"Meet you there!" Leapfrogging on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie
"Meet you there!" said Gabe, and off he drove to start a backpacking trip. "There" was somewhere along the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie...
Commuting by Canoe
I abandoned my Redmond-based-tech-company job back in September of last year, but I still keep in touch with a few folks who are keeping...
It's like 8 Mile, but for Square Dance
A couple of weeks ago the biggest square dance game in town, the twice-monthly Tractor Tavern square dance hosted by The Tallboys, asked...
Urban Catfishing
Nothing builds up fly-casting skills quite like urban catfishing. And honestly, my cat can use the exercise. Urban cat(fish) are common...
Foragers Dinner Club
On the last day of May the Foragers Dinner Club gathered once more for a feast of found food. The Foragers Dinner Club kicked off in the...
Capturing a Honey Bee Swarm, in pictures
A couple of days after I put out the swarm trap, a swarm arrived in a buzzing melee on our quiet neighborhood street. Our neighbor Mike...
Forgotten Honey, and Swarm Bait
Last spring I began keeping honey bees. I built a stout set of hive boxes, ordered a colony of italian honey bees, and waited anxiously...
Jive Turkey
The Urban Dictionary defines "jive turkey" as: One who speaks as though they know what they are talking about...though they do not. Which...
No Stone Unturned
This mother's day the family went for an outing to Anderson Island. One of the San Juans, you say? No. Uh...isn't it that one next to...
Morel Real Things
Fire morels are my favorite thing to find in the wild. At least until winning lottery tickets start turning up in the duff. Morel...
