Hi Guys,
Here I am again wondering where the time has gone and realizing that I haven’t made a post since July! I wish I had some 
sort of good reason for it but the fact of the matter is that there is such a thing as inertia. Inertia is the tendency of objects in motion tend to stay in motion and objects that are motionless to remain motionless. Both states are constant unless external forces play a role. In the case of moving objects the friction of the atmosphere will slow them down until they become motionless. Motionless objects (that would be me) need a kick in the ass to propel them into motion. So after giving myself a metaphorical kick in the ass I am here posting to our blog (finally!)
That being said other areas of life have been anything but motionless. After a very busy summer and fall season at Frog Meadow we had our first annual fall work camp. Peter, Dan and Hal were return alumni from spring work camp. And even though both have been frequent guests of Frog Meadow in the past, Joe and Dick were newbies to work camp.
We got a ton of work done. The gardens were cut back and mulched, leaves raked, wood shed filled, windows washed, but I am most excited about the trail system!
Hal brought his router and after rummaging around in the shed for scrap wood to make signs we named trails, routed out
and painted signs, put up trail markers and arrows and cleaned up the trails for winter. I bought a brush cutter so we could make a trail through the brush growing in what we call the upper meadow. Our good friend and neighbor Bruce who is an architect is, as we speak, working on a map.
There are six trails named Pond Loop, Log Road, Meadow Trail, Back Forty, Crossover and Honey Buns Hollow. All the names are relatively simple and descriptive in nature except Honey Buns Hollow. Honey Buns is the main trail out to the back part of our property and a little cabin (we call it the Brokeback Cabin) with amazing views. This past July at our fundraising BBQ we raffled off many items, massages, Frog Meadow clothing, and one unusual item which was to name one of the trails. After a lot of banter about all kinds of silly possiblities (like “Morning Wood”) I was hoping for something a little more meaningful. As it turns out the winner of the raffle had recently lost his partner of many years. They called each other Honey Buns so Honey Buns Hollow is the name. It is a very sweet and poignant name and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome!
On MLK weekend we will be having our first organized event on the trail system, a three day cross country skiing and snowshoeing event. There’s a dinner on Saturday night January 16. We hope we’ll see you there!
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by Dave
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As I sit here in early July I realize that our first annual Frog Meadow Work Camp was two months ago! I better write this now before I forget the whole thing!
and an old friend named David stopped by to say hello. We hadn’t seen David since the last time we were in Hawaii in December 2005. We didn’t know he was on the Big Island, he didn’t know that we were. Needless to say were were surprised and delighted! In 2005 we met David and his partner John Henry at Kehena and hit it off right away. We spent many hours together at the beach, going for hikes, enjoying sunset picnic dinners and cosmopolitans on the lava flow at Kalapana.
The next day we met outside the gate at 
Scott and I are back in Vermont. We just got home a couple of hours ago after a 22 hour trip from the Big Island of Hawaii. 
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ather turned to a mix of sun and clouds, highs in the mid 70’s, lows in the low 60’s with the gentle trade winds rustling the palm fronds. We have been to 
g to get here. But it was worth it! The house we’re in is amazing, very asian in inspiration, quiet, ocean views and orchid gardens! On the right is the pic of Hale Iolana, our little piece of paradise for three weeks!
