A more singular post than is normal around here, but I am really into taking these high speed photos of spinning wood and stationary steel precipitating a diaspora of fibers and debris. This is a piece of a Kentucky Coffee Tree being made into a bowl.
Ligneous
Thank you to my great friend Cody for the first photograph in this group.
From Beginning to End
see, I raised this one up for you
from beginning to end
I led him to slaughter
he fed my community, my family and neighbors, your mother, brothers and sisters
this ancient, the second biggest cottonwood in my land stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood
thank you to my friend Brad for some of the pictures this week
Come With a Stone Tree
Spout Root Spoon Route
Black walnut spoon with carving and ebonizing. It is for sale if you would like it.
Osage Orange long handled spoon. It too is for commerce.
Here is a little of that walnut spoon before it was finished. The black or ebonizing is made by brushing a little bit of vinegar that has iron oxide (rust) dissolved in it. It reacts with tannic acid in wood and turns black on contact.
Now that our does have freshened with the wholesome milk of provision we have soap abounding. It’s good stuff. 
A Vessel, Strange and Unknown Finds Walking Man
A vessel from the earth, strange and unknown, baring forth both blood and fire, finds Walking Man
When You Spoke, guitar, accordion, banjo, and voice.
Try Mend Make
Erde Stein Stahl
My friend, Cody is the artist behind the stone and the metal. I have lent my hands.
Walking Man, Root
A new drawing of Walking Man with some contextual review. And a traditional tune called The Gobby-O, played by the skin of my teeth on the tenor banjo, with spoons and guitar.
Walking Man Works At Becoming a Tree
The Unmixing of Walking Man
Walking Man on a boat in the mist
Walking Man in the Sea
The Comissioning of Walking Man into a Mystery and Problem
Walking Man and the Miracle of the Flying Fish
Walking Man in the Tunnel of the Ancient
Walking Man Recovering that which was Lost
The Legend of Walking Man
Adamant
Walking Man of the Woods and City
The Caprine Outpouring
Amidst the bustle, we are celebrating the increase of new life this week. Two of our does ushered in kidding season in ernest. The first one had quadruplets and the second, triplets. I’ll spare you the “I’m not kidding” jokes.
The School of the Transfer of Energy 