🐯 Life w/ Stormy 🎸🏔 ✈️

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The distinctive sonics of this Model M, played splendidly in James Bartholomew's review, make it a great start for exploring #CannaGuitars

Jakob Frank of CannaGuitars.com escapes tradition w/innovative materials & unique building methods, evolving the guitar in surprising directions.

Thank you! I just checked out that website now. :-)
I have other reasons to return to Salida, and I will be prepared with a bike next time.

I just checked out the JKM website. It's fascinating to see folks making things w/such immaculate attention to detail.

I'm also a ways off from acquiring anything so rare, & I don't want to own "too many" guitars. Still, there are a couple of unique, handmade guitars I hope to acquire someday. :-)

I didn't even know Salida had forested trails down there. Awesome! Only been through Salida for kayaking.

I'll bring the bike next time I'm passing through. Love trees! 😃

I wonder if you would choose one of Mr. Frank's wood-backed Canna Guitars or one with the fascinating "hempstone" backs.

I am attracted to both. I'm not sure which direction I'd prefer to start with, but I'm a big fan and enjoy learning about all of his acoustic guitar design explorations. 😊

A snow-covered black SUV is parked in a driveway facing the camera, with pine trees weighted down by snow to the left and in the background. Aspen trees with thin, bare limbs are visible on the right. The sky is solid white from an ongoing snowstorm. The focal point and most surprising element of the image is the depth of the snow covering the vehicle. The left half of the hood and windshield have been cleared of snow, revealing an accumulated snow depth of over 12 inches on the roof of the SUV and more than 18 inches on the hood. Japanese vocabulary is overlaid at the top of the image. Takusan たくさん (A lot)

A springtime Winter❄️Weather Advisory is now in effect here in the mountains. This pic was taken on the same May date several years ago.

Whatever snow arrives tonight is unlikely 2 create a result this dramatic.

#CopperMountain closed last weekend, so our⚡🐯 🏂 season has concluded anyway😊 #Colorado

An orange and yellow Flight for Life helicopter rests on a helipad with a cloud-filled blue sky overhead. The scene is brightly lit by the midday sun, with the white clouds seeming to reflect as much light back down to the ground as they are blocking from the sun. Grass is seen in the foreground. The tallest mountains in the distance are snow-covered near their peaks. Japanese vocabulary is overlaid at the bottom of the image. Herikoputā or Heri ヘリコプター or ヘリ (Helicopter)

Summit Hospital Helipad yesterday in #SummitCounty #Colorado

🚁 #Helicopters are amazing vehicles w/life-changing service capabilities, as the crews of Flight for Life prove daily.

I confess that whirlybirds are a little scary🫣to me, but I greatly appreciate the people who fly and work in them.

The Seven Seas Lagoon seemed so much bigger when I was a younger kid. I wouldn't have thought the Grand Floridian and Polynesian resorts could fit in the same frame. And the Polynesian has overwater bungalows now? It's been a while. Thank you for the lovely photo and childhood memory prompt. 😁

Heavy snow with giant snowflakes falls on a sailboat resting on a trailer in a parking lot at night. Street lights illuminate the boat and the snow. The colorless image was desaturated to better contrast the dark sky and unusually large snowflakes. A Japanese vocabulary word is overlaid at the bottom of the image. Fune 船 (Boat)

Big floppy snowflakes pelted 100 parked boats at #LakeDillonMarina this week. In 3 weeks, the vessels will be returned to the water.

3" of heavy, wet ❄️ on spring crust wasn't enough to get Stormy🐯 & me back to 🏂, so...

#MountainBiking & #Kayaking season continues! 🥶
#Colorado #Mountains #Weather

Lucky dogs 😊 The good life 🏔️

An early night view after sunset reveals dense clouds in a darkening sky holding the last remnants of light with an array of blue and gray tones. Two large, rounded, snow-capped mountains are seen in the background, and the lights of a small mountain neighborhood dot the blackness of the descending ground beneath the mountain peaks. In the foreground, almost seeming to extend to the mountain range, an expanse of water fills the lower portion of this horizontal landscape view. Ice can be seen on up to half of the water's surface.

Even locals might be misled by this #Colorado #MountainBiking #NightView from last night.

With the iconic Buffalo Mountain/Red Peak vista & w/Wildernest lit below, many might presume that the icy Lake Dillon Reservoir is the foreground.

That is NOT Lake Dillon 😵‍💫
Does anyone know what the water is?

A black mountain bike leans against a trail signpost on a ridgeline at the top of a small mountain. A lake and a large snow-covered mountain are seen in the distance. The sun has set, and a bright light mounted on the bicycle's handlebars is turned on. The sky is overcast with blue and gray hues. Japanese vocabulary is overlaid at the bottom of the image. Yama 山 (Mountain). Jitensha 自転車 (Bicycle).

View from the summit of my favorite 1-hour neighborhood loop last night. Only a few snow patches to cross + 1 section on the downhill became a tiny creek. Mountain Biking season is officially underway, though more ❄️ is still possible. #NightSky #MountainBiking #LakeDillon #Colorado #RockyMountains

Two sources mentioned Usnea Lichen is typically written using phonetic kana instead of kanji, because outdated kanji is involved. Biology vocabulary can be particularly tricky to figure out in Japanese (at least in my experience)🙂 Here is the Hiragana "kana" for Usnea Lichen - さるおがせ (Saruogase)

A small tuft of Usnea Lichen can be seen on the branch of a tree in a forest with fresh powder snow. Looking uphill in the forest, a snowboarder's track, created before the rider stopped to turn back and photograph the lichen, is visible.

