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“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively” ~ Dalai Lama

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That’s such a great quote, when I heard it in Forrest Pritchard’s Start Your Farm audio book I’m listening to while riding today. Not that farmers always break the rules but some are stupid and in rural areas without nosy cops and neighbors everywhere you can get away with a lot of shit. Plus, it’s really something I’ve been thinking as a future property owner, hopefully of that off grid, how to comply but local rules and code but in ways more sustainable and better for my own land and life then what the government regulations would set forward.

Rip Van Winkle Quote

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“Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains; and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.”

– Irwin Washington, Rip Van Winkle

Heidelberg Pit in Montoursville, PA

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"Heidelberg Materials, formerly known as Hanson Aggregates is one of the largest producers of crushed stone, sand and gravel in North America. With our robust network of plants , digital solutions and ability to transport materials by water and rail, Heidelberg Materials can supply construction projects in major markets across the country. Heidelberg Materials also operates cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt facilities in select markets across the U.S. and Canada."

MODIS Terra – February 9, 2026

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You can see from this morning's Terra image that most of the lakes in the Southern Adirondacks are ice covered, and snow pack is widespread.