there is grime on my face, there is crust in my eye, there is no one in the place but no one said goodbye.

we had the first snowfall of the year a few days ago. big fat flakes.

havent done any biking in the past few weeks. no cross which i had really hoped to do more of this year.

last week i planted some trees around the house. my plan for the property is to not have any grass to mow and have it loaded with plants and trees. a little at a time i guess.

ive been researching tires for my truck and going to upgrade the leaf springs in the back. i am a firm believer in good tires.

i am also enclosing my front porch with hemlock shiplap that i picked up last week. ill possibly post some pictures when i am finished. i am added two lead windows for some character. not that my advanced carpenter skills are enough character.


well just a short update hope everyone had a great halloween.

For sweetness alone who flew out through the window....

this is a big weekend. a group of my friends are running the columbus marathon and it is all their first marathon ever. more importantly there are three birthdays this sunday. my cousin lisa, susan (joes girlfriend, and my mothers 60th!! we are celebrating today. my mom doesnt read this blog but if she did she would probably say something like... "be careful, i worry so much about you.' i could never repay my mom for how fantastic she is. shes no rebel or adrenalin junky pushing me to seek out all kinds of adventures but she loves me to pieces and this i know. happy birthday shirley!

I SAW THE BRIGHT SHINIES
below is a fantastic animated video from the octopus project by Divya Srinivasan. she has some fun videos on her website to check out if you are killing time.




THE STORY OF STUFF
Below is The Story Of Stuff Please take the time to watch this 20 minute video.


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i must say that i have seen and heard some of the most ridiculous things this election year. most of which do not surprise me. ive been numbed throughout the past years. without going further, please
VOTE!!!!! JIMMY IS GOING TO AND THAT MAKES HIM FEEL GREAT!!!!

but i slipped through the scheme, so lucky to fail.

here is a small collection of photos from our Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island trip. it was a great tour and we had exceptional weather. of the sixteen days we were riding twelve of the nights were spent in a tent and we had only about four days of unfavorable weather.

the people of nova scotia for the most part are very friendly. the land is nice and it is a perfect territory for a bicycle tour. i would probably guess that our average mileage in a day was about 60 miles. with the most being around 115 and the least being 30. there was only one day we did not ride.

it was quickly realized that nova scotia does not have great beer although they think it is awesome (see alexander keiths) and it was very tough to find good coffee. most towns in nova scotia are small and tend to shut down around now until spring. we had our share of good food but each place we stopped was a gamble. the salmon lox and smoked trout were fantastic and a good price. the best fish and chips i had was the first place we ate in st. john, new brunswick. mussel soup was fantastic at the knot pub near lunenburg and the mussels were best at the rope loft in chester.

of all things for me to forget to pack i forgot my sleeping pad. to be honest i barely missed it. only one morning i woke up to a frost. just over 1000 miles of riding and i havent been on a bike since i have been back. hope you enjoy the pictures.