tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23328803205796815902024-03-12T17:31:57.706-07:00Garden of DreamsA Journal of Sustainable Living projects, queries and perspectives, by Danny Jokelson. Please register in order to comment & dialogue about these issues.Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-11212823394745336992013-04-30T14:57:00.001-07:002013-04-30T14:57:53.543-07:00New compost bin, and sifting compost from it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Above</b>: my new compost bin. The right one has composted that has not yet been sifted. The left one contains the larger chunks of pieces that were too large to fit through the screen and need further time to decompose.<br />
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<b>Above</b>: wheelbarrow, with my new compost screen, which Steve Isser built for me this week; I just retrieved it today and it's my first time using it. We stapled hardware cloth with 1/2" squares on it.<br />
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<b> Above</b>: a couple shovelfuls from the bin. I then slide the screen back and forward, until all the finer pieces fall through.<br />
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<b>Above: </b> the larger chunks that didn't go through, which I will now dump back into the compost bin to continue their decomposition.<br />
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<b>Above:</b> the good stuff! sifted compost, complete with worms and other insects that are continuing to break the soil down. This has the general texture of soil, but with more humus, microbes and nutrients.<br />
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<b>Above: </b>a closer look at the good stuff! I got about 20 gallons of great compost sifted this time around.Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-9045217812703469792011-08-21T06:57:00.000-07:002011-08-21T07:08:35.368-07:00Sukey at my new Place in Ashland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQ3HoW9Dv-o/TlEPhWEMAZI/AAAAAAAACuc/8zgpFUjVUPo/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQ3HoW9Dv-o/TlEPhWEMAZI/AAAAAAAACuc/8zgpFUjVUPo/s400/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643308873605185938" border="0" /></a>My five-year old cat Sukey, surveying the scene. She doesn't stray very far from here, and I usually know where to look for her when I get home. I live in the railroad district, the downtown area of Ashland, but it's very quiet here because I'm off an alley between streets. I'm two blocks from the main strip with the cinema and the Shakespeare Fest, etc.,and two blocks from the Ashland Food Co-op, a fantastic grocery store that's also a place to see friends. Everything else in Ashland is reachable for me by bike, unless I'm gardening for someone in the hills, in which case I use my truck.
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<br />Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com91tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-42187709317289824812011-08-21T06:33:00.000-07:002011-08-21T06:50:09.864-07:00Putting in new raised beds and plants in the spring at my new house in Ashland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qxq0XrfI8A4/TlEJ4ijOCzI/AAAAAAAACt0/nNP3M_mi9H8/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qxq0XrfI8A4/TlEJ4ijOCzI/AAAAAAAACt0/nNP3M_mi9H8/s400/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643302675023792946" border="0" /></a>Above and below: See bottom paragraph for full description; this is the largest of the two wooden framed beds my landlady had installed for me. I later removed this alfalfa, added compost and other soil, and then put the alfalfa on top again. Below, you can see the trellised entrance to my little house.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MunpCKkTMJI/TlEJ4VFvcbI/AAAAAAAACts/qozEBwvu7KU/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MunpCKkTMJI/TlEJ4VFvcbI/AAAAAAAACts/qozEBwvu7KU/s400/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643302671410491826" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RtA03tnJ-A8/TlEJ4IwxqlI/AAAAAAAACtk/RKjUylLeOGQ/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RtA03tnJ-A8/TlEJ4IwxqlI/AAAAAAAACtk/RKjUylLeOGQ/s400/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643302668101331538" border="0" /></a>Above: I moved here in December 2010; in April or so (can't remember exactly), Some cool things happened. Above; this is a view of the wooden trellis enclosing my front yard/deck area. You can see straw there on either side of the rosemary, which I planted into with various perennial flowers from my old flower field at Full Bloom, which was eventually tilled under to make room for another farming project. You can see the black pots on the right, full of various perennials -- liatris, eryngium, veronica, monarda, echinops (globe thistle), etc.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a5l-BOo8mr4/TlEJ38MSfwI/AAAAAAAACtc/P3trPTpQdr8/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a5l-BOo8mr4/TlEJ38MSfwI/AAAAAAAACtc/P3trPTpQdr8/s400/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643302664727068418" border="0" /></a>Above: Just inside the trellised area, there's a sunny little corner. I had sheet-mulched it here with cardboard and weeds, and on this day my landlady, Rabbitt (below) hired a man (also below, can't remember his name) to build the two frames, one of which went in this spot, and the other went in front of my house (top photo). Behind the two of them, under the tarps, is some amazing compost from a compost specialist in Gold Hill named Denny Morelli, full of microbes, forest duff, and various nutrients. Behind them is the truck with the two bed frames. Sorry, I thought I was downloading these in sequence, but they didn't turn out that way.
