Tuesday, February 28, 2017

"Faunus" by John Pahlas



Saepe etiam et in proeliss Faun auditi et in rebus turbidis
ueridcae uoces ex occulto missae esse dicuntur;


Cicero ~ De Divinatione

Often also fauns are said both to have been heard in battle and in troubled
times truthful voices have been sent from hidden places;


#Faunus #Inuus #Faunalia #Feb13 #wildernessculture #folkvibe #folkcreative #wisconsin #wisconsinlife #discoverwisconsin #madisonwisconsin #madsionwi #conquer_wi #mounthoreb #centergroundstudios​ ​#driftlessregion​ ​#driftless #wisconsinar​​t​ #wisconsinlife #fineart #sculpture​ ​#finaeartphotography #contemporaryart​ ​#art #modernart #featuredpalette #artlovers #artlover #installationart #steelsculpture

Monday, February 27, 2017

What's an Ogre to Do?

What's an Ogre to Do?

So many children to eat, so little time...

Her Home Office

Her Home Office

Over this past winter Teri has been working from home on occasion. She's even set up a nice stand up workstation in our living room. It easily slides into a nearby closet when not in use, and even has a nice little base for her to stand on. I've really enjoyed having her around the house a lot more, even if I can't interact with her while she works. Apparently I can distract her...

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Being Welcomed

Being Welcomed

It was a day of volunteering at the Temple to help clean the community dinning area. While I haven't attended a significant number of teachings over the past year I have spent time just walking around the Stupa. When I do I find it gives me a chance to simply think about whatever comes to mind. It gives me a sense of balance and I'm usually relaxed when I leave, with a clearer sense of what I need to do in this life. After a few hours of working I had time to walk in areas I'd not explored before. It's going to sound odd, but I felt of sense of "belonging" there. The closest I can describe it is when I walk in specific forest locations back home in Pennsylvania, or the park next to our home. It's like I'm in my most natural setting.

Being Welcomed

#dharma #buddhist #buddhism #learningthedharma #meditation #puja #soulsearching #training #findingmyself #monastery #stupa #meditation #holyplace #holy #peace #namaste #buddha

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Ezekiel Choke from the Closed Guard

Ezekiel Choke from the Closed Guard

Bring your opponent down using your thighs. ​Sink in your cross collar choke either thumb in or out. (I find that with it IN & on the down side the next step is easier for me). Thrust the same side elbow upwards above their neck. At the same time your free hands wraps around the back of their neck to your raised elbow. Apply pressure downward with that forearm as you lock your free hand onto your raised elbow area. CHOKE.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Smoked Whole Chicken

Smoked Chicken

Ingredients:

1 - 4# or so, whole chicken
2 - whole cloves garlic, cut in half
1 - 1 lemon, cut in half
1 - bunch of fresh herbs, any combo of Parsley, Basil, Sage, Rosemary, or Thyme that you want...
1 or 2 Tablespoons of olive oil
Kosher Saltv Fresh Cracked Black Pepper

Directions:

Take your bird, and after rinsing it out and patting it dry, place it on a 1/2 sheet pan. Take half the lemon and squeeze it as you rub it all over the chicken, and then cram it up inside the bird, the skin side towards the neck opening. Hold the chicken open end up. Sprinkle in some salt and pepper. Take your garlic cloves, cut them in half, and throw one clove in. Cram in the fresh herb combo of your choice. Drop in the last of the garlic, and then place the other half of the lemon into the bird. It should form a sort of closure to the opening. Lay it down. Pour a little olive oil over the bird, and rub it all over the skin. Tie the legs together using butcher's twine, closing the opening over the end of the lemon. Tuck the wing tips behind the back of the bird. Sprinkle on some more salt & pepper. Let this sit out for up to 45 minutes while the grill gets hot.

Prepare you charcoal grill. I use a Weber kettle. I also use a chimney starter to get my natural hardwood coals as hot as possible. Soak either apple wood or hickory chips in water until needed. I create a "snake" out of aluminum foil, and wrap it around the base of a shallow aluminum tray. (It's reusable. Mine is 6 years old! See how Alton Brown makes a similar one in Grillus Domesticus) Once your coals are hot, place the tray inside the foil rectangle. Distribute the hot coals all around the outside of the tray. Place the grill rack over top.

