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Musings of a motorcycling author. This is the personal site of author Linda Raven Moore, and home to the White Raven Awards.
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Earth station
The one on the left isn’t really hooked up, and is the frankenstein model that used to be our original. This is how come we get our internet, and how come it’s getting slower and slower. The gap between the trees is getting covered in l...
They turned up the river
The river is now almost overflowing its banks. Every year, they let water come gushing through to even out the reservoirs a little. It is therefore a year since we first came up here to check things out, because I remember it being like this last y...
Life is good
Transmission time!
Don started dissecting the transmission today. There are many intricate parts and things that spring off into the sunset. So far he has taken out and inspected two clutch packs. Neither of them seem to be the problem, so more work is required. ...
Itty bitty pretties
These tiny flowers are growing all over the pad right now, but nowhere more so than in my labyrinth. It makes me smile, because I never did get around to planting flowers near the stones. Seems like mother nature went ahead and did it all by hersel...
Behold the transmission
Behold the transmission, newly extracted from the RV. It’s big and impressive and won’t be fixed in time to drive the RV down to Oakland next week....
Ring-side seat
The chair seems set up to view the oncoming storm....
An encounter with deer
Three deer were snacking at the bird feeder today. They didn’t bolt off as I left the RV, just wandered slowly at a safe distance ahead of me, mostly unconcerned. We had the door open most of the day today and it was wonderful. Don started pul...
Reading is hot
We went downtown and ran errands, including laundry. This time, nobody tried to steal my bike. Maybe it was the way I got the table right in front of the laundromat, or the two bikes guarding one another. When I got home, it was such a lovely day t...
Pussy willow!
I went down to the mailbox today and took a little walk beside the river. There was pussy willow! And catkins! I haven’t seen those in years....
Back in the saddle
It was another warm, lovely afternoon–just right for a ride. I got back in the saddle and it was as though I’d never left. (And yes, that’s my driveway, and that’s me riding up the grass and dirt track.) We came home the lon...
Home sweet home
I really do love it up here, you know. Having the sunshine and the 70-degree warmth didn’t hurt, either. Feels so good to be back....
Leaving in an RV
We’re on the way out, just at sunset. It took us a long time to get ready: We’re out of practice. But we did make it down the hill safely. :)...
Gathering clouds
The clouds are gathering and looking threatening tonight. Rain is coming, perhaps snow. Because of this, it’s our last night at The Pad for a while. I can’t afford to get snowed in, so it’s to the Unconvention we go!...
Meditation
I took this picture for Photo Friday, then promptly forgot to submit it. Still, my labyrinth is coming along. I just need to complete my entrance way, but it won’t be done before I head down to the Unconvention. Weather, too, is coming along...
In which a dog explodes, gently
One of the dogs at “the pad” is a wolf hybrid, and he’s moulting. I find it rather relaxing to pluck off his loose hair, and he doesn’t seem to mind. And thus, we create nesting material. ;)...
The three o’clock pause
Round about three, I’ve been working for somewhere between five and seven hours, and I’m ready to stop. Luckily, right now, this is coinciding with some lovely warm sunshine. So I grab a few books and go read them outdoors, with a coffe...
Caving in
Today I had a little adventure, and a day that was not at all as expected! I’ll talk about it more on Raven’s Roads, but for now this picture will suffice. I think it’s an old mining tunnel, and it also looks like a big troll̵...
Reading is cool
This morning, lying in bed with my lower back muscles twitching in protest, I decided to implement the thing I’d wished for at the start of 2009: a work-free day. I didn’t quite manage it, but I did manage to not be sitting in front of ...
Early
The last couple of days, I’ve been up early enough to see the world covered in frost. It’s been sub-zero at night and yet I like this, because it gives me a very long morning. So far, dealing with admin in the morning seems to be workin...
Taking the decorations down
I took down the little hand-painted decorations today, the ones I got in the dollar store. I think I’ll hang onto them for next year. They are kind of cute, and small enough to lose in an RV. ;)...
Reflection
I promised someone I’d mail them some paperwork today, so I did. It was my way of telling the universe that I wasn’t going to sit at a computer for twelve hours today. It was a very nice walk, and I got to stand and watch the water and ...
Hosicle
I woke up to frost and it didn’t get above freezing until noon or so. Our pipes froze last night, but we’d managed to fill up the tanks and did okay that way. We’re keeping warm inside, but this icicle caused by a leak/venting fro...
I dealt with a lot of cat
I have next to no thinking ability at the moment, and an intermittent headache that makes things worse. I can’t even do copy and paste without making mistakes. The most interesting thing I did today was chasing after Kerry’s cat for a ...
Out in the garden
I got to help Kerry in the garden today, while waiting for my laundry to cycle through. We’ve struggled to keep on top of the washing for a few weeks, since it became icy, really, and so this was a way I could give back for the loan of her wa...
Last sunset of the year
As I chatted online with my friends, bringing in 2009 in a tradition that’s held for nine years now, I looked over towards the window and spotted a gorgeous sunset. When I went outdoors, I noticed that not only was it glorious, but the cresce...
The rainbow
Caught a ride into town this afternoon. Just needed to get a few staples, pick up mail, some of which was quite a pleasant surprise. It showered on and off, and then the sun came out. Really, this rainbow is a bit of a metaphor for my life right n...
Snowy 299
It’s unsafe to get into town by motorcycle at the moment. Even though the connector roads are sanded, there are patches of ice, mud and slush that are just too slithery on a street bike. So I was very relieved to be able to arrange a last-min...
Leaving for the winter?
Even when it’s cold and miserable, I try to get out of the house a little bit every day. This time, Don was the one to call me out: “Quick! Geese!” An entire flock was flying overhead, honking peacefully as they went wherever it i...
Winter Solstice 2008
Two pictures today: Two very different activities. The first one is from the center of my labyrinth, at dawn. The sun never really broke through the ick, but I knew it was dawn because the birds started to sing. And so, the light comes back. It&#...