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<br />Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-30842897794786170142011-08-21T06:20:00.000-07:002011-08-21T06:32:24.427-07:00The established garden bed at my house in Ashland, in spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gsAvBK7Rnoo/TlEHpdOpM0I/AAAAAAAACtM/ZKT5Tflt430/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gsAvBK7Rnoo/TlEHpdOpM0I/AAAAAAAACtM/ZKT5Tflt430/s400/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643300216874021698" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SschdIA0DqE/TlEHowZWN6I/AAAAAAAACtE/6G5hAeBGyfo/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SschdIA0DqE/TlEHowZWN6I/AAAAAAAACtE/6G5hAeBGyfo/s400/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643300204839319458" border="0" /></a>Above and below: grape hyacinths.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ANaqoKjmirQ/TlEHoxTppxI/AAAAAAAACs8/0f7OWXfYO1o/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ANaqoKjmirQ/TlEHoxTppxI/AAAAAAAACs8/0f7OWXfYO1o/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643300205083862802" border="0" /></a>Below: crocuses.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SZt1PvopyfA/TlEHplKb74I/AAAAAAAACtU/AZ2EvGQluDA/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SZt1PvopyfA/TlEHplKb74I/AAAAAAAACtU/AZ2EvGQluDA/s400/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643300219003858818" border="0" /></a>Above: This bed was already packed with bulbs and beautiful perennials (a peony in that white-wired area), but I wanted to save some of perennial flowering plants I'd cultivated in my flower field at Full Bloom for three years, so I went out there, dug a bunch up, and planted them here and at other places around my new house. I've been here since December, and these got planted, probably in April.
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<br />Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-84391954974859353572011-08-21T06:09:00.000-07:002011-08-21T06:19:02.837-07:00Worm bin at my current house in Ashland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2v8hcWBkQOQ/TlEEUAY65ZI/AAAAAAAACsk/M7aONb3dihs/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2v8hcWBkQOQ/TlEEUAY65ZI/AAAAAAAACsk/M7aONb3dihs/s400/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643296549820360082" border="0" /></a>I must admit that these pictures are from this spring, when my worm bin was happy and healthy. I have since let up on the maintenance and lost my worms. But this is a pretty good picture of a happy, healthy worm bin.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5bukdPWWvLA/TlEET6rhjZI/AAAAAAAACsc/52TTN34D9IY/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5bukdPWWvLA/TlEET6rhjZI/AAAAAAAACsc/52TTN34D9IY/s400/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643296548287778194" border="0" /></a>The worms are feasting on all kinds of things -- tea leaves & coffee grounds, fruits & veggies. I don't feed them any meat or processed foods like bread, although some people do and it works fine. I also generally don't put in corn cobs, avocado skins, or any pits from avocados/other fruits, since the worms don't eat them and they take forever to decompose. And I limit the amount of citrus, which worms don't like much.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K1WmiTqaOQ0/TlEEUZmFmqI/AAAAAAAACss/7snKLR_MBM4/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K1WmiTqaOQ0/TlEEUZmFmqI/AAAAAAAACss/7snKLR_MBM4/s400/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643296556586474146" border="0" /></a>I got this plastic bin from goodwill for a dollar. It already had holes in the side, which you need so that the worms have air flow. I punched a hole in the bottom right corner, so that the "worm juice" (liquid worm castings) could seep out -- I put a yogurt container below it, which you can see on the right there. It's very user-friendly, and right outside my front door. I've since moved it a short distance away, in a shadier spot.
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<br />Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-9918883614757413292010-03-17T22:06:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:12:41.469-07:00First flower of the Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6G11mMhezI/AAAAAAAACrM/R0Wjp0FhP8I/s1600-h/IMG_3924.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6G11mMhezI/AAAAAAAACrM/R0Wjp0FhP8I/s400/IMG_3924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449836956485778226" border="0" /></a>We planted a bunch of bulbs last November, including these Narcissus "Paper Whites". They were the first to bloom. Soon to come: more daffodils, tulips and other bulbs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6G11fHuxrI/AAAAAAAACrE/cmtcb6oRbYA/s1600-h/IMG_3923.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6G11fHuxrI/AAAAAAAACrE/cmtcb6oRbYA/s400/IMG_3923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449836954586629810" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-70216715206023380282010-03-17T15:10:00.000-07:002010-03-17T15:24:14.325-07:00March 1: Tilling the flower field, part 1 (ripping for roses)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVkavynzI/AAAAAAAACq8/8ru8XFJJ06Y/s1600-h/IMG_3901.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVkavynzI/AAAAAAAACq8/8ru8XFJJ06Y/s400/IMG_3901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449731108238434098" border="0" /></a>The first tilling of the year happened on March 1st. We opened up new ground at the top of the field, and Matt used a ripper to break up the dense sod. Then he disked the ground (pictured in subsequent entries) before roto-tilling and bedding it up for the new rose bushes we'll be planting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVjzOLY5I/AAAAAAAACq0/nXUPJn5P7QM/s1600-h/IMG_3905.