loves sun puddles. Ever since Carley was a pup, she has sought out the sunniest spots for her siestas. Sun puddling, we call it.
Carley Sun Puddling in the Icehouse with Me (Photo: Susan Bacot-Davis)
She’ll reposition herself around the house, the icehouse, the yard throughout the day to ensure that she is snoozing in the most optimal sun puddle possible. Bliss, shear…
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Ready
Cycling so early,
pushing, pulling pedals,
pulmonary pumping,
happily hypoxic…
Autumn is a season of reaping what we have sown, but also of metamorphosis and recycling. A bittersweet segment of the cycle. Endings. Beginnings. Harvest. Compost. Ready or not, the reality is each day upon us.
While riding this morning, a moment of clarity briefly abbreviated my bike time. I braked, stopped, jotted down most of the words in this poem. And then I resumed my journey.
Hours…
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Red Sky at Night
Perhaps you’ve heard the adage that begins, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”? On a recent evening looking west past Rosslyn’s carriage barn and icehouse, Susan snapped this image. Stunning. And confidence inspiring, even for a non-sailor, I imagine.
Red Sky at Night (Photo: Susan Bacot-Davis)
When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high…
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Holy Grail?
14 months into this Rosslyn Redux reboot my daily deep dive has become habit; my inquiry has lead to unanticipated, sometimes surprising realizations; and I’m only just beginning to find my bearings and glimpse the holy grail.
What *IS* my holy grail in this inquisitive quest through Rosslyn monuments and middens? Where am I going with this adventure? What am I hoping to achieve?
I’m overdue…
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Before Undocking
Last day of summer. Yesterday. First day of autumn. Today. Liminal moments. Time to remove the boats and docks. But, just before, Susan snapped these potent images. Before undocking…
Before Undocking (Photo: Susan Bacot-Davis)
Before undocking, putting summer 2023 behind us, there was calm. Placid waters. Almost mirror flat. And a sunrise as sensuous as it was poignant.
Before Undocking…
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Framing Vintage Artifacts
After a year of icehouse rehab, it’s been rewarding to add art and artifacts to showcase in this new space. Yesterday Susan and I returned from another creative collab with Nico Sardet at Furchgott Sourdiffe, mostly transforming and framing vintage artifacts that will be displayed in the icehouse.
Framing Vintage Sherwood Inn Bathhouse Photo
The warmly sepia-tinged photograph above captures the…
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Starlinked: Icehouse Connectivity Update
On August 10th I posted about providing internet service to Rosslyn’s icehouse via Starlink. Our local service provider was recently acquired by Spectrum, and given our lackluster service we decided to explore an alternative as a standalone solution for the icehouse. Now that we’ve been Starlinked for over a month I’d like share a connectivity update.
Starlinked: Icehouse Connectivity Update…
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La Pomme d'Amour
Today I return to an idea from recent post, “Intermingling”, but with a Taos twist. What, you wonder, is a pomme d’amour? And what could it possibly have to do with a high desert town in the southwest? Both good questions. And here’s another. Aside from the similarly staged snapshot in the previous post and this post, what do either have to do with Goethe’s color wheel?!?!
La Pomme d’Amour…
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Mighty Muscle, Mini Machine
Mighty Muscle, Mini Machine: thank you, Aaron Valachovic, for advancing this project!
I’m overdue for a shoutout to Aaron Valachovic for helping out with icehouse hardscape in recent weeks. During a site visit to review autumn tree work he happened to mention that he’s done stonework before and had some availability. Wait! What? I’ve been pleased with Aaron’s work as an arborist, and his work ethic is outstanding. I was quick to enlist his help, and he is proven as worth manyfold…
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#Aaron Valachovic#Arborist#Equipment#Hardscape#Icehouse Rehabilitation#Landscape#Stonework#Tony Foster
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Hardscape Supervisor
Supervising stonework is challenging, but somebody has to do it. Fortunately Carley loves hanging out on construction sites with carpenters and contractors of all stripes. Lately she’s been spending much of the day in the icehouse observing Pam, Tony, and Aaron while they’ve been transforming rock piles into the icehouse courtyard. Carley would always prefer to be outside (unless it’s raining) so…
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#Aaron Valachovic#Carley#Dogs#Hardscape#Icehouse#Icehouse Rehabilitation#Oasis#Pam Murphy#Sherwood Inn#Stonework#Tennis Court#Tony Foster
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