Photo/Video Galleries
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 2012
Hiking Red Rock Canyon in Nevada with good friends in 2012. Of of the toughest hikes to date.
Hoover Dam, Nevada 2012
Hoover Dam, Nevada 2012. Trip to Las Vegas for a friends birthday.
Las Vegas, Nevada 2012
Trip to Las Vegas, Nevada 2012 with friends.
2011 Deer Sausage
Fall 2011, Jeff and Jason produce jerky, burger, steak, and sausage. The bounty was boss.
Petite syrah wine labels
Thought I'd make up some real labels for the Petite using our family crest. I don't often make labels, but since I have a lot of this wine, why not?
2011 Spring Honey Harvest
Size medium frames capped on both sides will give you about 1.5 gallons of honey. This is pure gold.
Making Swarm Traps
Loading up the swarm traps with comb cut from a feral bee colony and wired to a Langstroth frame.
Another way to cook Morel Mushrooms
Asparagus and Morel angel hair pasta.
Red River Gorge Feb. 2011
I packed up with the guys to hit the Gorge on their annual hike/camp trip. Got the first shots of Spring 2011 here.
November 2010 CVC Grape Crush
The last crush included Cab Franc and Petite Sirah. I brought home 300 pounds to finally make that rippin' red.
CVC Wine Grape Crush and Pickup
Pick-up of my Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc juice. What an operation!
2010 Beekeepers Picnic and Workshop
Pics from a great Saturday with good friends.
May 2010 Tri-State Beekeepers Meeting
Photos from the May 2010 meeting along with some pictures of my own hives that I took just before the meeting. You can see my queen, eggs and larva in cells as well as a few supercedure queen cells.
Visit to Jim and Cindy's Apiary
A beautiful day, May 15, 2010.
One Week Hive Check
Checking the hives after one week. Found the queen in the weaker hive, but not the stronger one. I think it's still to early for spotting eggs. All other signs normal. Will keep an eye on them.
Jim Orem to the Rescue
My friend and local beekeeper, Jim Orem came over when I called him and told him my bees were not liking their new home. They were in the tree above ready to head for the hills. Jim came and doctored up the hives a bit to help me retain the new bees.
My Own Package Install
May 2010, I got my first two packages and installed them in 10 minutes, with no problems.
2010 Bee Install
I helped Doug Nelson of Nelson Apiaries install a few packages of bees at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY. Then, we cruised over to an outyard in Dillsboro, IN. Here's the pictures.
Woodworking Tools
A collection of various early American woodworking tools.
Beekeeping Friends and Meetings
Pics from meetings, and fellow beekeepers.
Beekeeping Videos
Videos about honey bees.
Langstroth Bee Hives
These are langstroth bee hives.
Canoeing Split Rock to Rabbit Hash
A day trip from the Triple Whipple bridge in Rising Sun, to Split Rock, to Rabbit hash, KY. A great fall day with friends.
Laughry Creek October 2009
October 25, my birthday, my first trip down Laughry with Glenn Burris, Mike Crisman, Jim Kinker, Darian Couch and Jeff Ginn.
Pig and Paddle 2009
The company, friends and family pig and paddle. Included fireworks and camping.
Jimmy's 2009 Wine Cellar
Pics taken by my friend Jimmy Kinker. I'm usually never in my own pics. I love when he comes over to help me evaluate the wine chemistry, because he always takes good pics... with me in them!
Specter Syrah
Jason goes over to Dave and Sara Specter to assist in the pressing of the Syrah. 300 lbs yields about 27 gallons.
Cast iron cookware collection
October 4th, 2009, a nice fall day. Nice enough to motivate and season my entire cast iron collection.
Music Videos
A collection of my videos from different places and different times.
Jim and Jay's 2009 Elderberry Wine
A total of 28.5 pounds of elderberries were harvested from a single berry bush. It yielded 8 gallons of wine in a 3 and 5 gallon batch. Both used very different styles of maceration.
Fred and Anna Banks Reception
Our friends Freddy and Anna banks had an awesome reception in St. Leon on a sultry Sat. Aug. 15th. They had the Mt. Pleasant String Band play while family and friends stomped a hole in the lawn. Here's some pics.