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVjzOLY5I/AAAAAAAACq0/nXUPJn5P7QM/s400/IMG_3905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449731097628468114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVjW3IDaI/AAAAAAAACqs/BHGY0djZJqA/s1600-h/IMG_3911.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVjW3IDaI/AAAAAAAACqs/BHGY0djZJqA/s400/IMG_3911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449731090015587746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FViy8Mm9I/AAAAAAAACqk/EQEyTgY_JAs/s1600-h/IMG_3910.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FViy8Mm9I/AAAAAAAACqk/EQEyTgY_JAs/s400/IMG_3910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449731080373181394" border="0" /></a>Below: the end product of the ripping, with Willie looking at...something downhill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVilz_NeI/AAAAAAAACqc/hVL9ZxXwmeI/s1600-h/IMG_3913.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FVilz_NeI/AAAAAAAACqc/hVL9ZxXwmeI/s400/IMG_3913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449731076849087970" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-2076080495751774962010-03-17T14:52:00.000-07:002010-03-17T15:10:37.765-07:00March 1: Tilling the flower field, part 47 (The tractor ride!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSKzIsTRI/AAAAAAAACqU/44rgplqs1Zo/s1600-h/IMG_3922.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSKzIsTRI/AAAAAAAACqU/44rgplqs1Zo/s400/IMG_3922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449727369573846290" border="0" /></a>OK, these photos are actually backwards in order (start from the bottom and you'll see the chronology). As part of the tilling festivities, Willie got a ride to the field and back on the tractor from Matt, the first time he'd been on a tractor before. He was pretty happy. This was the return trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSKp583iI/AAAAAAAACqM/El24tmG_67g/s1600-h/IMG_3918.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSKp583iI/AAAAAAAACqM/El24tmG_67g/s400/IMG_3918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449727367096098338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSJyk6aUI/AAAAAAAACqE/jpwLQ5tX2P0/s1600-h/IMG_3917.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSJyk6aUI/AAAAAAAACqE/jpwLQ5tX2P0/s400/IMG_3917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449727352243906882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSJgxsLBI/AAAAAAAACp8/Mro0o0gnxYA/s1600-h/IMG_3916.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSJgxsLBI/AAAAAAAACp8/Mro0o0gnxYA/s400/IMG_3916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449727347465661458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSJD-_zvI/AAAAAAAACp0/KwiiLx35tYI/s1600-h/IMG_3914.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FSJD-_zvI/AAAAAAAACp0/KwiiLx35tYI/s400/IMG_3914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449727339736846066" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-6951378661862018422010-03-17T14:29:00.000-07:002010-03-17T14:45:50.847-07:00March 1 Tilling the flower field, part 52 (the roses)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FL0WP3PgI/AAAAAAAACps/Yd-o1m2Rn1E/s1600-h/IMG_3927.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FL0WP3PgI/AAAAAAAACps/Yd-o1m2Rn1E/s400/IMG_3927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449720386792406530" border="0" /></a>Matt discing the new ground at the top of the field. The next step (done but not photographed yet) was that Matt roto-tilled here and then created 4 new beds; the top two will have 70 new rosebushes bought from a local grower, set up on drip irrigation, and the bottom two will be various varieties of cut flowers. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FL0Oj61ZI/AAAAAAAACpk/4XO7Pvq_bVU/s1600-h/IMG_3933.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FL0Oj61ZI/AAAAAAAACpk/4XO7Pvq_bVU/s400/IMG_3933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449720384729044370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FLzr5R6DI/AAAAAAAACpc/7EPIvXwg6VY/s1600-h/IMG_3948.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FLzr5R6DI/AAAAAAAACpc/7EPIvXwg6VY/s400/IMG_3948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449720375423395890" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-59583985531774716582010-03-17T14:02:00.000-07:002010-03-17T14:25:40.204-07:00March 1: Tilling the flower field, part sixty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFu5xYQ4I/AAAAAAAACpU/U77pYxSMhfg/s1600-h/IMG_3934.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFu5xYQ4I/AAAAAAAACpU/U77pYxSMhfg/s400/IMG_3934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449713696179241858" border="0" /></a>Matt discing the lower half of the field. You can see the finished product at the bottom here. This area will sit and start to grow weedy until I need more bed space, at which point Matt will come in again to roto-till and bed up (i.e., make garden beds). In the meantime I'll be looking for volunteer flowers that've reseeded themselves, which I'll remove and transplant to the upper half of the field.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFupqTeJI/AAAAAAAACpM/f0FdzZJbFbk/s1600-h/IMG_3941.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFupqTeJI/AAAAAAAACpM/f0FdzZJbFbk/s400/IMG_3941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449713691854600338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFuBxxhuI/AAAAAAAACpE/62-lFoJKpMk/s1600-h/IMG_3935.