Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Day 166- Blackmud Creek - In search of the wild rose.
Into wildrose country...
A corridor of smells.
Wildrose (Rosa acicularis) - wild, unalduterated, tough,
naturally selected, fragrant...
....my kind of flower.
Free by nature.
"the wild rose is Alberta's flower. It is illegal to pick one of these...
known for their high vitamin C content and are used to make syrup, jelly, jams, and marmalades. During this process, the hips are peeled of their skins and mashed into a pulp with seeds removed.
known for their high vitamin C content and are used to make syrup, jelly, jams, and marmalades. During this process, the hips are peeled of their skins and mashed into a pulp with seeds removed.
The hips of the Wild Rose are also gathered for the preparation of rose hip tea. Even the leaves and flowers can also be used to make tea."
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Day 160 - Bearspaw, Edmonton Alberta
Approaching the Bearspaw.
Destination is the pathway below.
Destination accomplished.
Puddle: "Am I doing good boss?"
One of the many meandering creeks of Edmonton.
Creekside looks nice...
Creekside at Blackmud Creek
Sandy bank.
Creek must move large amounts of wood during full capacity....
The creek continues to erode downward.
Homeward bound.
View Zero G's - Puddle Jumper in a larger map
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Day 159 - Hanging out at the City Market- Edmonton's Oldest Farmer's Market
At the City Market
to pick up some walnuts
to eat.
I am somewhere in this milieu...
The Macleod Building by the Market
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Prepn' for Day 157 - Off the butcher's table
Currently, Puddle is 30 pounds
Weight based feeding methodology.
As such,
Puddle is fed ~5% to 6% of puppy body weight based on
Pictured above:
1/4 llb raw beef neck
1/2 llb raw pro energy mix (BALDWIN Feeds)
1/4 llb whole chicken back
1/2 llb Chicken Dinner (Legacy Raw)
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Total weight of feed for day 157 is ~1.5 llbs
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