Reece the Builder

Sculpture garden with a train car loading ramp in the distance.

First of the Season!

But that was about the extent of it.

"Wow! That's a Big One!"

What you don't expect the tree farm workers to exclaim when you approach with the holiday selection you convinced yourself would fit nicely in the living room?

A Earfull (of Pine Needles)

 

Claiming Our Beauty (Kallan Signs: Love)

 

Ornamentation (of a Sort) at the Tree Farm

 

Treats for the Holidays

 

Our 1st Real Gingerbread House

All the way from Dough to Decoration.

Someone Needs a Haircut!

 

About $300 for Charity

 From the Sale of Birdseed Ornaments, Wildflower Seed Balls, and Reuseable Gift Wrap

Mmmm, Homemade Marshmallows!

 

From the Cocoon

 

Friends & Family @ Longwood Thanksgiving Weekend

 

Dining in the Soft Glow of Autumn

 

Preparing Dessert: Slices of Autumn Bliss (a la Mr. Emerson's Cook by J. Schachner)

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Emersons-Cook-Judy-Schachner/dp/0525458840

Smokin' for the Holidays

 

Kallanectes: Beautiful Swimmer (Movie, Click to Watch)

14146MVI, originally uploaded by CBenson.

Paparazzi Catches Loaf No. 2 Before the Feeding Frenzy

 

Our New "Pet" Snakeghetti, a Red-bellied Snake

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Storeria_occipitomaculata/

Trimming Trees for Wildlife

 

Romanesco Broccoli: An Aesthetically Interesting Addition to Dinner

Wikipedia claims these are arranged in logarithmic not golden ratio spirals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli

Goofy Jello Makers

 

Another One for the Fairy

 

Kallan Makes French Bread Start to Finish

But we ate the results too quickly for a photo! I help by turning on/off the machine and slipping the loaves in the oven. Reece chose to form his into "Pokaccia" (Kallan's word for it because you poke it before brushing on the olive oil).

Fall @ Patapsco River Valley State Park