Found a tree with several tufts of Usnea Lichen while snowboarding 🏂 in a forest at #CopperMountain last weekend. A much-appreciated, late-season snowstorm drew me and Stormy🐯 out for what might have been our final snow riding day this season. A lower elevation mtn bike ride is planned for tonight.

YouTube video by Premier Guitar Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Ergon Guitars Coimbra JR & Lisboa Demos

Adriano Sérgio, a Portuguese luthier, sculpts some of the world's most exquisitely shaped, hollow-bodied guitars.

This video w/instruments being played was one of my 1st exposures to Mr. Sérgio's Ergon Guitars. The green Coimbra JR left a strong impression that lingers years later.
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Catching up on Emerald Guitars Shipping Videos, I thought I might have heard you being name-checked today in a video from last year talking about their upcoming 6-string basses. That's Kickin' It, for sure. :-)

After a heavy snowfall, soft and fresh powder snow covers the forest floor and the limbs of tightly clustered pine trees in mountainous terrain.

Inside labyrinth of 1 of my favorite tree runs @Copper Mountain last mo on a velvety powder ❄️ day. This season had ample mini-storms 2 keep local resorts covered for tourists, but not enough massive snow events to draw me & Stormy out as much as I would've liked. Chance 4 snow this wk🤞 #Snowboarding

Emerald Guitars' custom carbon fiber guitar, X10 model, rests vertically on a black guitar stand with rough-hewn brown wood paneling on the wall behind the instrument. The guitar features a figured maple wood veneer on the front with a transparent blue and teal burst.

Stunning💙carbon fiber custom X10 acoustic/electric hybrid in Emerald Guitars' Gallery has elements I hope for in my dream X7 parlor guitar.

Emerald's 3D builder is highly recommended for tons of customization fun! 👉 emeraldguitars.com/3d-guitar-bu... Gallery Link🤩 emeraldguitars.com/image-galler...

I love the illustrations! I wonder how much of the concept they give you when you take on such a project or if they usually rely on you to come up with the direction. - As a limited-experience aviator, I also would love to read this specific article.🙂 Do you know if it has been published already?

Outside, a snow-covered, off-white snowboard with its tail end up, and a crack running across the tail is leaning against a wooden staircase rail. Though partially obscured by snow, Flow bindings can be seen mounted to the board. A few pine trees and small aspens are behind the board on a snowy hill. There is a light blue sky background.

Cracked tail w/1st front flip yrs ago. Thought it was done for, but kept using w/tree runs many winters (changed to a longer board 4 flips -turns out swing weight concerns were unwarranted) Sadly, this season, the deepening crack finally made this short board unacceptable riding switch (backwards) 😢

Your guitars and your "space" have enviable character.

I love it! I've got to find a shirt that cool to match my green baby Gretsch (G6659) 😃

The beginning is often the best part, of everything!
Remember to smile to yourself during the challenging parts.
- I want to be like you this year w/guitar, but my circumstances require me to wait a few more weeks.
I’ll try to catch up to your level after I start. 🙂
Best wishes for your journey.

Wow, the user icons are so small. I didn't even notice that you already have one Emerald Guitar and are holding it in your profile image! (and it is the model I hope to acquire) Awesome! Also, it's cool that you like your first Emerald enough that you are planning on another. 😄

I like all kinds of mirror reflection imagery in photography, but I have never captured animal photos with this level of reflection magic. Something to aspire to. Thanks for sharing in a public venue.

Thank you for the reply and insight! I often put the cart before the horse and worry about things before I should, but if I progress with my upcoming guitar attempt, I also want to start learning about the electronic variables. - I hope to join you as an Emerald owner someday. 🙂

Great-looking design 😊 - Ever since teal started appearing on some of Emerald's custom guitars in their shipping videos (before it was officially available as an option), I've been hooked on that color 🎨

Super cool to see detail of how Emerald attaches K&K pickup to carbon fiber body. You have a great body tapping sound without a mic pickup (that I've read 6-string guitars might need). Could that be attributed to the Balor's size or how you record? (Trying 2 figure out how all this stuff works 😊)

Good that you could get out, even if you had to dodge a few tourists. I am genuinely afraid of tourists (and all people on the mountain 🤣) so I hide from them by only riding in the 🌲🌲 Wishing for a GREAT snow season for all of us❕

A "Cadillac-green" Gretsch electric guitar with acoustic f-holes, a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, gold metal pickups, and other gold hardware hangs from a black stand. The guitar stand is on a small table with a tall light column next to the guitar. An indistinct framed document is on the wall behind the guitar. Headphones and a hygrometer can be seen adjacent to the instrument.

While preparing for a reach 4 proficiency w/acoustic guitar, I "accidentally" acquired this made in 🇯🇵 Gretsch G6659 semi-hollow electric.

Though similar in form to a giant, traditional Gretsch, this modern G is svelte. Not allowed 2 play it (yet)😐 #Gretsch #Guitar #ElectricGuitar #MusicalInstrument