Canning Season

Autumn means that it is time to get canning for the winter!

All fresh, local ingredients.

Made 19 - 1/2 pint jars of salsa

I learned a difficult lesson: do NOT chop jalapeno peppers without wearing gloves!!  Really damn painful for about 14 hours...

Fall is pretty

This is why fall is my favorite season.

Trail in Neff's Canyon

Sunset was ridiculous

Helpful cats

This is how Trout helps us with our homework.

This is how Inku helps me can salsa.  

Some pictures from our trip to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.  

Canyonlands National Park

We had weather in the upper 80's for the entire trip, sunshine every day, and great sunsets every night.  We went on a couple of short hikes and one long 4WD back-country trail in Lavender Canyon.  Great trip!

Shi Shi Beach

It was rainy and grey, but great company can make even the greyest of days seem brighter.  

Banana slug on a mossy log near our campsite.

The view from our campsite was beautiful; the grey skies, ocean, sand, and trees added a different sense of beauty to the beach scene.

 

 

Packing out.

Fat cats

Fat cats need a bigger kitty cat condo.

Venice, CA

Blue skies and a quiet beach in the morning. 24 hrs in Venice, CA is pretty great.