Give Thanks

thanks

I hope your homes are as full of chaos and love and thanks as mine. Happy Thanksgiving!

The New Family

The New Family

Please check out a fantastic website called The New Family, created by Brandie Weikle, that examines and celebrates modern family life. The Art of Dad has just become a part of the 1000 Families project, an awesome story initiative that shares stories about all the different ways we create our families. You can see my story here.

If you’re interested in contributing your story, please contact Brandie at: families@thenewfamily.com

How was your day?

how was your day?

Perspective is everything…

Siri – Equally fun for 9 and 76 year olds…

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siri

Just so-so…

so so

Early Grave…

early grave

You’ve done this, I know you’ve done this…

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crazy talkin'

One month settled in and some thoughts to go with it….

The transition from city life to mountain life has at times been a little… rocky. We’re getting there though and it certainly provides good fodder for storytelling. The following sketches chronicle a few of the experiences we’ve been having. Enjoy.

starlight

boxes

why so good

quiet moment

holy crap

justasgood

idling

massive crows

(I’ve since realized these are probably ravens but they’re still friggin’ massive…)

altitude run

coyote spot

(The coyotes here are extremely healthy, due in large part to the fact that they have an abundance of bunny rabbits on which to dine.)

ski pole stab

(I saw my actions and comments as supportive and encouraging in an effort to get him through a tough run. He evidently saw it differently.)

elkrun

(On another run when I rounded the corner and came across these three beauties. The literature advises you to stop, hold your position or to back away. I let them cross and then continued on. Apparently they’re docile now. Spring and fall they turn into right buggers.)

Happy Holidays to All!

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