Danelle went out to Waterfall today to meet up with a friend, Jay Doty who is doing some work for us. But first, Danelle found a Wheel bug and managed to get a fantastic photo of it on the deck. She wants you to notice the ridges just behind its head. No back to her … Continue reading “Waterfall and Root Docking – 10/22/2020”
Race To The Dome is a paddle race on the Missouri river and a fundraiser for Missouri River Relief. There is a long and short version of the race. This year was my second time participating and paddling the short 16 mile course. I was on a team with Sonora, Melissa, and Bernie in the … Continue reading “11th Annual Race To The Dome – 10/10/2020”
Another month has moved by quickly. We’re still home more than we want with COVID-19 around. You can tell by the number of cat photos we have this month. Trying to capture Brawndo looking stately. Somehow a sink is the same as a cat bed. Not something I encourage, but I often get overridden. Coatrack’s … Continue reading “September – 2020”
I’ve posted many times about unicycling on the blog. But today, I did the hardest unicycling that I’ve ever done before. There is a discipline of unicycle called Muni. It stands for mountain unicycling. While there are not any serious mountains in the St. Louis area, Muni is more the concept of off road riding. … Continue reading “Unicycle Till I Drop – 9/29/2020”
I was just around the house doing noting specific when I got a phone call. Caller ID showed it was my sister Hannah calling. I was delighted to hear from her and answered the phone. We had the normal pleasantries before she got to business. “So I wanted to ask you a favor. You don’t … Continue reading “Haunted Fish Tank – 9/28/2020”
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the family was going nuts stuck in the house. I figured the best thing to do was get out and do a family activity. That was going to be zip-lining with Go Ape. Danelle, Corvin, and I had done this once before for Corvin’s birthday. We started off … Continue reading “Go Ape – 9/27/2020”
Our cats are always looking for something new to do. Like all cats, they enjoy hiding in small boxes. Danelle decided to give them something new. She took an old shirt and some coat hangers and created a new place to hide. It may be simple, but they love it! Sushi enjoys being inside. Brawndo … Continue reading “Cat Shelter – 9/26/2020”
6/2/2020 Our last state of this weekend trip. The city of Little Rock, Arkansas is bordered to the north by the Arkansas river. They have done a fantastic job making the riverfront accessible and cross-able by pedestrians to north Little Rock. Our plan was to ride along the river and visit each side checking out … Continue reading “State 38 – Arkansas”
6/20/2020 Continuing our weekend trip away, we hit our second state. Danelle was there again to help us with filming. Corvin was ready to take off, always waiting on me. We are in Memphis getting ready to ride on the pedestrian bridge over the Mississippi river. don’t worry, we won’t go too far into Arkansas. … Continue reading “State 37 – Tennessee”
I had a random day off of work and I wanted to get in some paddling somewhere new to me. Danelle was working and not able to join me. So I contacted JoJo and Jason to see what they thought. They were up for anything. Along the way we also picked up Mark Fish to … Continue reading “Grafton Paddle – 9/23/2020”