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFuBxxhuI/AAAAAAAACpE/62-lFoJKpMk/s400/IMG_3935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449713681148511970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFtiER33I/AAAAAAAACo8/xU9jzD1cefs/s1600-h/IMG_3945.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFtiER33I/AAAAAAAACo8/xU9jzD1cefs/s400/IMG_3945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449713672636194674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFtVqEGtI/AAAAAAAACo0/5g8IhqfiPfg/s1600-h/IMG_3947.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6FFtVqEGtI/AAAAAAAACo0/5g8IhqfiPfg/s400/IMG_3947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449713669305014994" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-4219778710653850522010-03-17T12:15:00.000-07:002010-03-17T12:25:32.898-07:00Bread Delivery December 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErWWZVCVI/AAAAAAAACos/5UW8_aslaNY/s1600-h/IMG_3885.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErWWZVCVI/AAAAAAAACos/5UW8_aslaNY/s400/IMG_3885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449684687063943506" border="0" /></a>I did some deliveries for Jo and Rosie's Rise Up! Artisan Bread company. Above is the checklist of the drops to make; below, the goods -- "JCS" stands for "Jacksonville Country Store" and "RCS" stands for "Ruch Country Store". The calculator is for calculating how much $$ in buybacks the bakery has to pay the stores each week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErWOdRfII/AAAAAAAACok/6-o6Tsewsgg/s1600-h/IMG_3884.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErWOdRfII/AAAAAAAACok/6-o6Tsewsgg/s400/IMG_3884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449684684933004418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErV2Peo1I/AAAAAAAACoc/61CvR98C1xM/s1600-h/IMG_3883.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErV2Peo1I/AAAAAAAACoc/61CvR98C1xM/s400/IMG_3883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449684678432695122" border="0" /></a>Above: Baguettes for the Ashland Food Coop and other various breads. The mainstays are ciabatta, ciabatta with rosemary, goat cheese sourdough, sourdough levain, multigrain, spelt, olive levain, fig sourdough, apricot sourdough, the baguettes and a few more I'm not remembering. Below; the full load of bread for the day. This doesn't include the 60 loaves of ciabatta the bakery usually delivers to Lark's, a fancy restaurant in Ashland.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErVXsyzAI/AAAAAAAACoU/7NAxjyUKvXQ/s1600-h/IMG_3882.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/S6ErVXsyzAI/AAAAAAAACoU/7NAxjyUKvXQ/s400/IMG_3882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449684670234151938" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-74278685450611745002009-12-08T17:08:00.000-08:002009-12-08T17:12:46.125-08:00Frosted Mushrooms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx75DBA5D-I/AAAAAAAACnI/x_o8YxbcKpo/s1600-h/IMG_3869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx75DBA5D-I/AAAAAAAACnI/x_o8YxbcKpo/s400/IMG_3869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413037632353013730" border="0" /></a>Maru's son Willie found these on a walk we took down the road with our dog Lily. I was overwhelmed with awe....Blow these up and blow your mind.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx75Cq3DDYI/AAAAAAAACnA/dT8CTx90ynU/s1600-h/IMG_3868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx75Cq3DDYI/AAAAAAAACnA/dT8CTx90ynU/s400/IMG_3868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413037626406145410" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-17012657415850393492009-12-08T17:00:00.000-08:002009-12-08T17:08:30.131-08:00Halloween weekend 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73j1yfNXI/AAAAAAAACm4/Q-rg6m8Xelo/s1600-h/IMG_3864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73j1yfNXI/AAAAAAAACm4/Q-rg6m8Xelo/s400/IMG_3864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413035997252236658" border="0" /></a>Above: view of the common building and the mountains beyond from the new home I now share with Maru (the strawbale cottage that Ryan and Eden built; it's unclear if they will want it back or will be building a new home on the land). Below: Maru's puppy Lily, who's about six months old. She's half lab, a quarter mastiff and a quarter American bulldog, and she's very sweet, frisky, loyal and quiet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73joVewrI/AAAAAAAACmw/iQAKKw2OtbY/s1600-h/IMG_3858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73joVewrI/AAAAAAAACmw/iQAKKw2OtbY/s400/IMG_3858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413035993640911538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73jBP9HkI/AAAAAAAACmo/A_eMnCZQUAY/s1600-h/IMG_3860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73jBP9HkI/AAAAAAAACmo/A_eMnCZQUAY/s400/IMG_3860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413035983148752450" border="0" /></a>Above and below: Right to Left -- Maru and her daughter Lanxin, who came to visit on a break from college in Eugene.