Britt and I used birch plywood to refinish a few of the floors in the house. The wood was so pretty that we could not bring ourselves to throw away the larger scraps. Britt kept them neatly stacked in a corner for about 1.5 years until we finally came up with the idea to make […]
Category Archives: Outside
Kayaking on Big Pond
As a gear geek, I was super intrigued a few years ago when I first learned of Oru’s foldable kayaks. As a New Yorker, I was also very skeptical about how great it could actually be. The fact that Oru did not fold/go under (pick your pun) after its first year of existence, but instead […]
Some Birds Redux
The lens doubler that I mentioned over here arrived at some time in April (I believe). These are some additional photos from when the feeder was in the tree (while it was still too cold for bears to be out). Even though I only get a f/5.7 max aperture, I’m still pretty happy with the […]
Catskills Fire Tower Challenge
During the warmer months, we try to get in at least one hike per weekend. Britt has spent a fair amount of time researching trails for us to explore (she is an official forest steward of the Delaware Wild Forest, haha). One thing that Britt discovered is that there are various “challenges” involving the completion […]
April (snow) Showers!
Our local ski mountain closed their lifts for the season about two weeks ago. Between then and now, we experienced few days where the temps peaked in the 70s. It was definitely feeling like spring. Then last Monday night it started flurrying and we woke up the next morning to about a foot of snow. […]
Some Birds
Though, I have never considered myself a “birder,” I have always enjoyed watching and photographing birds. My office in the Highmount House offers a second story western view, as well as a northern. I got really lucky almost right off the bat with a handful a owl sightings. The longest lens that I own is […]
The Deck
When we first saw the house, we knew the the front deck needed to eventually be replaced. It was haphazardly slapped together. None of it was compliant with current code. In fact, virtually every aspect of it was in violation. Aside from that, it wasn’t much of an eye pleaser. Despite all of that, replacing […]
Stuff We Made Out of the Old Deck Pt. 2
When we first moved in and built the fire pit up past one of the old logging trail roads on the property, we decided on a spot that happened to be directly in front of an only slightly sloped area set perfectly between two trees. It sits right where the hill takes a sharp turn […]