4th of july wknd at AMH, salmon skin and half a cat
this is mod house mini (mhm). it's been painted with white elastomeric paint in anticipation of being put up for sale. we are just too many to fit in there and it's a shame to see it just sit in the driveway unused.
this is mobile mod house (mmh)
I have installed a small section of VCT for the entry. a durable surface to catch most of the dirt, sand and mud from feet upon entry to mmh.
pioneer mod house
sunday saw us kayaking around red bud island
we found a small creek and trekked upstream. stopped and played in the cool crystal clear water before we continued upstream and emerged right by tom miller dam.
#1 son is now swimming like a fish. he grew tired of being above the water in the kayak and asked if he could just swim along side. he had a life jacket on so we agreed.
we found ourselves at the very base of the dam. we stopped to take this pic and were slightly alarmed when water started to pour OVER the dam. must have been a boat wake.
we paddled back to open waters. as we approached the hydro turbine outlet we saw the big giant warning sign and orange warning markers floating in the water. we were on the other side, the wrong side. we just laughed and paddled towards the swift water emerging from the dam. water crashed over the front of the kayak as we sped through the rapids. #1 son asked, "can we do that again!"
they now have the wild caught alaskan sockeye at sam's. I gave him the tail portion. it has the highest skin to meat ratio.
that is some good eating. I also want to thank dr. chen. after my last very thorough exam she left me with doctor's orders; eat more salmon, avocado and almonds. the dude abides.
he carefully tore it into pieces.
she is a non-skin
skin donation
another skin donor.
savoring the fravor.
double rocking eames style
what? you don't keep the monopolowa in the freezer?
this is the signature austin modhouse (amh) summer drink, the watermelon shaker. yes, it's got watermelon and a bit of vanilla agave nectar. the serrano peppers, flaming hot cheetos and baby bottle were not involved in the concoction, but they do say something about us.
lost and found
found: half a cat, the front half (the part with a head).
this has been puzzling me. seems to be a clean cut with no stringy innards or blood coming from where the other half should be attached. it was in the back yard. any animal large enough to sever a cat in this manner would surely want to keep both halves.
the WLH police came by to talk about it. they were mostly concerned that I might be on bad terms with a neighbor, our back yard adjoins with five other properties. we have no neighbor issues. the only slightly plausible explanation could be that the cat was sliced by a speeding vehicle, then picked up by a bird who then dropped it in our back yard... or maybe a construction worker didn't want it stinking up his work area so found a fence to toss it over.
I figured it might be in bad taste to post the pic of the half cat. I also figured I better take one just in case a neighbor wants to identify their missing cat. I should also note that I don't think the dogs were responsible. they had no blood on them and the dead cat really seemed to make eichler (boxer) nervous. I saw when Marvin discovered it and carried it up to the house. our remaining cat (kay-so) is OK and napping in the garage.