When I was a college kid and just starting my driving career, my father, who’s 83 years old and still driving, gave me excellent advice (for winter driving and for life in general). He told me, “Kiddo, you can deal with almost anything as long as you’re prepared.” It’s advice I took to heart, and…
...deep in the woods
Category Archives: Mother Nature
What would you take?
This past weekend, Hurricane Irene passed through our neck of the woods. Although we do live on the East coast, it’s rare that a hurricane will pass so far inland as to affect our area (upstate NY). So this was an unusual – and unwelcome – event. Fortunately, the storm was downgraded to a tropical…
Lessons from my garden
The one where I learn from my garden. Or rather, the one where I help YOU learn from my garden.
I ain’t touchin’ that thing with my bare hands
The one where I discover a brand-new “sport”.
Trip to the North Pole
A few weeks ago, the Bunker family went to Lake Placid to visit Santa’s Workshop and go camping. All in all, it was a fun weekend, and we got some great shots. The campground was really nice too; here’s the pics:
Canning safety
As with all endeavors involving food, heat, and chemical processes, there are some safety concerns to be aware of when you’re preserving your own food. Let’s start at the beginning. Remember that all of the food preservation methods I discuss on this blog have the same major goal: To transform the food into a form…
The rest of the story…
For those who didn’t read the beginning of this story when I posted it on Twitter, here it is (you might want to scroll down if you did): Tonight, Bunker Hubby called his dad to check on him, and discovered the phone was dead (dad’s, not ours). Being the good son he is, he went…
Rain, rain, go away
In case you don’t live in the Northeast, and haven’t been watching the weather for this area, we’ve been getting….a lot of rain this summer. It’s one of the rainiest summers on record, and may well wind up being THE rainiest by the time all is said and done. On Wednesday, July 29 we had…
Where the wild things are
A few years ago, when my parents moved up here from North Carolina, my mom asked us to overwinter some pots she had brought with her from her garden. We kept them a few months, and then when their house was ready they took them and planted them in their garden. I didn’t think of…
Father's Day, a parade, and a train
So I know it’s over a month late, but I thought I would post the pictures from the camping trip we took to Lake George on Father’s Day weekend. The weather wasn’t perfect – it rained much of the time – but it cleared up when we needed it to (like on our boat ride…
NY rainforest
In case you’re feeling a bit dry, here’s some moisture for you (I took these shots this morning):
Cambridge Balloon Festival/Camping Trip 2009
This past weekend, the Bunker Family decided to take a little camping trip up to Cambridge, NY to see the hot air balloons. What follows are the photojournals of our trip. We left home around 3:30pm on June 5, after picking up the Bunker Monkey from school. Wait – I should back up. BeFORE picking…
Obligatory Earth Day post
Yes, I now, everyone and their brother are jumping on the Green bandwagon. And I know the arguments both for and against celebrating Earth Day. You want the truth? I don’t want to talk about it. No, not because I don’t care what you think (although, let’s be honest, if I wanted to know what…
I swear, spring really is coming!
Proof: Not bad for a Canon Sureshot and a complete novice, right? (Just nod and smile.)
And it goes on, and on, and on….
Please know that I say the following NOT as a winter-hater. (Aside: people who live in places like the northeastern United States and who hate winter strike me as possessing a singular sort of self-hatred; although I know there are lots of reasons people live in certain places, and that the trade-off of what they…
