cumftably numb

click for this place's name's source ...

Fire

I had a fire. Luckily no damage. USFS did a perfect job putting it out. more...

Mt. Shasta

Autumn's Awesome

Oak orange, maple yellow, dogwood red...

TAPAC: continued demolition

This is one slow process.


Duane Heryford, here since 1950. A Good (and community-minded) Man...


Jim Santiago, Building Inspector, in discussion with David Hammer, project leader; something about: "where's your permit?"


Post- another very punishing-hot (and non-paying) day, for a community's good...

New Front for TAPAC

Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, a former factory, needs a better face. I'm volunteer labor.

The 'Before'...


Lunch at 'The Bodega', an indoor Outdor Cafe'...

Coffin Fire, Lewiston

From Weaverville:

From the north:

News story...

Bear vs Cam

Ceiling: 2nd Half Done (almost)

Ceiling: Half Done

Plumbing: Toilet #1

Finally a ~functional toilet...

Spring's Sprung

The place is choked with blooming dogwood...

Falling

The trees around here need thinning! I've been waiting for the neighbor to log his timber, but prices are way down. So, for fire safety and view-improvement, Larry, an expert faller, dropped 15 or 20 trees.

Plenty Snow

Time Lapse

Home Sweet Home

Moonset2

i drag in a sled of supplies.

Moonset

Elk in the Snow (video)

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Ceiling Insulation

More Snow

Finally snowing...

...& i don't expect to see bare ground again til april.

Storage Room

7'x9' room for my yaya. Moving my stuff here, it's the LAST time in my life that i will ever "move".

yaya...

..a great fijian word meaning: 'stuff'. I move my stuff from my good parents' place, where it's been stored since i entered the Peace Corps, 2003.

Back to Nature: Cougar Tracks

The celfon is 4" long.

Woodstove: Chimney'd!

Larry admires new snow on the pass.

Snowing

2nd Floor: Siding

Snow across the canyon.

Evans & i put on some porch siding.

Windows & Doors

Pouring cold rain! Evans Comjean, an old PeaceCorps buddy, is visiting; with his good help i put in 3 doors & 4 windows.

Woodstove

It's set except for the chimney, which i ordered weeks ago but has yet to arrive. And it's COLD.