Probably one of the last field days of the year at work. Persistent warm rain. No leaves left on the deciduous. Roads mushy and slippery with mud, maybe this is our last unfreeze. This is a late winter; we had -9 without much snow. I'm hoping we get snow before we get much colder than that or it'll be hard on the plants. On the other hand I'm ( Read more... )

I often forget that something like a bush partner isn't part of everyone's working life. Doing outdoor work in landscaping or forestry you often end up paired off with a particular person for the duration of a job or a season. The two of you drive to site together, work together, drive home together. There's definitely technical talk and silence. ( Read more... )

I spent the last two days in the field for work. They were short days, and the drive in was only about an hour each way on easy roads. I was doing work that's new to me, basically wandering around a clearcut making sure that baby trees were planted back properly.

I work in forestry. My employer doesn't really allow me to comment on my job. My ( Read more... )

Figured I'd post pre-Wednesday meltdown just to change it up a bit ( Read more... )

I started running last week; it became apparent that yoga was going to take some working to make happen (I may have to drive to school for one of my classes on yoga days, to make yoga without completely sacrificing the whole evening, just with the placement of schedules and the general awfulness of buses) and my shoulders were sore and I'd just ( Read more... )

Hi there. It's been a bit longer than expected, hasn't it ( Read more... )

So, my plan did not involve canning or brewing up here. I brought my bow, I was going to practice, and I was going to work a lot ( Read more... )