Bread Testing
I’ve been testing bread recipes for a chef who is writing a new bread book. One of the benefits of this has been being able to get hands on experience, and personal recommendations from the author, without having to pay a fortune for culinary school. I also have always wanted to learn to make more flavorful breads like rye and sourdough. So this has been a great experience. I don’t know how Laurie feels about the pet sourdough sponge taking over an entire shelf in the fridge. She complained about it at first, but has been mum on the subject for a while. (As soon as I use more of it I promise I’ll put it in a smaller container). Please remember that some people have sponges that are 100+ years old. And now that mine is finally started I have no plans on letting it die. Anyway, I found this picture of a rye loaf I made a few weeks ago and thought I’d share it.
It’s Winter
Winter is finally here. The National Park Service webcam at the grand canyon provided this great photo of winter’s arrival. Maybe we should take a field trip.
Grand Canyon Winter
Photo Op.
Most of the times I have had to go out of town for work I’ve had opportunities to take great photos. I usually don’t have time to stop and take a photo, or am too lazy to get out and take a photo, so they never realize. The pictures remain immortalized within my own head, but never make it out. This week I went to Show Low and the forest service was conducting controlled burns of the underbrush. The dense smoke and the setting sun provided some amazing photographs. The light conditions were optimal, even though I was too lazy to even pull over.
Smokey Sunset
One of my Cute Girls
I love my medium format film camera… if I could just get it to feed properly.
Here is a great one… a little outdated, but a cute pic.
An Arizona Adventure
On Tuesday I embarked on a statewide adventure. I had jobs in five little towns mostly along the edges of the state. I started in Superior, went to 3-Way, a small town between Duncan and Clifton, then up to Alpine, then Many Farms, and finally Fredonia. I snapped a few photos along the way.
This is the entrance to Clifton. They really do have working gates that can close on the roaway, the tracks, and the sidewalk. Why? I have no idea, perhaps to keep the indians out.
The train depot in clifton, that now doubles as the public restrooms.
Here is the view from the road above Morenci.
And some fall colors … the only fall colors I saw on the whole trip.
Here is the awesome view from the top of the White Mountains. The furthest mountain is Mt. Graham, above Safford.
And here is Alpine. Actually the entire town is in the one photo. There are quite a few cabins on the outskirst of town up in the forest area, but this is the townsite.
The lake in Alpine, I don’t know what its called.
Here is the view from the place I was working. There were elk around the pond when we got there.
There are rocks sticking up all over the place on the Indian Reservation. Especially by Kayenta. I did go by Canyon de Chelly, but didn’t have time to stop and take a photo. Next time. Here is one of those crazy rocks. I think it’s called Church Rock.
Here is the last photo. At least the last interesting photo. This is a coal elevator, like a grain elevator, but for coal. It has a pipeline that goes all the way to the mine, it crosses above the road left of the photo. On the other side of the elevator are some train tracks. Electric train tracks going to a huge power plant in Page. I’d include a photo but it was getting dark and I didn’t want to stop, and look like a terrorist taking a picture of one of the most important power plants in the country. You never know what people are going to think. Anyway I did take a photo or two, but they were quite blurry.
Hope you enjoyed the show. I sure enjoyed the trip.