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73i12XH_I/AAAAAAAACmg/YPiRvcEHEcc/s1600-h/IMG_3861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73i12XH_I/AAAAAAAACmg/YPiRvcEHEcc/s400/IMG_3861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413035980088614898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73iQAK2BI/AAAAAAAACmY/qGxc_lzo7pI/s1600-h/IMG_3862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx73iQAK2BI/AAAAAAAACmY/qGxc_lzo7pI/s400/IMG_3862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413035969929205778" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-83038035847077595052009-12-08T16:50:00.000-08:002009-12-23T07:37:33.106-08:00A visit to the Rosenbergs, Part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71eB7d3CI/AAAAAAAACmQ/rKU2Iq_NwI0/s1600-h/IMG_3822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71eB7d3CI/AAAAAAAACmQ/rKU2Iq_NwI0/s400/IMG_3822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413033698408651810" border="0" /></a>My parents and I paid a visit to Marvin and Lilli Ann Rosenberg, neighbors of ours who are established mosaic artists, having done murals and sculptures all over the place. They're in their eighties, and have lived in the Applegate for about 20 years, in a house that was originally built by Richard Bach, author of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull". It's in constant flux, with new art and additions being created and added to it all the time. I'd been there once before and knew that my mom would like this place, so I arranged a visit while my folks were in town. ABOVE: I love this tree, with the treehouse. BELOW: A view of the Little Applegate valley from their garden<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71d_InE1I/AAAAAAAACmI/B3KQDL23DQE/s1600-h/IMG_3807.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71d_InE1I/AAAAAAAACmI/B3KQDL23DQE/s400/IMG_3807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413033697658475346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71dV7g77I/AAAAAAAACmA/kCixwi71DPo/s1600-h/IMG_3791.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71dV7g77I/AAAAAAAACmA/kCixwi71DPo/s400/IMG_3791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413033686597693362" border="0" /></a>Above: Marvin Rosenberg, my parents Susan and Andy and Jeremy (on the floor), a ceramicist and carpenter who has become the Rosenberg's partner in art as well as doing carpentry and landscaping projects all over their land.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71dI-B5dI/AAAAAAAACl4/RkwswIRrKO0/s1600-h/IMG_3785.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71dI-B5dI/AAAAAAAACl4/RkwswIRrKO0/s400/IMG_3785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413033683118581202" border="0" /></a>Above: Jeremy & Marvin in the kitchen; Below: I don't know why, but this is my favorite art piece in their place, the airplane made of junk. There's something so fun and whimsical about it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71ciGre5I/AAAAAAAAClw/YDuRY-hp2FY/s1600-h/IMG_3797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx71ciGre5I/AAAAAAAAClw/YDuRY-hp2FY/s400/IMG_3797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413033672685878162" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-82355282370569800192009-12-08T16:41:00.000-08:002009-12-23T07:38:20.548-08:00A visit to the Rosenbergs, Part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zdMVBbaI/AAAAAAAAClo/N8vBx4nM6Ww/s1600-h/IMG_3828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zdMVBbaI/AAAAAAAAClo/N8vBx4nM6Ww/s400/IMG_3828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413031484997070242" border="0" /></a>Above: Lilli Ann with one of her creations.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zcu-UFqI/AAAAAAAAClg/VQTwPRGo7nU/s1600-h/IMG_3825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zcu-UFqI/AAAAAAAAClg/VQTwPRGo7nU/s400/IMG_3825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413031477117195938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zcb8dk1I/AAAAAAAAClY/3gSFv9rdyqw/s1600-h/IMG_3815.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zcb8dk1I/AAAAAAAAClY/3gSFv9rdyqw/s400/IMG_3815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413031472009155410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zb8OcpmI/AAAAAAAAClQ/kiFSy2C0J6k/s1600-h/IMG_3819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zb8OcpmI/AAAAAAAAClQ/kiFSy2C0J6k/s400/IMG_3819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413031463494657634" border="0" /></a>Above: the pool which they still swim in every day. Below: shower stall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zbnq4b5I/AAAAAAAAClI/QjgCseZWiLc/s1600-h/IMG_3847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7zbnq4b5I/AAAAAAAAClI/QjgCseZWiLc/s400/IMG_3847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413031457976774546" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-66678688044548911152009-12-08T16:31:00.000-08:002009-12-23T07:38:56.321-08:00A visit to the Rosenbergs, Part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xPrmYgDI/AAAAAAAAClA/K8vvJzsfG0E/s1600-h/IMG_3842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xPrmYgDI/AAAAAAAAClA/K8vvJzsfG0E/s400/IMG_3842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413029053849960498" border="0" /></a>Above: Lilli Ann Rosenberg. Below: Some of the materials they use to make the mosaics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xPO--xhI/AAAAAAAACk4/sG2H5Ua6dIw/s1600-h/IMG_3846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xPO--xhI/AAAAAAAACk4/sG2H5Ua6dIw/s400/IMG_3846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413029046168503826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xOuYPzCI/AAAAAAAACkw/FVuItVjX3Ig/s1600-h/IMG_3855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xOuYPzCI/AAAAAAAACkw/FVuItVjX3Ig/s400/IMG_3855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413029037416107042" border="0" /></a>Below: A garden with their indoor pool in the background.