He wanted more....lots more.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Goats and chickens
On our second or third day at the farm, it just so happened to be goat killing day. For more on that story you can go here: The Stone House: I'm still an omnivore... barely...
Henry really adored the goats. He pet them and fed them and followed them around. They were all very patient except for one that decided to push him down. It happened so fast that I scooped him up and my camera slipped off my shoulder and the lens banged him in the eye. You can see the mark in most of my pics taken. Henry screamed bloody murder and after that the goats came no where near us.
As for the chickens, there were about 100 of them and they sang and sang and the rooster did his thing. Man, they're loud. And Shawna's chickens eat way better than most humans. They were getting all the compost from human meals like fruits/veggies/fish/beef/whole grains etc. and then their grain was the quality you'd find in an expensive box of 7 grain cereal.
When a chicken came near Henry he would freak out a little. I think he liked them at first until he saw one of them dig a worm out of the ground and devour him. For whatever reason that really disturbed Henry.
Goats and chickens
On our second or third day at the farm, it just so happened to be goat killing day. For more on that story you can go here: The Stone House: I'm still an omnivore... barely...
Henry really adored the goats. He pet them and fed them and followed them around. They were all very patient except for one that decided to push him down. It happened so fast that I scooped him up and my camera slipped off my shoulder and the lens banged him in the eye. You can see the mark in most of my pics taken. Henry screamed bloody murder and after that the goats came no where near us.
As for the chickens, there were about 100 of them and they sang and sang and the rooster did his thing. Man, they're loud. And Shawna's chickens eat way better than most humans. They were getting all the compost from human meals like fruits/veggies/fish/beef/whole grains etc. and then their grain was the quality you'd find in an expensive box of 7 grain cereal.
When a chicken came near Henry he would freak out a little. I think he liked them at first until he saw one of them dig a worm out of the ground and devour him. For whatever reason that really disturbed Henry.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Farm life
My friend Shawna and her baby daddy Attila are small organic farmers in northern Virginia--very close to Harpers Ferry, WV. They just had a baby (named Ruby) in June and I really wanted to see them and give Henry an opportunity to check out farm livin'.
Shawna and I were interns together at the BOEC (www.boec.org) in 2000. Since our internships we've caught up with each other in New Zealand (2001) , Orcas Island (2004), and Austin (2006). After a couped up summer in Texas of endless 100+ degree temperatures, I was ready to be outside and breathing some cool air. Henry was too, he just didn't know it.
I took about 300 pictures but will try to post under 50 and I'll spread them out over a few days.
These first ones were taken at a small farm near Shawna's--owned by a Mennonite family. This was Shawna's version of grocery shopping. First we got raw milk (to drink and make yogurt and cheese), and some grass fed beef--sold to us by a young girl so healthy looking I wasn't sure she was real.
Henry introduced himself to the calves. They thought his fingers were nipples.
Here's where you get the raw milk -- Henry helped:
And on the way out, a young boy (about 11) spotted Henry staring at the tractor and asked if we'd like to have our picture taken on it. We did and afterwards he drove off in it. My friend asked him, "Are you looking forward to winter? What do you guys do?" His response was, "We have fun!". Wow. He lives in a world where driving a tractor is regular drudgery.
Shawna and I were interns together at the BOEC (www.boec.org) in 2000. Since our internships we've caught up with each other in New Zealand (2001) , Orcas Island (2004), and Austin (2006). After a couped up summer in Texas of endless 100+ degree temperatures, I was ready to be outside and breathing some cool air. Henry was too, he just didn't know it.
I took about 300 pictures but will try to post under 50 and I'll spread them out over a few days.
These first ones were taken at a small farm near Shawna's--owned by a Mennonite family. This was Shawna's version of grocery shopping. First we got raw milk (to drink and make yogurt and cheese), and some grass fed beef--sold to us by a young girl so healthy looking I wasn't sure she was real.
Henry introduced himself to the calves. They thought his fingers were nipples.
Here's where you get the raw milk -- Henry helped:
And on the way out, a young boy (about 11) spotted Henry staring at the tractor and asked if we'd like to have our picture taken on it. We did and afterwards he drove off in it. My friend asked him, "Are you looking forward to winter? What do you guys do?" His response was, "We have fun!". Wow. He lives in a world where driving a tractor is regular drudgery.
