In a Sea of Ks

I Have a Pell in My Backyard

2009-04-20T20:23:00.008-06:00

There's a pell in my backyard.

While I was mowing around it earlier (with "Wynn-power" -- a push mower), I was thinking about it and laughing at myself. It's one of *those* things. Somehow, I don't think the guy who my mom is encouraging me to meet at the book club or the singles group at church or the dude Dad wants me to pick up at the local cowboy bar would truly get that.

"Oh, that? That's a pell. My ex-boyfriend put it up so that he could practice ... ummm ... hitting people with sticks. Y'know to do more precise combinations faster, with less thought... Oh, yeah, that ... I have a lot of friends who do it. They put on armor and use practice swords made of a wood-like material. What? Ummm... Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's over me. Ummm, about 6'4", ~245? ... Oh, you have to go now, really? ... Well, I'll talk to you later? Call me?"

There really should be a special dating site for SCA people. I really can't put the pell on Match.com:

"Countess and Laurel (that means I can sew) who's not that jaded -- with long blond hair, and, well, I think I have dainty ankles, but everyone else says my best feature is my smile -- seeks male fighter, for mutual support... I'll watch you fight, make sure you drink enough, and cheer you on at all the right times (I'm good at this, I have references); you let me watch you fight (you don't even have to be that good) and be there to tell me it will be alright when things go bump in the night; please be either over your mid-life crisis or have a few good years left before it starts. I own a car that will carry a 9-foot spear -- on the inside, and did I mention I have a pell in my backyard?" :o)

A Darn Fine Axe

2009-03-30T15:55:00.001-06:00

Photo courtesy Nancy Belcher (Rigela)

Sometimes a photo says it all...

Better, Stronger, Greener

2009-02-20T17:54:00.002-06:00

On the way home, we passed through Greensburg. They are rebuilding. The thing that was most striking (aside from the many blocks of nothingness) was all the little sprouts on the decimated trees.

Lozengy Horse's Arse

2009-02-19T17:53:00.000-06:00

In Liberal, KS, on the way home.

Dirty Window

2009-02-18T17:51:00.000-06:00

Calontir Camp at Estrella

2009-02-17T17:46:00.000-06:00

Sunrise over the merchant area.

Calontir camp

Cold morning!

Across the road

Toward the battle field.

Always Having a Chair

2009-02-16T17:43:00.000-06:00

Sunrise and Banners

2009-02-15T17:41:00.000-06:00

Cold Camping

2009-02-14T17:40:00.000-06:00

My frosted tent

Frosty Scuta

2009-02-13T17:38:00.003-06:00

Finally Arizona

2009-02-12T17:37:00.000-06:00

Cattle and Snow in New Mexico

2009-02-11T17:35:00.000-06:00

Salt River Canyon

2009-02-10T17:33:00.000-06:00

Red Dirt

2009-02-09T17:30:00.001-06:00

Hope

2009-02-08T12:35:00.000-06:00

Positive Wetness

2009-02-06T12:34:00.000-06:00

Condensation not frost on the windshield this morning!

Rocks and Pots

2009-02-05T12:31:00.000-06:00

You may recognize this from this post about my fabulous dentist's office. Another checkup with no cavities! (That's two in a row! I may be making Jennwynn history!)

Frozen Feather

2009-02-04T17:16:00.003-06:00

A feather frozen to my windshield.

Recently Kept

2009-02-03T17:13:00.001-06:00

(Already boring...)

Things that have made it on my wall recently.

A gift from an author,

a bookmark my boss brought back from Italy,

and the site token from my Queen's Prize.

Nebraska Sunrise

2009-02-02T19:11:00.001-06:00

Sunrise on the way home from my parents' in West Point, NE.

Bats and Traps

2009-02-01T19:08:00.001-06:00

At the hardware store in West Point, NE, where my parents live.

You can buy a bat, or a trap...

Another Beginning

2009-02-01T18:39:00.001-06:00

February seems to be my time for starting things. January seems to be for endings...

So, I'm back here, with photos. Not sure about my strength of commitment here, no one to prove anything to, and not a lot going on in daily life to document. But I enjoyed this project while I did it, and I've missed it.

Yay, February and 2009!

Jennwynn

Calontiri Ice Cream

2009-01-23T19:04:00.000-06:00

Purple Yam (Umi) Ice Cream

From Zen Zero

YUMMMMM!

I Now Have a Work Blog

2008-07-30T13:33:00.002-06:00

Come check me out there:

http://www.grit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=188

More surprises...

2008-06-05T11:33:00.000-06:00

More flowers that just appeared in my backyard.

Purple and viney, not necessarily a part of
the surrounding vegetation in these pics.

The yard is getting more and more overgrown with each rainstorm. Even my welcome mat is green. :) (You think I'm kidding, after this last storm and the humidity and warmth, I've got some kind of algae growing on my front porch mat...)