!! JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

BEL #1 (plus intro)

The head commander, Stephen, calls me JP. So do my basketball teammates, and co-workers from Alaska.

It's my 1st week in Bootcamp and there is a great group of guys here. I'm learning alot ,very fast, from everybody! I am grateful to be here and desire to share my experience through the lens of my perspective. A special thanks goes to Paul Weaton for pursuing world domination!

Because Stephen and I are working together almost exclusively for now, some of the pictures may be repetitive and hopefully from a different perspective. As I am new to posting on this format/platform, I'll try to make it more personal.

For starters; I've got my bunk. I'm in the solarium. It's not cold enough to need the heater going but definitely a multiple blanket situation. I'll probably move into a private tent later when its warmer.

The 1st veggie I ate upon arrival was walking onion greens, there is alot to harvest right now and the tops/self propagation are very interesting.they taste great.

GAMCOD Last years and the one we worked on today. It's a great concept that I'm definitely going to try myself someday.

Comments, questions, and requests are welcomed.
Thanks!

I am glad you lie the walking onions.  They are a mainstay for me; every time ai gather greens for raw or cooking I remove some of the tube leaves from the side of the plant.  this seems to stimulate more growth before sending up the one that flowers and produces bulblets,  the remains of last years growth will generally pull off but do not pull to hard so that the bulb comes out of the ground.  No great loss if it does because it will transplant with out too much shock. something else that I find easy for continual harvest is celery.  It seldom forms  large stalks for me but is convenient to pick the stalks around the outside as needed.

BEL #2

Woke up to some 24 deg. fog this morning!


Before and after pics of the junk log fence at"Bark Park." Slightly off on view point (I'll get better).



And the spring wild flowers match our sun hats!
Knock knock... Banana...


Game night we playing Kingdomino!

BEL #3
1st week of bootcamp complete! There's been a lot of hard work, learning, and laughter. I think I've made some lifelong friends in a short period of time.

Our high commander Stephen standing on top of the WOFATI called Allerton Abbey.

You can rent this beauty or stay here as a boot. I'll post more pics of the inside next week since we are building this years GAMCOD there.

And the sunchokes are everywhere! I seem to like them the most, and Paul is excited about that. So far I've cooked them in an onion soup and fried them like potato chips. Yummy!


BtW I've purposefully taken that picture of Allerton Abbey as a reference of the unmanaged foliage, I'm very curious to see how things change and develop through the summer. Progress pictures to come periodically.
Have a great weekend!

BEL #4

My 1st Saturday... what to do? Woke up early because my circadian rhythm is now set. Relaxed and enjoyed the slow paced morning. Crossing Clark Fork River on the old one lane bridge i noticed 2 eagles and their nest. I'll be returning to get better pics!


Then I hiked Superior Vista Trail. 850ft. ele. 2.5mi.

For dinner, Geoffs's famous beans and quinoa burritos.

BEL #5

My 1st Sunday Basecamp Blitz! House cleaning and nest labor.
Like every well organized community, a weekly common area cleaning day performed as a team is a must. And then a little wandering around in the sun...

I believe this is a type of cypress, it's a lonely young tree amoungst these older pines.



Found a small patch of "orange peel" fungus...


Following a deer trail i found the corner of the property has a gap in the fence for you know who...


Looking forward to week 2

Thanks for the great photos JP. I look forwards to your updates!
Could that be a juniper rather than a cypress? They maybe just look similar.
The orange peel fungus is pretty cool!