Photographs Around The Farm – Tsula Adohi Farm and Nature School

A mid-Autumn dump for y'all. Lots of trail runs, m

A mid-Autumn dump for y'all. Lots of trail runs, motorcycle rides, Algebra/Physics with Ruby, bicycle rides, and grief.

I've also finally got the old MCI JH416 console out of storage and new recording should commence shortly. Still a lot to do to get the studio in order, but it's happening.

We lost my dear uncle Two Moon a couple of weeks ago. Feeling waves of grief throughout the days since. I recently did a deep dive into Jim Harrison and it's almost perfect timing that this poem came across my path.

The other boot doesn't drop from heaven.
I've made this path and nobody else
leading crookedly up through the pasture
where I'll never reach the top of Antelope Butte.
It is where my mind begins to learn
my heart's language on this endless
wobbly path, veering south and north
informed by my all-too-vivid dreams
which are a compass without a needle.
Today the gods speak in drunk talk
pulling at a heart too old for this walk,
a cold windy day kneeling at the mouth
of the snake den where they killed 800 rattlers.
Moving higher my thumping chest recites the names
of a dozen friends who have died in recent years,
names now incomprehensible as the mountains
across the river far behind me.
I'll always be walking up toward Antelope Butte.
Perhaps when we die our names are taken
from us by a divine magnet and are free
to flutter here and there within the bodies
of birds. I'll be a simple crow
who can reach the top of Antelope Butte.

- J. Harrison

Early autumn photo dump for y'all! It's been a cra

Early autumn photo dump for y'all! It's been a crazy couple of months around here to say the least. Adapting to staying at the lake through the week so Ruby can attend St. Andrew's - Sewanee for high school, running new trails, getting the lay of the land, riding motorcycles on days back at the farm, and finishing out some business dealings that have been in the works for five years.
Some of these photos are from the past couple of days as the leaves have started to change here on the mountain. Expect more in the coming days! In the meantime, I'll let Wordsworth explain:

Departing summer hath assumed
An aspect tenderly illumed,
The gentlest look of spring;
That calls from yonder leafy shade
Unfaded, yet prepared to fade,
A timely carolling.
No faint and hesitating trill,
Such tribute as to winter chill
The lonely redbreast pays!
Clear, loud, and lively is the din,
From social warblers gathering in
Their harvest of sweet lays.
Nor doth the example fail to cheer
Me, conscious that my leaf is sere,
And yellow on the bough:—
Fall, rosy garlands, from my head!
Ye myrtle wreaths, your fragrance shed
Around a younger brow!
Yet will I temperately rejoice;
Wide is the range, and free the choice
Of undiscordant themes;
Which, haply, kindred souls may prize
Not less than vernal ecstasies,
And passion's feverish dreams.
- from Wordsworth “September, 1819”

Late-mid summer photo drop. It's been quite a coup

Late-mid summer photo drop. It's been quite a couple of months. Lots of good trail runs, motorcycle rides, hikes, and bicycle rides. Ruby started school at St. Andrew's - Sewanee for her freshman high school year. A move down to the lake house to split time between the farm was necessary. We are all trying to acclimate ourselves and plug in. As you can see, little Skippy dog didn't need much time.

Ruby and I headed out yesterday to get some fresh

Ruby and I headed out yesterday to get some fresh dill so that we could make some fermented short pickles with all of the cucumbers sitting on the dining table. After procuring the goods, we then hit a bunch of Tennessee summer sun-showers. We decided to put on some Hank and take the long slow way home. Luck would have it that today turned out to be the most beautiful summer day we've had. A reprieve from the dew point downer days we've been having lately. So, I tossed on the helmet and took the R75 out for a ride. Snapped a few photos here at the farm just as I was finishing my ride and the sun was finding the horizon.

Here is a late spring/early summer photo dump. Qua

Here is a late spring/early summer photo dump. Quail singing in the video. Father's day, fishing at the lake house, Land cruiser at the farm, summer fog, trail running through one of the prairies at the farm, some shrooms, rainbows, and motorcycle adventures at waterfalls. Let's run, ride, or fish soon.

What a weekend! Celebrating Amy and my mother, aur

What a weekend! Celebrating Amy and my mother, aurora borealis, running trails in the woods and in the prairies at the farm, and hundreds of miles on motorcycles. I finally put the rear rack and krauser bags on the BMW. Now I have a place to put rocks that I find while out riding!

Friday around the farm. 🍒 Are ripening. Stored

Friday around the farm. 🍒 Are ripening. Stored the few ripe ones in this small bird nest that fell from the sumac during the storms. Beard tongue blooming.

Just a really spectacular spring so far in Tenness

Just a really spectacular spring so far in Tennessee. Here's another spring set of photographs. Motorcycle riding, kids putting muddy hand prints everywhere, lake house fishing, moon rising, leaves coming on, drainage work on the trails at the farm, and a sunset during a trail run. Message me and let us go ride some motorcycles, bicycles, run or hike in the woods, or get a meal to catch up! Hope y'all are well.

Some more spring time photos! Creek walking, motor

Some more spring time photos! Creek walking, motorcycle riding, sunset watching, and duck raising. Also, Amy and Ruby heading to the opera.

Stopped by Mike's motorcycle shop for a bit and fo

Stopped by Mike's motorcycle shop for a bit and found some Triumph parts in the parts cleaner and got to see Jerry's 1957 Panhead coming along. Motor should be going in soon. How do y'all think it is coming along?

Hark from the tombs a doleful sound. My ears atte

Hark from the tombs a doleful sound.
My ears attend the cry.
Ye living men come view the ground where you must shortly lie.
1825

This is the inscription on the gate post as you enter the cemetery at Reese's Chapel, which is 9 miles south of Columbia, TN. Check out that gate latch that is shaped as a bat head. The ears fold down to latch the gate!