Farm life
My friend Shawna and her baby daddy Attila are small organic farmers in northern Virginia--very close to Harpers Ferry, WV. They just had a baby (named Ruby) in June and I really wanted to see them and give Henry an opportunity to check out farm livin'.
Shawna and I were interns together at the BOEC (www.boec.org) in 2000. Since our internships we've caught up with each other in New Zealand (2001) , Orcas Island (2004), and Austin (2006). After a couped up summer in Texas of endless 100+ degree temperatures, I was ready to be outside and breathing some cool air. Henry was too, he just didn't know it.
I took about 300 pictures but will try to post under 50 and I'll spread them out over a few days.
These first ones were taken at a small farm near Shawna's--owned by a Mennonite family. This was Shawna's version of grocery shopping. First we got raw milk (to drink and make yogurt and cheese), and some grass fed beef--sold to us by a young girl so healthy looking I wasn't sure she was real.
Henry introduced himself to the calves. They thought his fingers were nipples.
Here's where you get the raw milk -- Henry helped:
And on the way out, a young boy (about 11) spotted Henry staring at the tractor and asked if we'd like to have our picture taken on it. We did and afterwards he drove off in it. My friend asked him, "Are you looking forward to winter? What do you guys do?" His response was, "We have fun!". Wow. He lives in a world where driving a tractor is regular drudgery.
Shawna and I were interns together at the BOEC (www.boec.org) in 2000. Since our internships we've caught up with each other in New Zealand (2001) , Orcas Island (2004), and Austin (2006). After a couped up summer in Texas of endless 100+ degree temperatures, I was ready to be outside and breathing some cool air. Henry was too, he just didn't know it.
I took about 300 pictures but will try to post under 50 and I'll spread them out over a few days.
These first ones were taken at a small farm near Shawna's--owned by a Mennonite family. This was Shawna's version of grocery shopping. First we got raw milk (to drink and make yogurt and cheese), and some grass fed beef--sold to us by a young girl so healthy looking I wasn't sure she was real.
Henry introduced himself to the calves. They thought his fingers were nipples.
Here's where you get the raw milk -- Henry helped:
And on the way out, a young boy (about 11) spotted Henry staring at the tractor and asked if we'd like to have our picture taken on it. We did and afterwards he drove off in it. My friend asked him, "Are you looking forward to winter? What do you guys do?" His response was, "We have fun!". Wow. He lives in a world where driving a tractor is regular drudgery.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Everyone is this picture was born on May 15th...
...except Henry, he was born May 14th.
Tess....my friend Nina's baby.
Tess....my friend Nina's baby.Everyone is this picture was born on May 15th...
...except Henry, he was born May 14th.
Tess....my friend Nina's baby.
Tess....my friend Nina's baby.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
16 Months
Henry continues to sleep and eat the same (2 naps, going to sleep at 6:30 PM) but there have been a few days this last month that he was able to go without a morning nap. I think we are nearing the end of the AM nap...probably by the end of this month is my prediction. He's still consuming mass quantities of food without being particular (almonds, asparagus, prunes, small amounts of dark chocolate, and miso soup were new favs this month). But just like the naps, there were a few days this past month he didn't seem as interested in food.
Henry has become SUCH a little boy. He prefers to play with cars, balls and dinosaurs. Lately we take walks around the neighborhood after he wakes up (before it's 100 degrees outside) and he kicks a soccer ball as he walks and then chases after it. He can do this for an hour. Or he'll want to sit in someone's gravel driveway and relocate their gravel to their grass. I let it go on long enough before it becomes obvious and then we go back to kicking the soccer ball.
Today we went to this little toy store called 'Anna's Toy Depot' http://www.annastoydepot.com/ and they had a box of dinosaurs. Justin picked out this adorable brontosaurus (plant eater) and Henry wanted nothing to do with it. He grabbed the T-Rex with jaws and red skin. It looks like a monster. Very hideous and scary but he LOVES it. He's been doing this dance/run around the house with his T-Rex in hand and showing Kitty and anyone who will look at it. And he says, "Rarrr".
Henry is now somewhat successfully eating with a fork/spoon. He plays independently with animals/cars etc. and make the sounds that accompany them. He just started brushing his own teeth this week (I do a follow-up afterwards). For the last 2 months naps consist of cuddling/milk and then plopping him in his crib (so no more rocking to sleep--YEAH!).
