marvin

marvin is the code name for the art piece that represents idaho at burningman. each state has the opportunity to erect a sculpture on the playa around the base of the 'man'. then they are all burned at the same time, so there is a ring of burning art around the man. it is quite a sight, with thousands of spectators. these works are called 'core' projects. the idaho core crew does a great job designing and building our pieces, all volunteer & donation-based. the crew is responsible for security, for maintaining a safety perimeter during the burn, and for cleanup

 it has been 0 days since our last accident

 

 this year's piece will require 2 trailers for transport

30,000 blinky lights will be attached to each portion of the panels and programmed in sequences

my winnie

my little cat had a rough start, dropped roadside in bonners ferry, Id. i was heading home for my high school reunion. as i cruised up the North Hill, on a steep corner, i realized i'd just run over a cat, thankfully she was in the middle of the lane. i pulled over and started running for her, as a large Winnebago towing a boat was taking the corner wide, heading straight for her. i was able to flag the driver swerve and stop (who was not happy, given the steepness of the hill and momentum lost). she was under the rig but i was able to crawl under and grab her. thus, winnabago was brought into my family.16+ years later, she is gone. i'm afraid i don't know how or when, but while i was visiting bonners, she disappeared. i am very sad to lose my girl, a constant, a dedicated love, who seemed to care for no one but me. that felt really sweet.

first days in seattle

 

first days in boise 

 at the new house in boise, she loved the deck and watching the yard

 

 

 she loved henry too, and would give him head-butts throughout the day (not that he cared)

my last pic of Winnie taken a few days ago, sorry little girl, i miss you very much.

visit home

 hen and i drove to bonners ferry to see the fam and friends who few in from d.c.

at the parent's place: mom in the raspberry patch

gobblers at the bird feeder

 dad got a new welder and played in the shop all weekend

 meanwhile... at my sister's house, it was pure unadulterated chaos, starting with water balloons, and moved on to shooting 22's (yep, this is Idaho)

slack line

 ben and his caterpillar in process of change

 DC kids like the country style

nephew ben and friends

 sis has a sleeping porch, but the kids opted for tents 

 

jay was my brother-in-law's bff in DC

 

getting ready to hear the band play

brown chicken brown cow strikes again

we had cheerleaders for our game against team 'where my pitches at'

 the girls encourage us with 'you can moo it' and 'don't cluck it up'

 

Jason shouldn't have slid into home, not only did he get out, he also got a staff infection

gabe pitches

laura's day

 boise style: the bride-to-be and her pals start the day off with a mountain bike ride 

 then a pedi + wine tasting

 

typical day

 begging for scratch

 I have 3 of these redtails

 morning drink out of a hole in the rock, that gets filled by the sprinkler

 

 bees

enfin

the city

a few of the gang trekked to the city of rocks for a camping weekend. the weather was perfect for climbing, hiking, and hanging by the campfire

 

 

 

 

 bath time

 

view from bathtub mtn

Lindsey 

newlyweds juliana & jordi 

 tia and the nut

 

 ol tests the harness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the pool was a big hit