Das Brot 15May08 | 0



Das Brot, originally uploaded by jcastle1343.

I made a fresh loaf of bread last night. Filled with a lot of flax seed and honey. It’s lecker.

On Visiting Lil’ America 12May08 | 0

One of my friends from 6th grade on lives on an Army base about 7hrs from me. He’s heading off to the Sandbox in a week so I set out on my three day weekend to visit him. It was a great time seeing someone from home (only 3rd person this so far, but even that number is impressive considering where I live). I also got to do some shopping for american food on base. We got peanut butter, sunflower seeds (ranch), Clif bars, kettle chips and Obereto Beef Jerky. You really don’t realize how much you can miss simple stuff like that, until you cannot have them. mmmm tastes of home
However, all these army folk just get to go to the commissary and buy whatever they want, using american dollars. So for me it really was a treat. It was also weird hearing English every where, as I have not been to an English speaking country/area for 10 months.
Oh, I also got to buy American deodorant not just anti-perspirant. Amazing.

Stars
Stars
Yep
Yep
Tunnels of Light
Tunnels of Light
Wald
Wald
Big window, not secure.
Big window, not secure.
Dark inside
Dark inside
Attack points
Attack points
Tower 1 to Tower 2
Tower 1 to Tower 2
Dark inside
Dark inside
Stairwell
Stairwell
Portals
Portals
Going up
Going up
Some bridges
Some bridges
The Devil
The Devil
Gorilla Terrorist Paths
Gorilla Terrorist Paths
View from the top of the castle.
View from the top of the castle.
Any terrorists down there?
Any terrorists down there?
Greg is using his army skills to hunt for terrorists
Greg is using his army skills to hunt for terrorists
His head disappeared
His head disappeared
Stairwell
Stairwell
Portals for attacking The Terrorists
Portals for attacking The Terrorists
The only entrance
The only entrance
Cool stonework
Cool stonework
Yep
Yep
Talkin
Talkin
What could be up there?
What could be up there?
Mission Accomplished
Mission Accomplished
I used my mad climbing skills. Heelhooked into the opening.
There was nothing in the hole sadly
There was nothing in the hole sadly
Sup dude
Sup dude
Castlebutt
Castlebutt
Some more Castle Butt
Some more Castle Butt
Back side of the castle
Back side of the castle
Main tower
Main tower
The Devil
The Devil
Church built into the cliff face
Church built into the cliff face
Idar-Oberstein
Idar-Oberstein
Idar-Oberstein
Idar-Oberstein

Climbing 08May08 | 0

More stuff from after work today. I got one new move finished on my project, and Michael finished it today (he’s damn good).

Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing
Bouldering & Climbing

4 Day Weekend: Stuttgart & Freiburg 04May08 | 0

Um
Um
Going for a ride
Going for a ride
Drivers Seat
Drivers Seat
Karlsruhe Trainstation
Karlsruhe Trainstation
Getting to her home
Getting to her home
Crossing the river
Crossing the river
Hiking
Hiking
Wasser
Wasser
Flock
Flock
Shepard’s Dog
Shepard's Dog
The Flock
The Flock
The Flock
The Flock
What doesn’t belong? If you look closely you’ll see the deer fawn that is in with the flock.
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
Big hike
Big hike
only 250 steps. They were numbered though, which made it rough.
Hi
Hi
Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg
Eliza
Eliza
Sittin
Sittin
Cool tower
Cool tower
Strange tower made of Stainless and Doug Fir
Strange tower made of Stainless and Doug Fir
Me
Me
Hills
Hills
Up the valley
Up the valley
Main Church
Main Church
Looking into town
Looking into town
Stret Rivers
Stret Rivers
These things were down all the major streets. About 3″ of fresh water ran through each one
Freiburg
Freiburg
Random Tree
Random Tree
Background
Background
Piano TIme
Piano TIme
The River
The River
Materials
Materials
Eliza making Salsa
Eliza making Salsa
Salsa is done
Salsa is done
Cilantro
Cilantro
Prep
Prep
Making foood
Making foood
Preppin the Tortillas
Preppin the Tortillas
Peppers
Peppers
Slacklining
Slacklining
Slat
Slat
Guacamole
Guacamole
Guac
Guac
Salsa
Salsa
Setting the slackline
Setting the slackline
Hausgemacht Refried Blackbeans
Hausgemacht Refried Blackbeans
Morgen
Morgen
Eliza
Eliza
Hi Otto!
Hi Otto!
Luke
Luke
Otto
Otto
Spiel
Spiel
Ja
Ja
Split man
Split man
Slacklining
Slacklining
Freiburg
Freiburg
Nuts
Nuts
Walking
Walking
Veggies
Veggies
Tricked out VW Van
Tricked out VW Van
Damn
Damn
High jump
High jump
Spargelfest
Spargelfest
Fork
Fork
Florian
Florian
Feast
Feast
Dinner
Dinner
Shadows
Shadows
Wine
Wine
Candles
Candles
One more down
One more down
Vagabond
Vagabond
Breaking camp
Breaking camp
First Light
First Light
Remnants of someone’s fire from the night before
Remnants of someone's fire from the night before
Disolving wood
Disolving wood
Reviving
Reviving
Sun over the hill
Sun over the hill
Getting in there
Getting in there
It’s going
It's going
Bread on a stick
Bread on a stick
Feur + no-knead dough
Feur + no-knead dough
Brot
Brot
Luke on Guitar
Luke on Guitar
Early Morning Freiburg
Early Morning Freiburg
Morning Song
Morning Song
Tunes
Tunes
Dice’n
Dice'n
Slicin
Slicin
Making more oats
Making more oats
Almost ready
Almost ready
We had a bit of dough left over
We had a bit of dough left over
from the breakfast dough, so I added some brown sugar.
Forming the crust
Forming the crust
mmm crisp
mmm crisp
Using the last of my dough
Using the last of my dough
It was good
It was good
Finished Crisp
Finished Crisp
Sunny Sunday
Sunny Sunday
Tracks
Tracks

I'm not John Castle the actor. Or Johny Castle from "Dirty Dancing."


"Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the world into our bodies and minds. Agriculture has done more to reshape the natural world than anything else we humans do, both its landscapes and the composition of its flora and fauna. Our eating also constitutes a relationship with dozens of other species-plants, animals, and fungi-with which we have coevolved to the point where our fates are deeply entwined. Many of these species have evolved expressly to gratify our desires, in the intricate dance of domestication that has allowed us and them to prosper together as we could never have prospered apart. But our relationships with the wild species we eatÑfrom the mushrooms we pick in the forest to the yeasts that leaven our breadÑare no less compelling, and far more mysterious. Eating puts us in touch with all that we share with the other animals, and all that sets us apart. It defines us."

Michael Pollan