VF Solutions.

I finally placed my last order of the season with VF Solutions. I couldn't find a way to spend my last 45 cents. Even a button costs $0.77, how lame. Hopefully my goretex jacket will come before winter hits. I have my doubts.

In Defense of Food

I just finished reading In the Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. I knew there was a reason I was attempting to eat more organic food, I didn't realize it was actually more nutritious for you than non-organic food. I knew it was better for the environment, but it's also better for you. Crazy. It was definitely an eye opener. He sort of beats it into you that processed food is bad in a multitude of ways.

I have an uncontrollable urge to shop at farmers markets, and cook my own veggies.

Eat food, not too much, and mostly plants. (the gist of his book)

I feel better about being vegetarian. I knew it was more sustainable, and I'd heard vegetarians have lower rates of cancer, I still have a lot of work to do to get to the ideal diet.

One of the facinating parts of this book is just how wrong nutritionists are- fat isn't bad for you. In fact, you can have a much higher percentage of fat in your diet, and not actually get fat, or have heart diseases, or metabolic disorders. So long as it isn't processed fat- partially hydrogenated or ethyoxylated, etc. If you get it from natural sources you're much better off.

This entire time I thought low fat was better for me, and that eating less fat would make me be less fat. I read a lot about food- I'm vegetarian, I'm attempting to be healthier because if I don't watch out, I will probably get really fat and get diabetes. So I'm really glad this book came along. I was told a few years ago to read his other book- omnivore's dillemma, just haven't gotten around to it...

(I will finish this later)

Someone's getting married! Hopi Style. (Not me.) When we went through Tuba there was a sign- "Sheep! For all your special occasions!"

Animal effigy of a weiner schnitzel?

Humperdinck the gnome

I miss my gnome Humperdinck. I'm afraid he's currently in Arkansas... His current travel partner says he's on his way home though. So that's good news. He might be getting his own blog once he comes home. One might be in the works.

Mi Jardin!

How does your garden grow?

My garden is going gang busters compared to previous gardens I've had. I've been daydreaming about having a professional organic garden/farm/nursery. Complete with windmills, solar panels and recycled gray water. It would make me super happy if I could garden and grow things all day long. When I was living/crashing in Tucson one winter, some friends of mine paid rent on a community garden plot. It was awesome. There were some hardcore community gardeners and some not so hardcore. I wanted to incorporate that into my organic garden/farm/nursery too. Extra produce going to soup kitchens or maybe sold to local restaurants. Like I said, just a daydream. I could be happy outside of the park service if I could grow things.

Tim's Birthday- (back in May)

Tim said he saw the blog of his B-Day, but didn't see any pictures of him, I saw two, but I added this one for his benefit. He looks really happy in this picture!

Jenn with her mighty red shoulders, and Deluca just happy to be out?

I definitely look drunk in this picture...

Sexy shoes

I'm Famous!

I had an Italian visitor come through my gate the other day, which in itself is not that exciting. However, he told me that when he Googled the Grand Canyon he saw a picture of me on the internet! I think it's hilarious. I tried looking but was unsuccessful. I even tried the italian version, google.it. So if anyone has some time to kill... It'd be really awesome to find this picture some tourist took of me and put on their website.

What's ironic is when people take your picture they sometimes say "In my country, you will be famous!" So it was really cool to actually have someone recognize me. I just hope it wasn't a bad picture of me with a double chin, or red eyes or anything.

Tim's Face Fur

This is a story about Tim's Face. When he lived in Jackson, he had a beard for 7 years, then decided one day to shave it all off. This spring he decided he wanted to defuzz his face in stages. These are a few of the stages.

More Zion

Navajo Sandstone

This is Navajo Sandstone- it was originally formed from sand dunes, then the vertical cracking happened after it was eroded into this cone form and cracked from winter and summer heat disparity.

My Dad on vacation

I dragged my parents to Tuzigoot on their vacation. It was about a million degrees in Sedona.

Tuzigoot

Tuzigoot means crooked water in Apache- Tuzigoot is not located on Apache land though...

Lake Powell

Campin'

Dripping Springs

On the way to Dripping Springs

I went with Kate, after I went part of the way with Sarah and got rained out...

What kind of lizard is it?

Lizard with a spike in it's head? About to be stomped?

Lake Powell's pretty neat

Our Campsite at LaPo (really GLCA, but LAPO bugs Lauren)

Lake Powell on my Birthday