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Day-dreaming about the outdoorsAll this winter confinement is making me day-dream of what life has in store for us come spring, summer and fall. As a tribute to better weeks to come, I will now share two past activities from my non-blogging days.
Before that I must express sadness over the passing of Jughead. No, not that glutton Jughead from Archie comic books but the lovable male grizzly bear we saw at the Bronx Zoo.
We took this photo of Jughead in the summer of 2005.Rest in peace.
Ramapough Lenape Nation Pow-Wow
Gathering of native Americans or pow-wow is getting smaller these days. On a grand scale it could last up to a week. What do you do at a pow-wow?
1. Eat - buffalo seems to be their choice of meat
Buffalo burgers, buffalo steak, buffalo sausage, buffalo dogs, buffalo chili, etc. I didn't realize the health benefits of eating buffalo meat until now. Click here to find out more.2. Watch a dance-off Ramapough Lenape style
Parade of dancers
The Chief starts dancing
Light Foot (not his real name, I'm just kidding) jiving to the drum beats3. Look at some native American handicrafts
Moccasins - boot style, slip-ons & baby mocs
Metro-sexual axes for the modern man, complete with feathers & furs!4. Watch a sheep herding demonstration
Liz waiting for further instructions
Border Collies -Liz & Ty taking a breather
My...my...my!Vent:
At this juncture, I would like to dedicate this "in-your-face" ass **** photo (no offense to the sheep) to a certain Malaysian politician/minister for calling all female bloggers jobless, liars, etc. Now that his foot is stuck in his mouth, he's trying to clean up his sullied ass by hiring some PR agency in a bid to make nice the tsunami of outrage he caused. Brain smaller than his balls? For sure!!! To borrow a line from the Dixie Chicks - [I'm] not ready to make nice - with this turd. Who cares if he's nobility. To understand my ire as well as many others', read Screenshots dated March 17, 2007.
Waterloo Village
Waterloo United Methodist Church, c. 1859
Waterloo is a quaint 19th. century village in Stanhope, NJ. It's beautifully restored and houses a life size Lenape Indian village on Winakung Island. There was a wine festival going on during our visit. We sampled different types of fruit wine as well as the regular whites, reds & desserts from wineries around New Jersey.
Adrian and other wine "connoisseurs" flock to the tents for samples
Comfort station *drool*
Our purchase - Heritage Station Apple Wine
The General Store
Blacksmith at work
The Gristmill, c. 1700s
Guard lock
Shot of the Morris Canal c. 1830s & Towpath Tavern
The Homestead, c. 1700s
Smith House, c. 1874
Lenape Indian Village
Lenape Indians, the original people of New Jersey have a similar social structure as the Minangkabaus of Malaysia. They are a matriachal group and relied on agriculture for sustenance. In time, the Lenape Indians relocated further away from the river due to conflicts with colonists. Their native language (Alqongian) is sadly dying out as many Lenapes speak English these days.
Lenape Spirit God
Lenape long house. Long??? They should come and visit the longhouses in Sarawak
Fire-starter
Hunting hut
Replica of the original Lenape drawings etched on a stone
Animal skins - deer, bear, beaver, bobcat, skunk, raccoon, etc.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
If you're sick, crawl into this tiny space and sweat it out, hence
the Lenape Sweat Hut. Probably, the first concept of sauna/steam bath?
Lenape burial ground & totem poles (turtle, turkey and wolf clans)
At this juncture, I would like to dedicate this "in-your-face" ass **** photo (no offense to the sheep) to a certain Malaysian politician/minister for calling all female bloggers jobless, liars, etc. Now that his foot is stuck in his mouth, he's trying to clean up his sullied ass by hiring some PR agency in a bid to make nice the tsunami of outrage he caused. Brain smaller than his balls? For sure!!! To borrow a line from the Dixie Chicks - [I'm] not ready to make nice - with this turd. Who cares if he's nobility. To understand my ire as well as many others', read Screenshots dated March 17, 2007.
Waterloo Village
Waterloo United Methodist Church, c. 1859
Adrian and other wine "connoisseurs" flock to the tents for samples
Comfort station *drool*
Our purchase - Heritage Station Apple Wine
The General Store
Blacksmith at work
The Gristmill, c. 1700s
Guard lock
Shot of the Morris Canal c. 1830s & Towpath Tavern
The Homestead, c. 1700s
Smith House, c. 1874Lenape Indian Village
Lenape Indians, the original people of New Jersey have a similar social structure as the Minangkabaus of Malaysia. They are a matriachal group and relied on agriculture for sustenance. In time, the Lenape Indians relocated further away from the river due to conflicts with colonists. Their native language (Alqongian) is sadly dying out as many Lenapes speak English these days.
Lenape Spirit God
Lenape long house. Long??? They should come and visit the longhouses in Sarawak
Fire-starter
Hunting hut
Replica of the original Lenape drawings etched on a stone
Animal skins - deer, bear, beaver, bobcat, skunk, raccoon, etc.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
If you're sick, crawl into this tiny space and sweat it out, hencethe Lenape Sweat Hut. Probably, the first concept of sauna/steam bath?
Lenape burial ground & totem poles (turtle, turkey and wolf clans)Ok...enough day-dreaming already. Time to log-out. Till then...
4 comments:
suyin che-che, i love reading your posts! i love the pictures! apple wine sounds interesting. :D haha. yum . buffalo burgers sound good.
hi bananas! thanks. the apple wine is really good. sweet & easy to drink but u have to be careful not to get carried away. it's quite potent ;)
That kambing's Kennysia reminds me of target shooting with Lastik :)
hey cooknengr, don't tell me that's what u did to the poor kambings back in the kampung? hehe...sure they walk one kind after the lastik sesson :)))
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