Wonderful Week

Words can't express how content I feel with life right now, I guess I'm on an up swing.

College of the Redwoods campus at 8:30 am - 1 of 2 ponds on campus-

 The morning scene pictured above was absolutely amazing. It was chilly, but if I acted like a chloroplast I felt the warmth. It was on Friday. I had about an hour until my woodworking class started so I figured I should go on a morning hike around the back of campus. I specifically made a decision to keep my feet and pants dry because I was going to be at school all day. I like going off in to the woods. I got wet. My feet and up to my knees...oops :) I also got yelled at by the Humboldt Botanical Garden people because I was climbing an unmarked mound that looked like construction soil piles, they said it was part of the botanical garden. It was a great morning! Super energizing and good alone time. That day we learned how to hone (sharpen) chisel blades. I spent 5 hours honing mine, it was so gratifying. At its final point I could shave the hair off of my arm. I felt like that scene in the movie "Hook" where they're sharpening Hook's hook.

The weekend flew by! My friend, Lynx, came to visit me. We have been pen pals for the past 9 months or so. Our first and only meeting had only lasted about 4-5 hours at a farm party on San Juan Island this summer. We've both been in a myriad of places in the 9 months of writing. It is so great to have a consistent pen pal. So we finally had our in the flesh meeting and we had many adventures. Strawberry Rock with Ollie and Table and the dog Carlos, muddy and lovely. Pretending to be in to Superbowl stuff. Walking everywhere our legs could put us.

On Monday, we slaughtered a hog in my Sustainable Ag. Lab. It was graphic and bloody, but not horrible. It was the most painless, humane way anything could be killed. Stunner shot to the head then cut the jugular. We then learned how to skin it, and eviscerate it. I took the heart home and made stew yesterday. Dinner tonight! Hearts don't taste like organs if you don't know how that tastes. And after stewing for 1 day the meat is tender like a steak. This Monday we learn how to butcher it, I'm excited. I'd like to be a butcher someday. Making sustainable meat available for everyone.

I'm in a conundrum right now: with all of the things going on in my life right now do I have time to commit to Roller Derby? Also, if I choose to do it and I get hurt that could affect 2-3 other things I'm also doing. It seems so fun though. We'll see.....

What a beautiful day today? eh?

Sprout Out!

A song for today