Rabbit Hash and 500 Miles to Memphis Aug. 2009
A trip over to Rabbit Hash to see 500 Miles to Memphis.
2009 Summer Scenes
Just some pics of summer around the house.
Thomas Family Winery Hot Luck Celebration
Good, spicy food, a plethora of local wine selections, including a hard cider, and some great friends.
Spring 2009 Cuttings
My efforts with the 2009 cuttings all a success.
Spring 2009 Grapes
Marquette and Corot Noir plantings
Cincinnati Wine Festival 2009
Over 600 wines and 130 wineries. One of the largest wine festivals in the country. Lots of good food too!
Versailles Park Canoe Trip
March 2009, canoe and hike led to bald eagle sighting.
Refurbishing a Wine Barrel
This is a barrel I got from my dad. It's just the right size. Besides the fact that this is a great old barrel that my dad had before me (and took good care of I might add) it's the perfect size and quite sentimental. So, I took it apart and cleaned it up.
Wine and Food Tasting 2009
A great mish-mash of food, wine, friends, family and fun! A perfect thing to break up the cabin fever that hits us all around mid-winter. Thanks to all who attended and contributed!
Spring 07 Workshop
All day workshop at Ertel Cellars put on by Purdue Wine Action team.
Food & Wine 2008
A couple pics from the foodie party held May 2008 in Lawrenceburg. Good food, wine and friends. Nothing else matters.
Winemaking
Pictures of the equipment and the process between 2001 and 2008.
Flat Rock Canoe Trip
December 2007 canoe trip in St. Paul, IN. Very cold and fast moving water. Collection of photos from Jason and Jimmy.
Rabbit Hash January 2009
Choppy ohio river water, hot cornbread and bean soup. Music from "The Tillers" and meeting Jean Robert de Cavel in the Rabbit Hash General Store.
Morgan Christmas 2008 Bottle
The official bottle for the Morgan Christmas 2008 party held in Brookville. It was sweet Concord and probably the best batch of Concord I've ever made.
December 2008 Shots
Just some of the beauty from an otherwise drab winter around the house. I wish I had more evergreens.
Beach People
A collection of beach people photos from our Michigan City trip summer 2008.
Cider Press
My antique cider press that my dad and a friend restored long ago. My friend Jimmy and I plan to use it for many summers to come.
Rabbit Hash, KY
A canoe trip across the river to Rabbit Hash, KY. We went to the barn for the barn dance. These pics were when the Gregory Morris Group was playing.
2008 Bananna Trees
My tree pics for 2008. The trees reached about 13 feet tall.
2008 Canning
My canning efforts from 2008.
Hay Field Promo Shoot
Funnin' in the hay fields. Good for band art and gig posters.
Sugar Shack
The Sugar Shack, our beloved practice space in whicj many friends visited.
Canals with friend Scott
A quick day trip to the "canals" with my friend Scott. Sunny day, water and beer.
Morgan Grandfather Clock
The organ, or flute clock that was restored by Richard Morgan. The movement is very rare, originating in the Black Forest.
Regina Music Boxes
I found a love for these from my dad. I've successfully tore into one to clean it up and get it working smoothly again.
Mantel and Smaller Clocks
Eight day, mantle and steeple clocks that I have handled.
Shed Project
The shed project was to use up much of the left over materials from the basement finishing. I was able to run electric, insulate and dryway the shed. I did have to buy some additional materials.
The Loft
Sweetie gig at the Loft in Covington, KY
Tractor Promo
You can't keep us off big propane tanks and tractors. Just another promo opp.
Cricket Gig
Sweetie gig at the Cricket in Rising Sun, IN.
Building a Wine Cellar
The pictures of my process building a real, passive wine cellar.
Morgan Wine Cellar
About one and a half years to start and complete. It's in full production now. It was the last room in the basement to be finished. The choice was either a storage room, or a wine cellar. I dunno, the choice was evident to me.
Food Explosion
Fresh food from the garden is the essential base of any significant recipe.
Culinary Videos
Culinary techniques and just plain delicious ideas.
