historic schoolhouse

Pagosa Springs, CO.

I could teach here...maybe.

Now kids, quit looking out the window!

front porch

We don't generally keep roses on our porches, or anywhere else, in Nebraska.  They were put there because the picture gives a very pleasant impression to other people, and, as it nicely turns out, to the picture-taker too.

However, might we all agree that front porches have something of the idyllic about them?

old Nebraska

Incidentally, I learned why the sky is blue: Rayleigh scattering.  The sunlight hits tiny particles (< 0.1 micron) in Earth's atmosphere.  At this size, blue light scatters most.  When the sun seems lower to Earth's edge, it passes through more atmosphere and bigger particles, which makes other colors scatter more -- red, orange, sunset.

More or less.

Walter Lewin at MIT, 30 minutes in:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0FbQdH3dY
(thanks to student parent)

desert pilgrimage - first leg

Our neighbor gave us two baby aloe plants as a final going-away present.  Anderson was careful to hold them up to the window during the car trip to Nebraska so they could get light.  We're going to think of good names for them.

Goodbye, Farm!

Goodbye, Lake Amelia!

We made it to Nebraska, first leg of pilgrimage south.  Great fun unloading harp from car at 2:00 a.m. (no picture).

name it

Bean...jerky?  crisps?  What do you think?

packing for the move

Does it fit?  Does it fit?

IT DOES!

a good deal

Anderson is always on the lookout for a good deal.  When we were on a date one time, we calculated the price per square inch of the 12-inch versus the 18-inch pizza, so we could get the better deal.  Who knows what the waitress thought of our napkin scribbles.  Anyways, per usual he was on the lookout the day I asked him about black beans.

"Anderson is there anything you want from the co-op when I order today?"
"How about some black beans."

I send him the link.

Andy:  I feel like 5 lbs isn’t that much…Would you be ok getting the 25 lb bag?

Caroline [tactfully]:  ​We sure could.  Maybe two smaller bags would be better, though?  25 lbs is a lot to use before Arizona..

Andy:  … In my mind, I see us making black bean burgers all summer long… I may be deceived though… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH… What if I just want to see what a 25lb bag looks like? Is that reason enough?

Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Hamburger Buns

 

Black Bean Burger

Bedtime Stories With Black Beans:

Unfortunately I did not get a picture of Black Bean Pancakes.  Maybe there will be another time.  Or maybe not.

That's all so far folks!