


I carve terrain into wood from my workshop in rural Kentucky, USA.

That's a pretty low benchmark.

...especially on leg days.

That was quite well-executed.

Ted Cruz

Actual rate of pay has been over $20/hr as some tasks pay more. I've received deposits according to the schedule they've laid out without any issues. And I've not had a W-2 position for years as I have had my own businesses. Wanna buy one of my wood carvings? Tax implications are important and I put aside part of each payment for those reasons.

$20/hr or more. Seems to me that as long as you can type a complete English sentence and show some amount of discernment that you'd be able to do the job. There was a short test prior to being hired that seemed to focus on creativity.

Let's make it non-fiction and have the setting be an arid, inhospitable, howling wasteland.

This morning's visitor: A herald of fall


In southern Kentucky

One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise. Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

Jezero Crater, Mars carved in cedar


A river delta inside an impact crater? Yep. By woodgrainterrain.com

A Simpsons writer was a former passenger on the billionaire death sub. Makes you wonder how much money Simpsons writers make. He said he knew it was janky and he was taking a risk getting in the thing.



That and the name of the company already has the scandal suffix. Like it was just waiting to happen.



It's the simple things
This appeared while cutting up some firewood on the homestead.



Simple Living was one of my favorite subReddits


The folks there were simply the best. But now we're here! What brings me joy today? The hummingbirds outside my window drinking the nectar I've provided.

I carve terrain into wood. Here's Fontana Lake, the southern border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


Actively seeking commissions @ woodgrainterrain.com.

Space Terrain Carvings


Jezero Crater, Mars is pictured here carved into eastern red cedar. What part of the solar system would you like to see carved? Made by me @ [woodgrainterrain.com]