Henry has become SUCH a little boy. He prefers to play with cars, balls and dinosaurs. Lately we take walks around the neighborhood after he wakes up (before it's 100 degrees outside) and he kicks a soccer ball as he walks and then chases after it. He can do this for an hour. Or he'll want to sit in someone's gravel driveway and relocate their gravel to their grass. I let it go on long enough before it becomes obvious and then we go back to kicking the soccer ball.
Today we went to this little toy store called 'Anna's Toy Depot' http://www.annastoydepot.com/ and they had a box of dinosaurs. Justin picked out this adorable brontosaurus (plant eater) and Henry wanted nothing to do with it. He grabbed the T-Rex with jaws and red skin. It looks like a monster. Very hideous and scary but he LOVES it. He's been doing this dance/run around the house with his T-Rex in hand and showing Kitty and anyone who will look at it. And he says, "Rarrr".
Henry is now somewhat successfully eating with a fork/spoon. He plays independently with animals/cars etc. and make the sounds that accompany them. He just started brushing his own teeth this week (I do a follow-up afterwards). For the last 2 months naps consist of cuddling/milk and then plopping him in his crib (so no more rocking to sleep--YEAH!).
16 Months
Henry continues to sleep and eat the same (2 naps, going to sleep at 6:30 PM) but there have been a few days this last month that he was able to go without a morning nap. I think we are nearing the end of the AM nap...probably by the end of this month is my prediction. He's still consuming mass quantities of food without being particular (almonds, asparagus, prunes, small amounts of dark chocolate, and miso soup were new favs this month). But just like the naps, there were a few days this past month he didn't seem as interested in food.
Henry has become SUCH a little boy. He prefers to play with cars, balls and dinosaurs. Lately we take walks around the neighborhood after he wakes up (before it's 100 degrees outside) and he kicks a soccer ball as he walks and then chases after it. He can do this for an hour. Or he'll want to sit in someone's gravel driveway and relocate their gravel to their grass. I let it go on long enough before it becomes obvious and then we go back to kicking the soccer ball.
Today we went to this little toy store called 'Anna's Toy Depot' http://www.annastoydepot.com/ and they had a box of dinosaurs. Justin picked out this adorable brontosaurus (plant eater) and Henry wanted nothing to do with it. He grabbed the T-Rex with jaws and red skin. It looks like a monster. Very hideous and scary but he LOVES it. He's been doing this dance/run around the house with his T-Rex in hand and showing Kitty and anyone who will look at it. And he says, "Rarrr".
Henry is now somewhat successfully eating with a fork/spoon. He plays independently with animals/cars etc. and make the sounds that accompany them. He just started brushing his own teeth this week (I do a follow-up afterwards). For the last 2 months naps consist of cuddling/milk and then plopping him in his crib (so no more rocking to sleep--YEAH!).
Henry has become SUCH a little boy. He prefers to play with cars, balls and dinosaurs. Lately we take walks around the neighborhood after he wakes up (before it's 100 degrees outside) and he kicks a soccer ball as he walks and then chases after it. He can do this for an hour. Or he'll want to sit in someone's gravel driveway and relocate their gravel to their grass. I let it go on long enough before it becomes obvious and then we go back to kicking the soccer ball.
Today we went to this little toy store called 'Anna's Toy Depot' http://www.annastoydepot.com/ and they had a box of dinosaurs. Justin picked out this adorable brontosaurus (plant eater) and Henry wanted nothing to do with it. He grabbed the T-Rex with jaws and red skin. It looks like a monster. Very hideous and scary but he LOVES it. He's been doing this dance/run around the house with his T-Rex in hand and showing Kitty and anyone who will look at it. And he says, "Rarrr".
Henry is now somewhat successfully eating with a fork/spoon. He plays independently with animals/cars etc. and make the sounds that accompany them. He just started brushing his own teeth this week (I do a follow-up afterwards). For the last 2 months naps consist of cuddling/milk and then plopping him in his crib (so no more rocking to sleep--YEAH!).
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Lazy Sunday
Still loves his lion
What do you mean Favre plays for the Jets? Let me see that!
Multi-tasking
Lazy Sunday
Still loves his lion
What do you mean Favre plays for the Jets? Let me see that!
Multi-tasking
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