Osha la, Osha, Bear Medicine, Empress of the Dark Forest, Colorado Cough Root, Loveroot, Lovage....

Oh, Osha laaaaaaaa! Our lovely Osha root, specifically chosen with Kahill in mind.Wow, it looks a bit male? Our root was so perfect, I don't think we can chop the ends for tincture...our Osha will be dried, whole and used as a powerful healing tea this winter. What a fantastic weekend spent with Osha in the mind, body and soul....thanks to Ann Drucker and Jenny for keeping such a powerful and loving space!

A final Fall Hurrah in our beloved Crested Butte

We spent an amazing weekend with friends Heath, Holly, their boys Tristen and Aiden. Last minute camping....comforting to know that we forget just as many or few camping essentials whether we are rushing out the door, or taking a week to prepare :) And we had the place to ourselves.....

Fall Fetishes

Wool washing, and more veg harvest. This beautiful wool came from our own Lyon's Farmette sheep, tended and loved by Karen Wallace. This particular batch was from her Navajo Churro sheep which were the very first domesticated sheep of the new world and have endured for over 400 years.

Cass is at the Cross again!

The cold couldn't keep Cass off his bike or from taking...well, we'll have to go with top 4 since ACA has him taking 1st place, or not even being there? Hmmmm...we'll see how long this takes to clear up:)

Harvest time!!

Mmm...nothing like filling the house with the smell of carefully tended garden veg, just plucked, and feeling safe with a winter's worth of food tucked in the cupboards....with a friend....
Thanks Holly!

I can fly!

He's little, but has big goals...taking after his big bros!

Odie goes long....

Passing Time in Lyons

The boys decided to build a ramp...then they wondered what it would be like to launch themselves off of it into the pond. Safely, of course :)
Nice launch Cass...

A day at the bike skills park - we love Lyons

Kona needs to sponsor our 5 yr old

Ciao Mama

Kahill tearing it up at the bike skills park here in Lyons

A tribute to Jerry - A little jam to the DEAD

Making Muffins with KK

Our family baker...he picked the zukes fresh that morning, grated, mixed, poured, and Perfect muffins!!

Catching Bullfrogs with Friends

The boys, in hopes of finding a great frog leg recipe have caught a few candidates for dinner. Too bad boys...not tonight. Their mission? To save the native frog population in our local pond and keep the bull frogs at bay. For the record, no frogs were hurt for or during the photo shoot! Anyone have a good recipe?

Nationals at Sol Vista

The Garden is Growing!

Lovin Crested Butte

Some mystery plants...a few beers by the river....good company....fun, fun, fun...

Biking Brothers

There it is...all 3 on 2 wheels! And with style :)

Working in the Magic Forest

We took a walk in the Magic Forest on Easter day and found knome homes, dragon prints in the mud as well as.....23 single flip flops swirling in an eddy down stream of Lyons! Size 1-13, Timberland to Keens and all inbetween. If you went tubing in the South or NorthSaint Vrain and lost a shoe - I know where it is :)

We also took 2 large trash cans (out of the river) and filled them with waterway choking debris from our upstream communities. What better way to celebrate the seeds of spring with Mother Nature?