Rainbow Valley

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

Last Thursday we saw a rainbow localized in the valley between The Mountain with No Name and LC Mountain. It hung there for about half an hour before conditions changed.

Rainbow in the valley

A very short rainbow (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

Our weather has become wetter. In the 24 hour period ending around 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning we got close to an inch of rain on the homestead, more at one time than we’ve gotten in months. The rhubarb and other plants love it! We got so socked in Sunday morning that it interrupted our call with Aly when we lost cell coverage momentarily.

rainbow closeup

(Photo: Mark Zeiger.)

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Great Bungling Bullwinkles!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

Thursday morning Michelle and I hiked to the road. She had work, and I had a training for a new contract. As we loaded our packs in the car, we looked down at our bikes, chained and hidden in the trees along the beach. They’d been knocked over, so we went to investigate. We found them on their sides, and rim-deep in moose turds. When we looked closer, we found broken spokes on both tires of the Xtracycle. My bike had been stomped by a moose!

bike stomped by moose

Apres moose, le deluge. Spokes stomped on both wheels. I”m not sure if these can be repaired, or if the wheels will need to be replaced. (Photo: Mark Zeiger.)

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