Ski Season Day 2 [Catamount]

I've posted snowy .gifs before, and I'll probably post them again. I can't help it. There's nothing like waking up in a winter wonderland. I love how snowfall puts the whole world to sleep. I'm not even upset today's storm kept me from trekking back up to Windham for another day on the mountain. I love to ski, don't get me wrong -- but flat light & white out conditions spell a possible uninsured nightmare. Prudence is a bitch.

So instead of skiing, I'm here at my desk by the fire escape listening to an assortment of classic rock (check out the mix in my sidebar) while my riding associate Baby Sean plays Call of Duty. In honor of his presence, I'm finally posting pictures from a trip in early January. He was there, and so was our buddy Tommy.

It went a little something like this:

Winter's flown by with ferocity, and tomorrow's projected to hit nearly 50 degrees. But for the next few hours I'll relish what could likely be the last big snow of the season. Days like today strengthen the hope I'll hit my goal of 10 days out this season. Fingers crossed.

The View From My Kitchen Window

Just threw together these snowy little .gifs from a few snaps out the window. The snow's really coming down, and I'm praying for as much as mother nature's willing to dump! I've got to get skiing soon. It's been over a year, and last season was abysmally snowless. I only got out to ride once, hmph. Fingers crossed for inches in the mountains!

"...it is a special gift of the relationship between earth and sky. It only comes in sufficient amounts in particular places, at certain times on this earth; it lasts only a limited amount of time before sun and wind changes it. People devote their whole lives to it for the pleasure of being so purely played by gravity and snow." - Dolores LaChapelle

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In other news -- I've finally managed to make some progress with my blog layout -- after holding off forever because blogger was being a little shit. I reset the template and essentially started all over again. But with the new tablet E gave me for Christmas, it's been more fun than ever to mess around. I plan to be back on the ball with everything very very soon!

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I've crossed my line in the sand. A year's up.
2013's going to be special. It has to be.

Basil Garden

I've been growing this basil for about a month. I'd previously had some mint, but couldn't imagine using it much - and therefore, didn't really give a shit if it grew or not. I gave the mint to mom and we picked up some basil for me on our mother's day farm stand trip. It's coming along.. slowly, and surely. BUT I need a whole cup of basil for my absolute favorite summer dish. 

Even Trey looks bored with waiting.

tick  tock,  tick  tock

how does your garden grow?

with basil... and basil...

but it feels like it's going so slow.

Kitty in Motion

Interwebs, meet Trey. Trey, interwebs (though he should be very familiar from his propensity for lounging on my keyboard). I'm mildly addicted to creating moving pictures of this guy.

I've had my camera set to continuous shooting for a few months, making it so easy to intentionally, or unintentionally get some of the cutest action. Sometimes I only get two or three that work together and make a gif. Other times I take so many that I have to create mini-timelapse videos (naturally including quirky little soundtracks).

Here's a little "best of" what I've managed to capture in the past few months:

1. lounging in the kitchen

2. an introduction to cacti and succulents

3. a third of the most epic bath i've ever seen (following the removal of an Elizabethan collar)

4. snuggling with dad

Check back for a more in depth Trey post, soon!

TGIF!