While out riding the motorcycles yesterday, we stopped at one of my favorite chapels and cemeteries in the Middle Tennessee area, Reese's Chapel. The chapel is the second one to sit at this site. It was built in the mid-late 1800's after the first chapel, which sat at the opposite end of the cemetery, was destroyed in a fire. The original chapel was a log structure and built into the shape of a Maltese cross.

The oldest dated tombstone here is 1814, but there are some unmarked stones that are believed to be older. Stones used as closure for humans that had living memories of those in the ground. Humans, y'all are weird creatures.

@whitneybrownstone this wall needs your skill and love!

Tennessee spring in full effect. Motorcycle riding

Tennessee spring in full effect. Motorcycle riding, trail running, full moon rising, phlox blooming, devil's urn, the delicate miterwort blooming, and warm breezes. Check out the video of the black headed vultures circling above on one of my runs. The shadows run down the trees.

Alright, late winter photo dump! Finally got some

Alright, late winter photo dump! Finally got some photos out on a ride of the '73 BMW R75/5 with the higher bars I put on. It's way more comfortable now as opposed to when I had lower bars on it. I think it's still stunning, too. Also some photos from some trail runs and hikes in here. A few photos from other motorcycle rides from the past few weeks. To finish off, a video of my daughter at a Machine Head concert in Atlanta that she wasn't going to miss. Her favorite song is 30 years old and you can see her here with her badass hair swinging and throwing horns. Oh, and I designed and made some stickers (LAST PHOTO). If you want one, send me a private message on here. Let's go for a run, hike, or motorcycle ride soon, ya hear?!

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Winter, even though we don't usually get the North

Winter, even though we don't usually get the Northern winters I was used to while growing up in Illinois, is easily one of my favorite times of year here in Tennessee. It is invigorating, a time of rejuvenation after the high dew points of Mid-south summers, and allows for trailblazing not found through the green season. Ruby, Amy, Cherokee, and I spent all afternoon taking in the magic of eight inches of snow at the farm. We all had our spirits lifted. We are also so grateful that we have a place in life such as this. I hope everyone is safe and warm.

My top 35 albums of 2023 are now up on my weblog.

How about another mid-autumn photo dump?! Around o

How about another mid-autumn photo dump?! Around our farm, mid-TN, and Western NC. My special daughter, some late asters, some sunsets, the doggos, and some trail running photos. Severe drought and temps still near 70F. Hoping for rain and a big cool down, friends!

Mid-autumn photo dump. Lots of trail running, moto

Mid-autumn photo dump. Lots of trail running, motorcycle riding, hiking, fixing motorcycle engines, sunrises, good food, Tennessee and North Carolina mountains, and gratitude. Hope everyone is well.

Sometimes Tennessee asks you to swim in the air in

Sometimes Tennessee asks you to swim in the air in late summer. Incredibly grateful to get the chance here at the farm @tsulaadohi

Put down some miles on both my legs and one of the

Put down some miles on both my legs and one of the motorcycles on such a beautiful late summer day in Middle Tennessee. 1973 BMW R75/5

Another stunner today. Hoping to get out on the dual sport bike.

A mid-to-late summer photo dump. It's been a very

A mid-to-late summer photo dump. It's been a very busy summer for us. Here are some photos from some trail runs, some lake house swimming/relaxing, a dead broke horse at the farm, and the moon in all of it's glory.
I'm just about ready for autumnal weather to present itself, but I know these high dew point days and swampy evenings are here to stay for a bit.

Sometimes you walk into a small motorcycle shop in

Sometimes you walk into a small motorcycle shop in the middle of rural Tennessee and it's just magic. There aren't a whole lot of shops like this left out there, but when you come across one you relish in it.

Took Ruby's XR out for a rip yesterday evening and

Took Ruby's XR out for a rip yesterday evening and saw this as I pulled through one of the quail habitats we have been working on. Also, full moon running earlier this week.

What an absolutely stunning late spring we've had

What an absolutely stunning late spring we've had here in Tennessee. Miles of running trails. Miles of riding motorcycles and bicycles. Dew points in the 50's and low 60's. Quail singing dawn and dusk. A lovely end to the first year of the nature school for @tsulaadohi . Feeling immense gratitude. I know the high dew points and sweltering summer heat is coming, but this has been one of the most amazing springs in memory. Send me a text and let's go get some BBQ.

Today is our math and science teacher's birthday!!

Today is our math and science teacher's birthday!!! He is a VERY BIG DEAL. His trophy reads, "You're so fly", and his mug says, "I'm a real Fungi". Very appropriate.

Gluten-free pop tarts = YUMMY SCIENCE

Gluten-free pop tarts = YUMMY SCIENCE

Call of the Wild Child.

Call of the Wild Child.

Weekend jaunt, trail running, and bush hogging the

Weekend jaunt, trail running, and bush hogging the last pocket field at our farm before the quail start mating.

Out on the trail run here at the farm. Dogwoods in

Out on the trail run here at the farm. Dogwoods in full bloom.

Researching a topic for essay writing requires mus

Researching a topic for essay writing requires music- also popcorn (not pictured)

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Photo dump from some trail runs at the farm @tsula

Photo dump from some trail runs at the farm @tsulaadohi over the last week.

Sometimes you need googly eyes to help you concent

Sometimes you need googly eyes to help you concentrate on factoring. It's a fact!!

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Spotted salamanders, frog eggs gathered from the p

Spotted salamanders, frog eggs gathered from the pond, and some work on the treasure chests that will be used during our mapping event that is open to the public!

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