The Pileated Woodpecker

This is a quickly doodled comic that I did for Louisa County Conservation’s Newsletter for a section called the Creature Feature. Unfortunately, the scanner available is not quite adequate for scanning art (that or… Read More →

Week Six: Hello Wapello! (long and photo heavy)

(I am up before or during sunrise on most days.) Last week, I lost my glasses in a fire. They were positioned in my right front pocket, and replaced on my face by… Read More →

Good things

            Well, I have been out here in Iowa for a bit over a month and it’s hard to believe there’s an outside world out there. Hellooooo?             It has been wonderful to… Read More →

AmeriCorps NCCC Vinton, IA: Week One

                    One week in the sack for my Vinton, IA adventure, and everything is still sinking in. There’s not much time to reflect as I’m either training nonstop, preparing meals or attempting… Read More →

Gardening: Trial and Error

People buy one houseplant, let it die, and swear never to try out their green thumb ever again.  It seems as if they just wanted something pretty in their vision, but failed to… Read More →