Trippel refreshing

The word "refreshing" in action!

tipped trippel, nothing spilled.

Oatmeal with mulberries wonder berries and blueberries

Mulberries from the back lot,

wonder berries from the neighbors front yard,

blueberries from the grocery store

and oatmeal with honey & maple spice.

breakfast

Snake skin is a good sign

Making a photo aquarium from the snake skin i found today.

i will be feeding this two dimensional snake all the spiders that live in my brick pile.

i hope he gets nice and fat on these 8 legged demons.

i really do not care for spiders.

5:55a sky

Morning is my favorite time of the day, the earlier the better. being outside first thing is better yet, it really defines the day. it is my first influence to organizing what i can physically tackle and mentally accomplish.

on job mornings i will give one last look up before walking into the building.  i get that last image of all sky to contemplate during the shift and to organize all that i can accomplish when i clock out.

the past two days have given me two completely different scenes to think about during my shift.

this diversity of sky has been great for diversifying daily goals.

at 5:55a on day one, there were layered clouds traveling at different speeds.

a few hours later there was a fast front that pushed 69mph winds through.

thoughts seemed to be as dramatic.

5:55a sky day one

at 5:55a on day two, light winds and the sky remained cloudless all day.

a clarity of a bright blue predominated all day as thoughts followed suit.

5:55a sky day two

Night sky field notes and the 2013 super moon

i know that it has been a couple of weeks since the field notes "night sky" has been released, 

but 

i now have my 3-pack!

and damn if i am not pleased!

the first words from my oldest when he saw these was, "can i have one".

the field notes has the great side suggestion to consider a fisher space pen.

i applaude that pitch and honestly that was one of my first thoughts.

now although i do not use the "space pen" i do use the "space pen refill" in my "stinger" tactical pen.

(i should do a review on this later. i use this pen not as a tactical but as a wood awl, dual function!)

i am thinking tonight, just of novelties sake, the noble boys (this includes dad) will be taking out the telescope to view tonights super moon, and take some notes. i was actually hoping for a saturday field notes delivery so we could observe the super moon at its 2013 brightest and closest sunday morn, but i am happy to do it tonight.

T-bone steak

T-bone perfection from some nebraskan beef.

grill is building up temperature. the wood is from the maple trees in the back.

grill getting ready for t-bones

once thawed, i lightly basted on some tamari and rubbed in some bosari seasoning salts.

(just enough to enhance the flavor)

next, i stacked the steaks on an uncovered plate for a few hours.

this provided some conditioning before cooking. 

a quick heat on both sides, then one last flip to make sure the flame touches the meat.

no additional seasoning is necessary,

what little i put on is near criminal.

True temper kelly perfect single bit axe head

Excitement in the form of a true temper "perfect" kelly works single bit axe head.

i am pretty damn excited to restore this gem. the only visible concern is a small nick on the bit, but that will be easy enough to file out.

tool restoration has been on hold for awhile. it had to give way to make room for one bathroom remodel, another shower repair, exterior house maintenance, and a lot of yard & garden work.

tool restoration as one of my necessities to refueling my mind and oiling my joints.  

i am past ready to getting back to this pursuit.