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xOZqBCCI/AAAAAAAACko/faSXKvum3cg/s1600-h/IMG_3856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xOZqBCCI/AAAAAAAACko/faSXKvum3cg/s400/IMG_3856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413029031853492258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xN9yZ1JI/AAAAAAAACkg/MZDLwkqDOa0/s1600-h/IMG_3857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7xN9yZ1JI/AAAAAAAACkg/MZDLwkqDOa0/s400/IMG_3857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413029024372479122" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-70076564308580871772009-12-08T16:17:00.000-08:002009-12-08T16:31:00.027-08:00Variety show at Boone's Farm, October 2009, Part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7tt5tv7-I/AAAAAAAACkY/sd94ZQuvg-0/s1600-h/IMG_3733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7tt5tv7-I/AAAAAAAACkY/sd94ZQuvg-0/s400/IMG_3733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413025174988517346" border="0" /></a>Five local farms gathered at Boone's Farm, otherwise known as the Siskiyou Crest Goat Dairy, to blow off steam after a long season and enjoy each other's company. Originally to be a "Battle of the Bands," it evolved into a less competitive version, with each farm covering three songs. Full Bloom led off the show with songs from "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," complete with drag costumes and electric guitar, with an impromptu guest drummer to round out the title song, and rocked the house. Boone's Farm, Wolf Gulch Farm, Wilding and House Alive all performed fantastic numbers. Above: Wolf Gulch Farm, who did some beautiful folk/bluegrass tunes. Below: Tom and Maud Powell from Wolf Gulch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7ttp-r3BI/AAAAAAAACkQ/PCvc3DuxwjQ/s1600-h/IMG_3780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7ttp-r3BI/AAAAAAAACkQ/PCvc3DuxwjQ/s400/IMG_3780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413025170764586002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7ttUgSD7I/AAAAAAAACkI/kIuYWCyf81M/s1600-h/IMG_3781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7ttUgSD7I/AAAAAAAACkI/kIuYWCyf81M/s400/IMG_3781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413025164999921586" border="0" /></a>Above: Maru; below: Jo (photo by Maru's six-year old son William).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7ttPvhcDI/AAAAAAAACkA/y7tx7AduviY/s1600-h/IMG_3730.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7ttPvhcDI/AAAAAAAACkA/y7tx7AduviY/s400/IMG_3730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413025163721666610" border="0" /></a>Below: Silas, Usnia and Mookie of Boone's Farm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7tshidjYI/AAAAAAAACj4/JKANCFQZx70/s1600-h/IMG_3716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7tshidjYI/AAAAAAAACj4/JKANCFQZx70/s400/IMG_3716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413025151318855042" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-38212122177517803592009-12-08T15:59:00.000-08:002009-12-08T16:17:22.401-08:00Variety show at Boone's Farm, October 2009, Part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r42fgpWI/AAAAAAAACjw/Lj4i5G-_s9I/s1600-h/IMG_3698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r42fgpWI/AAAAAAAACjw/Lj4i5G-_s9I/s400/IMG_3698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413023164078794082" border="0" /></a>Above: Some of the residents of Boone's Farm after performing their set; Below: Drew Mebane<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r4qD8NFI/AAAAAAAACjo/CkCANhV01z8/s1600-h/IMG_3694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r4qD8NFI/AAAAAAAACjo/CkCANhV01z8/s400/IMG_3694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413023160741934162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r4fN3RDI/AAAAAAAACjg/_8efqcVg6VI/s1600-h/IMG_3693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r4fN3RDI/AAAAAAAACjg/_8efqcVg6VI/s400/IMG_3693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413023157830763570" border="0" /></a>Above: Usnia; Below: Maru & me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r4NiB1yI/AAAAAAAACjY/BOuQZ1Q6JKE/s1600-h/IMG_3652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r4NiB1yI/AAAAAAAACjY/BOuQZ1Q6JKE/s400/IMG_3652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413023153083504418" border="0" /></a>Below: Ocean<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r3kJb1VI/AAAAAAAACjQ/7qZNKepa0LQ/s1600-h/IMG_3687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7r3kJb1VI/AAAAAAAACjQ/7qZNKepa0LQ/s400/IMG_3687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413023141974496594" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-66015595224978310242009-12-08T15:50:00.000-08:002009-12-08T15:59:01.718-08:00Variety show at Boone's Farm, October 2009, Part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nsHVoF0I/AAAAAAAACjI/fJFD4_ZzZ9M/s1600-h/IMG_3667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nsHVoF0I/AAAAAAAACjI/fJFD4_ZzZ9M/s400/IMG_3667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413018547215931202" border="0" /></a>Above, Boone, namesake of Boone's farm; Below: L-R -- Ocean, Malynn and Khaliqa.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nryhDjYI/AAAAAAAACjA/iwc3ZkdgCz4/s1600-h/IMG_3653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nryhDjYI/AAAAAAAACjA/iwc3ZkdgCz4/s400/IMG_3653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413018541626723714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nrgJLKOI/AAAAAAAACi4/hB87LK0DhtM/s1600-h/IMG_3661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nrgJLKOI/AAAAAAAACi4/hB87LK0DhtM/s400/IMG_3661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413018536694720738" border="0" /></a>Above: My girlfriend Maru's son William; below: Jo warming up for the show....