More bird feed

Yet another sunflowerThanks for stopping by
Woody Gray Squirrel

Bird feed

After feeding the birds all winter the sun flowers now are coming out.

Woody

The End of Another

There was something that seemed important about returning to the place where I grew up. At first it was like living the dream and now is more like a mere existence. The job at the Canebrake has come to an end today and am still not sure how I feel about that. What will be missed most is the land. Those woods became part of daily life and will be missed greatly.

It has been along time since I have taken time to write and photograph and with this entry I am hoping to return to this blog. It is not from a lack of time but more a lack of motivation. Seems that there has been a loss of interest in things that once gave me motivation. Well that is going to change.

Jen just stopped by to say goodbye for she is off to California to start her new life and career and we here at the shop wish her the best.


The next entry will be about the table I am building.

Woody

They call me Woody Gray Squirrel

Most of the time when Paul would come by the shop, he would find me messing with a piece of wood and then I went to work at the Canebrake in the woods so he started calling me Woody.

One day at work we were placing 6” X 6” posts up on a deck and I needed to be on the ground and looked down and decided that it was to far to jump. Seeing a hickory sapling not to far away, jumped grabbing on to the tree which leaned away from the deck while I swung to the opposite side and it let me off on the ground. One of the workers on the deck said “damn he looked like a Gray Squirrel” and that is the moment the name came to life.

Woody is becoming my alter ego, my split personality. When Kris feels he is being stepped on or picked on Woody takes over. You need that rock moved, don’t ask for Kris, find Woody to do it.

There ain't nothing easy in them woods,
Woody Gray Squirrel

Minni Stretched Bikes

Dave showing off his new addition to the Minni Stretched Bikes

The first bike Dave stretched was pink, for some reason he thinks that is funny.

Test rides are a common place now.

Ride on

These are 12 inch child's bikes that we stretch the seat post and handle bars. We now are at 5 bikes with one in Okemah Oklahoma at the Woody Guthrie festival. It is the show model of things to come when we return to Okemah for the Red Dirt festival this fall. Till then we need to work on our tight spirals and unison riding.

Ride on,
Kris

More Flood photos

More rain came in today as I was leaving for my interview with the Canebrake resort.

Taylors Ferry public swimming area.

Water is down a foot, clean up will be a mess.

Farm road east of Wagoner.

Last year the farmers had no rain for their crops. This year they can not get into their fields to work. Thought about an arch but we are to busy building 12" bicycles into big boy bikes. More later about them.

Lake Fort Gibson flood of 2007

Fort Gipson Lake Bridge on HWY 51

Clarence one foot below max flood hight

Harv at the base of the bride

From Harv's lake house deck

Edited and Photos added on 07.11.07

Today was a drive out to the Canebrake to fill out an application and talk with some people about employment. Once that was finished the decision was made to drive out to Fort Gipson Lake to check on the water levels there. My first stop was at highway 51 bridge to get a photo of the water level there. It was about seven feet from the bridge. I then drove out to Western Hills State Park to get some pics of the golf course. Several of the holes were inaccessible. On the way back pulled over at the White Horn Cove public swimming area to take a few photos there. While I was there a Park Ranger pulled in and we got to talking about lake levels. He said that 554 was the normal lake level and that it was at 578 now (24' over normal). In a day or two it will be at 582 and at 584 it spills over the dam. Unfortunately, all this drive was an after thought and I forgot to take my camera and all the photos are on my phone, but the cable for done loading is missing or does not exist in my possession. I will post the photos as soon as I get the technology to do so.

The Canebrake is a restaurant, spa and resort now in progress. The restaurant and yoga barn are open for business. For more information visit - http://www.thecanebrake.com/

Kris