TROUTS
LATEST PHOTOS
October, 2011 Issue #125
SCOTT
FERGUSON – July 14, 1956 to October 25, 2011
We are saddened by
the passing of a good friend, Bob’s cousin Scott whose lifelong battle with
cancer ended on October 25. Bob snapped this picture in a Washington
cranberry bog during our stay with Scott and his wife Rowena over Thanksgiving
week, 2007. Camille is pointing to the cranberries Scott is holding in his
hand. We were clowning for the camera which was par for the course where
Scott was concerned. Scott was the first of Bob’s family to welcome
Camille with open arms and stayed close over the years. He will be sorely
missed.
A couple of weeks
after our Thanksgiving visit, Scott sent this picture of him and his wife doing
what he loved, riding his motorcycle through beautiful country. The next
time we hear thunder, we might wonder whether Scott is starting up his
engine for a ride across the sky.
LOCAL FOOD
IS WHERE YOU FIND IT OR WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT
Our lives are rich
in deliciousness, from wild mushrooms to home brew. More food pics at:
Local Food October 2011
SHAKORI
October weather
was perfect for all the usual October activities, including Shakori Hills
GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance
GNOMES AND
TROLLIES
Only at Shakori!
TUBA OR
NOT TUBA
Shakori again –
Bob stumbled across this fine instrument at one of the many campsites and took a
turn at making sounds from it.
DANCING
APHIDS
These little
critters are really creepy. Imagine them in motion or check out this You
Tube clip.
Camille first saw an example of Beech Blight Aphids during a horseback ride and
later saw these in the woods behind our home. Hard to believe we’ve never
noticed these as surely, they must have been within our range of vision before now.
CAMILLE’S
FAVORITE TREE
Speaking of
beeches, there is a place in the woods where the trail curves around a knoll and
a stately beech tree stands sentinel over the forest world below. Camille finds it refreshing to walk out to this spot, step off
the trail and place her palms on the smooth bark of her favorite tree.
PLAYING
WITH FIRE
Garth waited until
extinguishing the flames before removing the candles from his birthday
cake. Jason borrowed Jim’s fire pins and juggled them in our back yard
after dinner. Brave men, both.
BUSY
WEEKEND
We partied at the
Plant Friday evening in honor of the Dogwood Alliance and celebrated Chatham
Marketplace’s 5th anniversary and Coop Day on Saturday. Thank you Tami and
Marian for taking such nice pictures!
SUNDAY
RIDE AND RICE SALE
Camille climbed
aboard Sonny and joined her girl friends for a nice, long ride on Sunday Morning
. Later that afternoon, neighbors Haruka and Jason offered their new rice
crop for sale to the public. More horse pictures here: Riding with Peg and Company
And more pictures of the rice sale on the
Local Food October 2011 page.
BANANA
MOVING
Lyle and Arlo took
on the chore of moving the banana plants at the Plant indoors for the winter on Saturday,
October 29th before the first light freeze of the season.
SORGHUM
SYRUP
Hillary, Chris and
others gathered at the Plant to boil sorghum syrup into
molasses. Thank you for the jar of molasses you left for us!
PUMPKIN
CARVING
Our best buddies
came over the day before Halloween to carve pumpkins. Haruka and I scooped
out the seeds and Jason roasted them in the oven while we cut away places for
the candle light to show through.
There was a good
deal of technical advice going back and forth.
When we were
finished, we lit up our masterpieces and they came to life.
TRICK OR
TREAT
At least once a
year, it’s way fun to go out and be scary.
HOUSEWARMING
PARTY
Matt threw a
housewarming party on Halloween and many of our favorite people were there
including Lyle and Tami and Scarlet who came as Salvador Dali.
THIS MONTH’S QUOTES:
“Rice is the best, the most nutritive
and unquestionably the most widespread staple in the world.” – Escoffier
“So often we think we have to make a difference and be a big dog. Let
us just try to be little fleas biting. Enough fleas biting
strategically can make a big dog very uncomfortable.” – Marian Wright
Edelman
”
To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” –
Pearl S. Buck
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