The bird goes breast side down over the tray below. Cover the chicken with a deeper aluminum pan placed upside down. It'll form a sort of oven in your grill. Open the grill's grates on either side of the bird and sprinkle on half of your soaked wood chips. Close the grates, put on the lid with the vents all open. Don't forget to place a whole sweet onion on the "head-side" of the bird.

After 30 minutes flip the bird, add more chips, and cover with both the foil tray, and the lid. After another 30 minutes test the temperature using a probe thermometer in the deepest part of the thigh. If it's at, or near 170°F take it off the grill. Cover it with loose foil, and let it rest for 15-20 minutes before carving.

Monday, February 20, 2017

An Early Thaw

An Early Thaw

It's a very sudden and early thaw here in Mount Horeb. I'm still too injured to go train at any of the gyms where I usually find myself on a Monday. After weeks of not getting any better I am finally admitting I need to see my Doctor. So after making an appointment for later this morning I took a casual stroll into the nearby park. The quick thaw has left all the fields flattened and easy to navigate. There is a foundation from an old, small barn that I usually visit each year after the thaw. Someday I may have to try and get a grant to build a semi-permanent bird-blind here. It'd be an excellent spot to document small prairie birds.

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Love Creek Hike

Hike @ Love Creek

An unseasonably warm day found us on a nice, short hike in the Love Creek Fishery Area. There are no real trails aside from deer paths. What it lacked in scale it made up for in solitude. We've noted a couple of nice spots for future picnics.

#wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #driftlessarea #lovecreek #hike

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Prairie Dogs @ Play

Prairie Dogs @ Play

It looks like event the prairie dogs are getting into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Nice side control position! Oss!

Friday, February 17, 2017

Black-capped chickadee

Black-capped chickadee

The black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, nonmigratory, North American songbird that lives in deciduous and mixed forests. It is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is the state bird of both Maine and Massachusetts in the United States, and the provincial bird of New Brunswick in Canada. It is well known for its capacity to lower its body temperature during cold winter nights as well as its good spatial memory to relocate the caches where it stores food, and its boldness near humans (sometimes feeding from the hand).

#chickadee #Poecileatricapillus #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #driftlessarea #wisconsinlife #birding #birds #bird #birding #Audubon #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #igbirds #birdlover #bestbirds #bestbirdshots #your_best_birds #instabirds #wildlife #wildlife_shots #ornithology

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

A Herd of Love Llamas

A Herd of Love Llamas

Freja drew them after looking at llama drawings, front & back. I scanned them in and printed them on thick photo paper. I'm getting a nice little herd of "Love 3rd Grade Valentine's Day Cards

Llamas" here! I have to admit, while not as exciting as being at the gym it kind of feels good to make something with my hands.

#lovellama #lovellamas #valentinesday #bemine #valentinesday

Sunday, February 12, 2017

MST3K Night

MST3K Night

When mommy heads off on a business trip the kid & I make dinner time all about Mystery Science Theater 3000. Tonight's feature was "The Beast of Yucca Flats." It was an AMAZING stinker-roo...

Simply Silly

Simply Silly

Having a 9yo can really remind you of how simple it is to be happy for no reason at all. The other day I crossed my eyes while playing with her. Now she is determined to learn how to do it on her own. And this was just ONE of THOUSANDS of happy little moments she has throughout her day. I say, enjoy it while you can kid...

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Valentine's Day Cards

Valentine's Day Cards

Freja is creating her own Valentine's Day cards for her classmates. As she was drawing her love llama I happened to be passing by with my camera to put it away. It seemed like something to photograph...

The Happy Fiend

The Happy Fiend

"Grendel's hatred began,/ . . . the monster relished his savage war/ On the Danes, keeping the bloody feud/ Alive, seeking no peace, offering/ No truce, accepting no settlement, no price/ In gold or land, and paying the living/ For one crime only with another. No one/ Waited for reparation from his plundering claws:/ That shadow of death hunted in the darkness,/ Stalked Hrothgar's warriors."

#Grendel #Beowulf #Geats #potlicker #potlickerscultures

Thursday, February 9, 2017

ORMEN LANGE

ORMEN LANGE

“The ship was both long and broad and high-sided, and strongly timbered. (..) The ship was a dragon, built after the one the king had captured in Halogaland; but this ship was far larger, and more carefully put together in all her parts. The king called this ship the long Serpent, and the other the Short Serpent. The Long Serpent had thirty-four benches for rowers. The head and the arched tail were both gilt, and the bulwarks were as high as in sea-going ships. This ship was the best and most costly ship ever made in Norway.” (The saga of Olaf Tryggvasons).

