Hocking Hills Part 2

Cedar Falls

The Ash Cave Fire Tower

Willow's 7th Annual Ball

oh my!
   Another year gone by, a good one - at least from the view point of a squashed bug (?)

   I'm keen this year on sampling the rootbeer that I heard an old gnarly tree sprite was squeezing out of a juicy sassafras and serving up on Willow's lawn, overlooking the gentle Scioto.

   And what of the rumors of Steve Martin riding Mr. Ed bareback whilst strumming his, ahem, banjo? Here's hoping I've passed out by that hour in the inflatable yurt I'm planning to blow up and float down the river in. Pray tell, where will I wind up?

   OK, so these big froufrous  aren't my piece of cheese - I'll leave the frivolities to his majesty, Dinosaur Hand... I suspect he is the real reason I get invited to this shindig year after year. Me, I'm a big scared of all the fine lace and twirling and sword fights that tend to break out at the mansion, but the random ado gets Dino snapping...

Hey, it looks like Dinosaur Hand has asked his buddy Carl to accompany us
to the ball. Carl likes a good party and is known to tip his elbow.
Coat check?

     ...so I've left the preparations to Dinosaur Hand, just so he isn't too hung over to get up Sunday morning for church. What's that? OK, we'll skip morning services, but I won't by any chance miss out on bacon and eggs and strong coffee... oh unless we're twelve miles down the Scioto. Anybody got a map? An oar?

Dino can be a bit grabby - Is your underwear flame retardant?
 

      I think I'm dressing as Dark Helmet to commemorate the upcoming Star Wars movie... Gawd I hope it doesn't suck. Dinosaur Hand is pulling out all the stops however, and is channeling Katniss from Catching Fire.

     Beware, if any fracases break out. Dinosaur Hand is hoping the Swiss army revolver he ordered off of Craig's List will ship before the party!

Oh, and if Dinosaur Hand does get a little tipsy he'll want to tell you all about that time
he ALMOST got the part of Live Long & Prosper.
It's all bullshit, but please play along...
for my sake.

ghgh, etc.

Hocking Hills part 1

 in the hidden world of Old Man's Cave

Tom and Dinosaur Hand present:

Movie Reviews!

Tom: Hi Dinosaur Hand, what have you been up to, old friend?
Dinosaur Hand: If I told you, then I'd have to...
Tom: Yea, yea. I know, you would have to kill me. What do you say we do some movie reviews in that vein, then?
DH: Now you're talking my language. Rat-a-tat-tat, Boom, sucka!
Tom: We'll have to go back pretty far, Dino. About a year. Why don't you start?
DH: Cool. I really dug Jack Reacher, that movie had everything. It had cars and guns, a smokin' hot chick and a creepy bad ass villain.

Tom: Not to mention Tom Cruise, who is pretty bad ass himself. If we could clone Tom Cruise and send them all off in opposite direction, they would cure all the world's woes in a week.
DH: Two weeks, tops. Awesome movie. Woo, Woo, Woo, Woo Woo!
Tom: Wow, five woos, impressive. I concur. Next?

DH: So, if it's killing you want, how about Violet and Daisy? There was some nice killing in that, and cute chicks, too.
Tom: I remember that. A quirky little murder movie. Violet and Daisy was very unrealistic, but sort of fun. It starred Saoirse Ronan and was one of James Gandolfini's last movies.

DH: Yea yea, about these two tweeny girls who take jobs just to make money for buying fancy dresses for parties and stuff. Silly stuff, but funny too.
Tom: And their hit on Gandolfini doesn't go quite as expected. I don't know about this movie...
DH: Boom, blam, Woooo.
Tom: OK, sort of three and a half stars then?

DH: World War Z was epic!
Tom: I would have to agree, somewhat. Brad Pitt gives his usual fine performance, somehow escaping time after time from inescapable situations.
DH: And he saves the day! Here's a scene where he wins the battle of senior citizen day in the local Kroger.

Tom: Ha. Dino, you are such a goof.
DH: I know, right? Do we have time for another? Something out of the ordinary?
Tom: Sure, how about Detention? Do you remember that one?
DH: Pow, do I ever! That was a hum dinger, dude!
Tom: I didn't know what to expect from Detention. It starred Josh Hutcherson and Shanley Caswell. I don't know either of them, but the guy was in Hunger Games.
DH: Cute gal, but of course she was supposed to be the plain jane chick in the movie. Gimmie a break. I love a good slasher flick!
Tom: The movie started out very violent, very slasherie, but then got really very very strange, but in a good way. The main guy reminded me of a Ferris Bueller type. He was cocky in a likeable way.
DH: Oh, that type...

Tom: In the end, Detention was extreme Breakfast Club on steroids with an acid trip thrown in.
DH: You mean, like pepper in the soup?
Tom: What?
DH: Too much pepper. It makes you sneeze.
Tom: Go back to sleep dinosaur Hand.

and the River keeps on flowing

And more Acres' reserves south, in the Wabash area.

Leaves they're a changin'

Some snapshots of recent events, starting with some Acre's reserve in the Ft. Wayne area.