I’m the super happy proud owner of a new Hobie Adventure 16 kayak. Danelle and I took a test paddle last night with Perry of St. Louis Sail & Paddle. He was fantastically patient with us and brought a ton of boats out to the lake for us to try. Now I have a boat … Continue reading “A New Boat”
It was Saturday evening and Danelle came to me quite excited. She had that look in her eye like a kid waiting to go into a candy store. I’m not sure I have ever seen her with that look in her eye before. There was something urgent that she wanted to tell me. She started … Continue reading “Burning Bandit – 12.18.11”
I got into the office this morning and went to make coffee as I’m usually one of the first people in. When I got to the coffee pot, the burner was still on from the previous day. The pot contained only burnt remains of coffee and a stench that was wholey unpleasant. In order to … Continue reading “Dealing with Buring Coffee”
Race for the rivers is an annual canoe race/event benefiting the Greenway Network. They host two canoe/kayak races and a bike race during the event. At the end of the race, there is a festival. It focuses on environmental sustainability and other earthy things. This year, I was slated to participate in the 20 mile … Continue reading “Race For The Rivers – 8.27.11”
The River Des Peres watershed coalition held a series of events this year called “Bike With Your Boots On” (First Page). These events are designed to get the community involved and interested in water quality monitoring. The format is to start somewhere along a river/creek and bike a bit, then stop and monitor the water. … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 8.14.11”
Danelle and I went to the annual Stream Team picnic held at Meramec State Park. Its always held on the last Saturday in July. This year, the temperature was quite warm. Danelle’s parents were worried about the kids with the excessive heat, so they kept the kids at their house. Danelle and I were just … Continue reading “Stream Team Picnic – 7.23”
Eli is a contractor that works with me. He lives near Vancouver Canada and flew in for the week to catch up on his project. This was the first time since his interview that he was in the office and it was a very fruitful time. We focused on what our software does and how … Continue reading “Week of Eli – 12.16.11”
Danelle works hard each year planting and managing our home garden. One of the more successful plants this year were cucumbers. They grew on a trellis made from Hogan’s bamboo. The harvest was so plentiful, that she was having trouble figuring out what to do with all of the cucumbers. After a bit of thought, … Continue reading “Pickles – 7.17”
Each year, the city of Webster Groves hosts a very nice family friendly parade to help celebrate our nation’s independence. Last year, we made our own float for the River Des Peres Watershead Coalition. But over the winter, we sold the boat that had the trailer we used for the float. This year we decided … Continue reading “Fourth of July Parade”
Danelle is very proud of her work as an ecologist. I’m also proud that she is making a difference in the world just a little bit at a time. One of her passions is clean water. To help with that, she installed a rain garden in the front of our house. It gathers a fair … Continue reading “Bees – 7.4”