in the mornin on the fields of green, in the homeland weve never seen

guter Tag. so its been over a month since i have returned from nova scotia. i have been working a lot to help pay the bills these weeks and although i have thought about riding my bike i have not the slightest urge to. i happened to find several of my biking friends on facebook and its great. they all have biking photos and videos to post which keeps me in the loop but also i feel that i am missing these good times in the woods.

im not sure i have wrote about what has happened at our local trail system but if i havent we are no longer permitted to ride on a majority of them and that has had me a bit depressed since i was beginning to have a strong attachment to some of those trails. lately i have heard of new trails being built on the legal side by "longhair". he is a loner we have met throughout the past few years who has slowly let us become friends with him. he has gone through some tough and terrible times in his life and goes to the woods for his medication. brushing miles of trails with his bare hands..not only to clear the path but because he loves the color of the soil and it kicks up food for the wildlife. im not sure why i am writing about him right now but i do have a certain care for him and at time almost feel his pain when he lets us into his life. i also have not met someone so genuine and sensible about his respect and love for the forest and god. this weekend is supposed to be spent at the cabin by several of my friends. i know i cant make it the whole weekend but i hope to be there for a night.

i came across this NPR article and found it interesting. its about trees... one of our worlds greatest resources. i dont know what it is about trees but i never lose interest in them - from saplings in a forest to things made from wood...especially old things. ok... i just deleted my further rant on trees.

my rabbits foot fern was struggling in my dark house so i decided to hang it in the kitchen. not having a plant holder i conjured up this idea... the bike chain plant holder..just another way to reuse your old bike chains.