I still have my old wooden cross country skis. They have cable bindings. I miss those days of judging the correct wax. Sometimes gliding along at 12 feet a step was when you knew you got it right. It wasn’t flat where I skied at either, it was more Alpine skiing.
Getting ready to do some fishing myself. This is the month for fishing here before the thermocline begins. The kitties will be happy.
My pineapple sage is blooming! So beautiful with it’s long red blooms. I was showing the sage and several types of basil to a couple of friends and my little hummingbird joined the party, lol. The guys were so shocked at my little buddy being so close to us. I told them I was an Aries, lol.
I have my husbands old Bonnas, in great shape made in orway. Hubby skied a lot before we met, even raced more than a few times in the Birkebeiner. Don’t have a clue what to do with them.
I have really nice MODERN aluminum snowshoes and poles. Beau is Old School - catgut and wood. No poles. Poles are for GIRLS, LOL!
Pineapple Sage is a great plant to have around! LOVE how it smells and the blooms are such a ‘true’ red that you don’t often see.
I was on vacation one winter in the Anza-Boreggo Desert State Park, inland, southern CA. 650,000 acres! I think we saw maybe 6 other people that entire week.
This was in February and the whole place was in bloom - quite the sight to see. There were so many Hummingbirds covering the GIANT native Sage plants that you wanted to swat them away like mosquitos - but of course we didn’t!
Those sage plants are what later turn into Tumbleweeds.
There was a beautiful trail that we took that led to an actual OASIS with palm trees and a waterfall and a pond. It was awesome!
I highly recommend a visit there for everyone. If you look at their site, they’ll tell you when things are blooming best and also if they’re blooming at all. Some years are better than others.