Stillness

Stillness

So after an evening of time spent in "stillness" I thought I'd do a little looking into the use of "stillness" as part of the meditative process. I wanted something to relate to the photo of ice I took this morning. I keyword searched, "stillness, Buddha," and quickly found a free book, "The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind" I am very ignorant of Buddhism so decided to research the author before reading it.

Here is what I learned, "Lama Yeshe was born near the Tibetan town of Tolung Dechen, but was sent to Sera Monastery in Lhasa at the age of six. He received full ordination at the age of 28 from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche. Jeffrey Paine reports that Lama Yeshe deliberately refused the geshe degree, despite having studied for it:

Many years later, when pressed why he had shunned this prestigious degree, he would laugh: 'And be Geshe Yeshe?'

Sera Monastery did award him an honorary geshe degree in the early 80s. He also used to joke that he was a Tibetan hippie: 'I dropped out!' "

I will be reading it.

#stillness

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

My BJJ Training Notes: 2017-02-08 - Self Defense from Closed Guard: Counter Punch Scenario



Today's Note: Avoid the punch by using you hips to swing to the side attacking side while using legs to bring oppenent forward. Catch & trap the atacking arm against your neck, hand grabbing the back of their armpit. Lock the position by grabbing the biceps. The other hand raises to your head and... TAP! TAP! TAP!

We also covered variations of this...

#bjj #bjj4life #brazilianjiujitsu #jiujitsulifestyle #jiujitsu #graciejiujitsu #martialarts #grappling #bjjlife #jiujitsulife #fitness #whitebeltproblems #whitebelt #gym #fighttraining #Selfdefense #bjjtraining #martialartslife #fitnessjourney #artesuave #oss #mma #graciejj #bjjmadison #bjjwisconsin #riseup #riseupmartialarts

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

District #1 Old School House

District #1 Old School House

"The District Number 1 School was moved from its original site on Main Street to North Second Street. The School was originally one of two school buildings on the west side of Mount Horeb and housed grades one through eight. The school was built between 1884 and 1889. When the Academy Street school opened in 1919 the West Main Street schools were no longer needed." ~ Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, Inc.

#wisconsin #wisconsinlife #midwest #travelwi #travelwisconsin #midwestliving #midwestmoment #themidwestival #discoverwisconsin #conquer_wi #mounthoreb #madisonwi #midwestisbest #danecounty #wisco #explorewisconsin #onwisconsin #driftlessarea #wisconsinphotographer #norse #norwegian #nordic #viking #vikings #north #northmen #trolltown

Monday, February 6, 2017

Falk WellsSugar RiverCounty Wildlife Area

Falk WellsSugar RiverCounty Wildlife Area

I found myself meandering my way to do some training Rise Up Martial Arts Academy. I took some random turns and ended up at the Falk Wells Sugar River Wildlife Area. It's a new park, and I only just noticed the sign today. There's a very nice, all new bridge over the Sugar River that still smells "new," complete with sawdust still on top of the snow. While the end of the bridge doesn't lead anywhere just yet (there's a tangle of trees that still need cleared) it was still awesome to know there's a way to the other shore. It's awesome to see Dane County Parks creating new spaces to explore. It was a perfect way to get ready for BJJ today.

#midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #wildernessculture #letsgosomewhere #keepitwild #sugarriver #keepitwild #naturalarea #natural #oaksavannah

Falk WellsSugar RiverCounty Wildlife Area

Falk WellsSugar RiverCounty Wildlife Area

I found myself meandering my way to do some training Rise Up Martial Arts Academy. I took some random turns and ended up at the Falk Wells Sugar River Wildlife Area. It's a new park, and I only just noticed the sign today. There's a very nice, all new bridge over the Sugar River that still smells "new," complete with sawdust still on top of the snow. While the end of the bridge doesn't lead anywhere just yet (there's a tangle of trees that still need cleared) it was still awesome to know there's a way to the other shore. It's awesome to see Dane County Parks creating new spaces to explore. It was a perfect way to get ready for BJJ today.

#midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #wildernessculture #letsgosomewhere #keepitwild #sugarriver #keepitwild #naturalarea #natural #oaksavannah

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Snowshoeing in Stewart County Park

Snowshoeing in Stewart County Park

One of the activities that is promoted by the Scandihoovian Winter Festival is snowshoeing in our local parks. Fontana Sports Specialties offers free demo shoes at Cave of the Mounds during the day of the event but I couldn't make it out there yesterday. Instead I took my wife Teri for a quick stroll through Stewart County Park, which is close to our home. The trails are well groomed for both snowshoeing and cross country skiing. It's really awesome when taking a walk with your wife is literally is "all in a day's work."

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #stewartlake #danecountyparks #snowshoe #snowshoeing

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Scandihoovian Dance

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Live music & dance at the Old School House

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Frozen Turkey Bowling

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

STRIKE! Yes, that is a frozen turkey they are bowling with.

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Scandihoovian Winter Fest - 2017

Today has been a crazy, busy day and I couldn't be more thrilled! I've been running all over town photographing the Scandihoovian Winter Festival. I've cover a number of their hosted events. As I write this I am taking a break to process a couple of images before I head back out into the cold to photograph Frozen Turkey Bowling, and then a Cajun dance at the Old School House. I'll have to caption these images on another day...

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #driftlessarea #midwestmoment #conquer_wi #themidwestival #danecounty #nordic #norse #nordiclife #viking #vikings

Friday, February 3, 2017

Scandihoovians @ Norsk Golf Club

Scandihoovians @ Norsk Golf Club

Tonight I zipped in and out of two Scandihoovian gatherings. There were two venues with live music. I didn't want to be too disruptive so I worked quickly.I did get to actually talk to couple of people, one of them another local photographer @cjefko who promised me we'd get together and geek out over lenses sometime.

#scandihoovian #winterfest2017 #winterfest #scandifest #mounthoreb #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #driftlessarea

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Terminus ante quem

Terminus ante quem

I know I already took a photo of ice and posted it a couple of days ago but this morning I captured one I wanted to also share. One of our cats like to sleep on top of my dresser. It's right next to a window that gets some nice sun once it rises above the trees in the back. I just happened to be in the room when I thought I'd raise the blinds, allowing her to sun herself while she slept (can you believe I do this for a cat?). As I did so I noticed the sun was just starting to hit the frost on the outside. As I took this photo I could see everything melting so quickly. I am not sure what I'm seeing in this particular photo but I loved the "otherworldly" feel to it.

#mpe65mm #macro #macrophotography #canonphotography #macrophoto #macro_freaks #canon_official #mta_macro #canonusa #ice #frost #natureart #canonfotografia #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #driftlessarea #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Blue Mound State Park

Blue Mound State Park

Between errands I had the urge to just drive. Five miles later I was taking this photo of Blue Mound State Park, specifically this farm just below Blue Mound. I'm not sure who own it but I'll bet it's very peaceful living there. All in all, it was the quickest photo sojourn I've taken...

Blue Mound State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, USA, located atop the largest hill in the southern half of the state, near the village of Blue Mounds. The 1,153-acre (467 ha) park features a pair of observation towers affording views of the Wisconsin River valley and Baraboo Range to the north, the mounds, buttes, and rolling forests of the Driftless Area to the south and west, and the young glacial plains and city of Madison to the east.

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Karmaphala

Karmaphala American Crow

After yesterday's photo of the iron hawk under an oak (check my feed) I coincidentally got one of an American Crow today. I was getting out of the car, camera in hand when I heard it call out from the walnut tree in our yard. I reconfigured my camera to try capturing it and stepped into the driveway already camera to my face. I didn't spot it at first as there was another tree between us. I no sooner focused on it when it launched into the air.

#crow #Corvus #Corvus_brachyrhynchos #naturalwisconsin #wildernessculture #outdoorlife #getoutside #liveoutdoors #getoutstayout #getoutthere #naturelover #lifeoutdoors #Karmaphala #loveoutdoors #outdoorsy #outdoors #nature_perfection #midwestisbest #travelwisconsin #explorewisconsin #theoutbound #ventureout #in2nature #thegreatoutdoors #getoutdoors #wisconsin #wisconsinlife #discoverwisconsin #madisonwisconsin #madsionwi