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nrEgv1TI/AAAAAAAACiw/o1zbDKFOBEs/s1600-h/IMG_3654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nrEgv1TI/AAAAAAAACiw/o1zbDKFOBEs/s400/IMG_3654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413018529277400370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nqpiH23I/AAAAAAAACio/YdnJLNJDq40/s1600-h/IMG_3652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/Sx7nqpiH23I/AAAAAAAACio/YdnJLNJDq40/s400/IMG_3652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413018522035411826" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-60133324386899358212009-12-01T19:14:00.000-08:002009-12-01T19:26:04.629-08:00Sheet mulching a flower garden bed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdTdRc7PI/AAAAAAAACig/mlwHKTdb_Hk/s1600-h/IMG_3640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdTdRc7PI/AAAAAAAACig/mlwHKTdb_Hk/s400/IMG_3640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410473853700599026" border="0" /></a>When Bria was here in September, she helped me begin sheet mulching the flower field. Sheet mulch is cardboard laid on soil and weighted down with organic matter -- straw, compost, etc. The mulch prevents weeds from growing (being deprived of sunlight), and adds organic matter to the beds. This project involved cardboard followed by straw. Next spring I will poke holes in the partially decomposed cardboard and plant the starts I've grown in the greenhouse. Eventually all the straw and cardboard will turn into soil. <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdTPS4ScI/AAAAAAAACiY/S2dcdyav0iY/s1600-h/IMG_3641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdTPS4ScI/AAAAAAAACiY/S2dcdyav0iY/s400/IMG_3641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410473849948490178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdS4CI2GI/AAAAAAAACiQ/IvYRJ3ablZI/s1600-h/IMG_3635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdS4CI2GI/AAAAAAAACiQ/IvYRJ3ablZI/s400/IMG_3635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410473843704256610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdShjQRJI/AAAAAAAACiI/R6YYMi0OmCc/s1600-h/IMG_3634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdShjQRJI/AAAAAAAACiI/R6YYMi0OmCc/s400/IMG_3634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410473837669139602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdSAjoSPI/AAAAAAAACiA/v_1gF3_J9Rc/s1600-h/IMG_3636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SxXdSAjoSPI/AAAAAAAACiA/v_1gF3_J9Rc/s400/IMG_3636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410473828812343538" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-16619862504107451372009-09-28T14:40:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:49:37.021-07:00Cob Studio Shots, Late August/September VIII<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuQWZD6kI/AAAAAAAAChA/wFBsdmiFUaA/s1600-h/IMG_3610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuQWZD6kI/AAAAAAAAChA/wFBsdmiFUaA/s400/IMG_3610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386637487735302722" border="0" /></a>Bria Bonet, who was up for all of September, helped us out in so many ways, including finishing up the plastering.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuQCAaD0I/AAAAAAAACg4/OvuE_thcfhY/s1600-h/IMG_3625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuQCAaD0I/AAAAAAAACg4/OvuE_thcfhY/s400/IMG_3625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386637482263187266" border="0" /></a>Below: Cob bench w/cubbies; Above: Cob bench w/cubbies, after being plastered.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuPltcJNI/AAAAAAAACgw/GHD9sTA2Fko/s1600-h/IMG_3608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuPltcJNI/AAAAAAAACgw/GHD9sTA2Fko/s400/IMG_3608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386637474667439314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuPZKf9UI/AAAAAAAACgo/QTFOLeMwTZQ/s1600-h/IMG_3613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuPZKf9UI/AAAAAAAACgo/QTFOLeMwTZQ/s400/IMG_3613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386637471299663170" border="0" /></a>Above: a praying mantis Bria found as she was plastering. I moved it down to the flower garden, where it will hopefully eat a lot of cucumber beetles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuOhSwHtI/AAAAAAAACgg/DxtgIfrpUNY/s1600-h/IMG_3630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEuOhSwHtI/AAAAAAAACgg/DxtgIfrpUNY/s400/IMG_3630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386637456301891282" border="0" /></a>Above: cob bench and walls, finished.Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-5287815031588156612009-09-28T14:32:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:40:19.992-07:00Cob Studio Shots, Late August VII<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsT7bBwDI/AAAAAAAACgY/Ojl6cwWmWPs/s1600-h/IMG_3607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsT7bBwDI/AAAAAAAACgY/Ojl6cwWmWPs/s400/IMG_3607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386635350192013362" border="0" /></a>Above: Working on the finish interior plaster. Below: Bria, our September intern, putting cob in the cracks on under the roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsTXAytBI/AAAAAAAACgQ/0g985kM_a1o/s1600-h/IMG_3609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsTXAytBI/AAAAAAAACgQ/0g985kM_a1o/s400/IMG_3609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386635340418298898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsTGkub2I/AAAAAAAACgI/jd0vUINKReA/s1600-h/IMG_3607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsTGkub2I/AAAAAAAACgI/jd0vUINKReA/s400/IMG_3607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386635336005611362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsSpzzSrI/AAAAAAAACgA/tXO7Vtpl9FE/s1600-h/IMG_3606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsSpzzSrI/AAAAAAAACgA/tXO7Vtpl9FE/s400/IMG_3606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386635328284215986" border="0" /></a>Above and below: Maru and Ryan putting finish plaster on one of the cob benches.