When I was growing up, we had a very rustic cabin, with a woodburning cast iron stove to cook in and heat hot water for doing dishes, no electricity, a root cellar to store fruits and vegetables in, and we got spring water from a fresh water spring nearby. We chopped wood, carried water, and bathed in the lake. This lifestyle is no longer possible in the area we had our cabin, due to different factors, but we still are able to go there and enjoy the incredible natural landscape and natural living lifestyle. Here's a photo of our outdoor shower that looks up into the treetops. It's a revelation to have warm showers instead of dunking in the icy cold lake.
Check out
http://www.zodi.com/web-content/Consumer/zodihottaptravelshower.html
to see how cool and handy these are!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
northern idaho
Wednesday night I returned from about 9 glorious days cut off from the world in the wild and wooly mountains of Northern Idaho where I saw moose, deer, hawks, chipmunks, and other wildlife, plus the very colorful human inhabitants! Luckily there were no bear or cougars to be seen, though they are an accepted part of the landscape. I woke to see this gorgeous view each morning, though the photo hardly does the area any justice! The water was super refreshing.
Amazing type of orchid
At the beginning of the month, I went to the Hawaii State Farm Fair on the Bishop Museum grounds, where they had an open air farmer's market, games and rides for kids, animals like pigs, ponies, sheep, and chickens for the young people's 4-H projects, and a huge tent filled with exotic tropical plants for sale. There were several I had never seen before, such as this wonderful example in the photo. I can't recall the name, but there were several similar to this one in pink, white, and yellow. Amazing!!
For whatever reason, Monsanto was there at the event, after just purchasing thousands of acres of land on the North Shore, and it was frustrating to see them there. I had to walk away from their tent before I started spouting angry words. My friend spoke to them, however, and they had well-scripted BS answers to his questions about organic farming.
The 4-H projects reminded me of how I grew up in a rural part of the mainland US. The smells of hay and sounds of animals were comforting. Watching the newborn baby chicks popping out of their shells and the older ones scurrying around was very sweet.
For whatever reason, Monsanto was there at the event, after just purchasing thousands of acres of land on the North Shore, and it was frustrating to see them there. I had to walk away from their tent before I started spouting angry words. My friend spoke to them, however, and they had well-scripted BS answers to his questions about organic farming.
The 4-H projects reminded me of how I grew up in a rural part of the mainland US. The smells of hay and sounds of animals were comforting. Watching the newborn baby chicks popping out of their shells and the older ones scurrying around was very sweet.
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