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Tarbuster
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Nov 12, 2018 - 10:24am PT
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Flat heads. Flat Heads?
Now I'm hurt, Don. Real hurt! Don't you know we're supposed to be creating safe spaces for each other?
When I saw Lloyd's view, after first relishing the rarity of it, my next thought was: hmmm. Orchid, Poinsettia, and other thoughtfully positioned flowers, candles, and thriving house plants.
Aside from it being a Christmas scene, must be a woman in the house!
I also wonder, Lloyd, how did you get that shot so clean, with all of the variable lighting conditions inside and out. Nothing is overexposed, except maybe the snow is a little hot.
It almost looks like a poster strapped to the wall! But with the retracted venetian blinds added in to complete the trompe l'oeil effect. Not bad for a snapshot!
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Nov 12, 2018 - 11:32am PT
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Tarbuster - I'm also a big fan of Croze-Hermitage and Cornas, that's one reason I planted Syrah. You should try to get your hands on a Syrah from the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, some of the most assertive and distinctive terroir on the planet.http://www.rocksdistrict.com Brian in SLC - I was going to name the COR route "Last Dance" and my wife talked me out of it. I don't think I'm going to be doing much more choreography in that neck of the woods. It was super windy on the day of the FA and I put it up with the assistance of Jay Goodwin, who also helped with Rain Dance 20+ years ago, so "Wind Dance" it was... Maybe I'll bring some of that vino to Fritz's get-together next summer...
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Tarbuster
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Nov 12, 2018 - 11:45am PT
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Okay, KPWalla, I just looked up that AVA:
It is named for the city of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, and a unique alluvial fan resulting in rocky soils with "baseball sized" basalt cobbles[6] covering the earth,[4] and is notable as being "the only AVA in the United States whose boundaries are defined by the soil type"
Immediately reminds me of the galets for which Châteauneuf-du-Pape is known:
The characteristic terroir of Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes from a layer of stones called galets ("pebbles"). The rocks are typically quartzite and remnants of Alpine glaciers that have been smoothed over millennia by the Rhône. The stone retains heat during the day and releases it at night which can have an effect of hastening the ripening of grapes. The stones can also serve as a protective layer to help retain moisture in the soil during the dry summer months https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocks_District_of_Milton-Freewater_AVA#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKimbel2014-7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauneuf-du-Pape_AOC
Looks like Rotie Cellars has plots within that AVA. Next, I might give Tertulia a look see ...
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Nov 12, 2018 - 02:32pm PT
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Tarbuster - Good call. The recent plantings in the Rocks District were largely prompted by the similarities of its rocky soils to those of Chateauneuf. However, the rocky soils of the Rocks District are much deeper and rockier than those of Chateauneuf and the cobblestones are made of dark basalt rather than light-colored quartzite.
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Tarbuster
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Nov 12, 2018 - 02:40pm PT
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10 four!
I've got a call into my local wine shop to see about sourcing some of those Rocks District Syrah for Thanksgiving.
Fairly boutique I suspect, (those producers from the looks of things), and some sell direct, though maybe not using distributors just yet. We'll see: thanks much for the nudge!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 12, 2018 - 09:08pm PT
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Great photos & stories folks.
Kpinwalla2! I'm looking forward to sipping your latest vintage.
Since we are now moving off the couch, here's Heidi & the sunset on our front porch on Oct. 2. I predicted it would be our best October sunset & it was.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 13, 2018 - 12:26am PT
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hey there say, ... say, here i come...
:)
ooops is too cluttered, as, i have an EASEL up right now...
usually is not there...
and, cat has his favorite box, on my chair...
and-- christmas tree is there... :))
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Tarbuster
climber
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A pre-Thanksgiving wine tasting party, at Chez Tarbousier, sans couch!
L-R:
Lisa Goldsmith – My wife & national + internationally renowned champion mountain runner
Grace – Tarbuster ex-girlfriend & climbing partner + mother of the two young women on the right
Sarah – Recent nationally-ranked surfer
Aaron – Afghanistan veteran + trad climber & Cassin Ridge hopeful
Claire – CU Boulder astrophysics student & dedicated climber
Tarbuster a.k.a. Roy McClenahan – Internet sh#t talker & former Yosemite Mountain School guide
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aeriq
Social climber
Location: It's a MisterE
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Not bad - seeing the sunrise on Basin & Tom every morning...
Especially pretty after some snowfall:
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 14, 2018 - 04:53pm PT
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Pretty glorious tonight!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2018 - 05:05pm PT
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Great views folks! Thanks for sharing them.
Harley (the cat) enjoying his morning sun-room view yesterday.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 14, 2018 - 05:20pm PT
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Damn, looks like Harley needs to cut back on the carbs!
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Tarbuster
climber
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Dec 14, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
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Looks like Reilly already sent Harley a greeting card on the previous page!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dec 14, 2018 - 09:07pm PT
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We don't have a TV (and the couch won't arrive until we do the full U-Haul move), but this is a view from the back door when one of our neighbors came by to see who had just moved in...
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2018 - 09:34pm PT
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nutagain & Tar! Re Harley "the cat" being a little chubby. He is very active outdoors & has learned to suck his gut up for photos, like any aware old guy.
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Tarbuster
climber
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Dec 14, 2018 - 10:11pm PT
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Yeah, not cool to be dissing on your cat.
Especially because he can't sit at your computer and lash back at us!
There he was, minding the view from the couch, and his own business.
Besides, I'm sure that wasn't his most flattering pose in the cat couch.
Berg heil, Harley!
https://www.catster.com/cats-101/orange-tabby-cat-facts
https://www.thepurringtonpost.com/orange-tabby-cats-fun-facts/
Fun Fact #7. Orange tabby cats love to eat. Fun Fact #8. They tend to be low-energy.
On the one hand, this laid-back “cattitude” can make them excellent lap buddies and snugglers. On the other hand, it’s just another precaution to remember, since it may make them more at risk for becoming overweight and obese. A quote from Jim Davis (creator of Garfield) comes to mind ~ “In my head, the sky is blue, the grass is green and cats are orange.”
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Scole
Trad climber
Zapopan
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Dec 18, 2018 - 04:02pm PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 18, 2018 - 05:19pm PT
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Hugo has his winter weight on. There was a squirl right outside the door a few days ago nibbling on a slice of bread. I snuck the door open and tossed Hugo at the squirl. Now that certainly should have been an unfair advantage yet the squirl took off like a shot out of a cannon with Hugo lumbering after him. Hugo got burned worse than a linebacker trying to cover Jerry Rice . Absolutely pathetic performance on his part. I am quite certain that he slept the entire day today while I was at work. No doubt dreaming about catching that squirl…
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