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsSQduoNI/AAAAAAAACf4/GKJiWdNDeyI/s1600-h/IMG_3605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEsSQduoNI/AAAAAAAACf4/GKJiWdNDeyI/s400/IMG_3605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386635321480749266" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-24684891514142936662009-09-28T14:26:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:31:58.212-07:00Cob Studio Shots, Late August VI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq7v8p9BI/AAAAAAAACfw/C7d9K5BvSsI/s1600-h/IMG_3580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq7v8p9BI/AAAAAAAACfw/C7d9K5BvSsI/s400/IMG_3580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386633835283346450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq7PF9ZJI/AAAAAAAACfo/e7k44BTttD0/s1600-h/IMG_3593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq7PF9ZJI/AAAAAAAACfo/e7k44BTttD0/s400/IMG_3593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386633826463999122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq64lpgcI/AAAAAAAACfg/zNSnlqRLI6o/s1600-h/IMG_3591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq64lpgcI/AAAAAAAACfg/zNSnlqRLI6o/s400/IMG_3591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386633820422898114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq6mYMfLI/AAAAAAAACfY/cWrod4d4sm4/s1600-h/IMG_3578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq6mYMfLI/AAAAAAAACfY/cWrod4d4sm4/s400/IMG_3578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386633815534632114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq6FvSh_I/AAAAAAAACfQ/pCZAmoGrlbE/s1600-h/IMG_3590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEq6FvSh_I/AAAAAAAACfQ/pCZAmoGrlbE/s400/IMG_3590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386633806773127154" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-81507441311446910382009-09-28T14:19:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:26:42.513-07:00Cob Studio Shots, Late August V<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpXbu0F1I/AAAAAAAACfI/z45vUsXxUKQ/s1600-h/IMG_3592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpXbu0F1I/AAAAAAAACfI/z45vUsXxUKQ/s400/IMG_3592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632111869663058" border="0" /></a>Above: Tammy, photographing her handiwork: Below: Tammy and Chazz.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpW3QLqqI/AAAAAAAACfA/gC56myM4oX4/s1600-h/IMG_3594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpW3QLqqI/AAAAAAAACfA/gC56myM4oX4/s400/IMG_3594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632102077508258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpWjkoQuI/AAAAAAAACe4/WKBY1xYRQ7s/s1600-h/IMG_3585.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpWjkoQuI/AAAAAAAACe4/WKBY1xYRQ7s/s400/IMG_3585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632096794559202" border="0" /></a>Above: Looking out the french doors.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpWJ4A2AI/AAAAAAAACew/D0hcsRr85OE/s1600-h/IMG_3582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpWJ4A2AI/AAAAAAAACew/D0hcsRr85OE/s400/IMG_3582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632089896540162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpVyliyiI/AAAAAAAACeo/ZxmPcwHwqiE/s1600-h/IMG_3579.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEpVyliyiI/AAAAAAAACeo/ZxmPcwHwqiE/s400/IMG_3579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632083645057570" border="0" /></a>Above: fireplace, cob bench, shelves.Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332880320579681590.post-19635881777727861782009-09-28T14:13:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:19:46.355-07:00Cob Studio Shots, Late August IV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnxDq_V1I/AAAAAAAACeQ/NFRCF8u67U4/s1600-h/IMG_3572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnxDq_V1I/AAAAAAAACeQ/NFRCF8u67U4/s400/IMG_3572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386630353064515410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnxb3RiWI/AAAAAAAACeY/QNVTwAZTH7Q/s1600-h/IMG_3573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnxb3RiWI/AAAAAAAACeY/QNVTwAZTH7Q/s400/IMG_3573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386630359558490466" border="0" /></a>Above: Ryan and Eden applying the finish plaster to the interior walls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnwTETW9I/AAAAAAAACeA/fGOxCZzuQCI/s1600-h/IMG_3568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnwTETW9I/AAAAAAAACeA/fGOxCZzuQCI/s400/IMG_3568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386630340017347538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnxi-YiUI/AAAAAAAACeg/2TQ004V5HLc/s1600-h/IMG_3575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnxi-YiUI/AAAAAAAACeg/2TQ004V5HLc/s400/IMG_3575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386630361467357506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnwvxC1DI/AAAAAAAACeI/hjTtd_jgTgA/s1600-h/IMG_3569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K3oh4o9j1uA/SsEnwvxC1DI/AAAAAAAACeI/hjTtd_jgTgA/s400/IMG_3569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386630347721200690" border="0" /></a>Danny Farmboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864224272077447419noreply@blogger.com0