Olivier's Blog: kayaking, skating, etc...

Online Pegel>Niederösterreich). After the heavy rains yesterday, there has been a lot of water during..."> Big Wave in Amstetten

June 3 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Kayak - General

This wave on the Ybbs in Amstetten (Austria) only appears at high water level (350 to 500 cm at the station "Opponitz", see www.kajak.at in Flussinfo>Online Pegel>Niederösterreich). After the heavy rains yesterday, there has been a lot of water during...

Stern stall

June 2 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Kayak - General

A session of flatwater training on a lake near Vienna. Good for the balance... Although sometimes eskimo roll without paddle doesn't work...

Garden 2010: No-till maize trial & other experiments

May 14 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Miscellaneous

This year we will probably be in Vienna for a large part of the summer, and we've just found a community garden for growing some vegetables. But because I am interested in agriculture and not only in gardening, I started an experiment with maize in a...

Videos sur l'agriculture sans labour

April 20 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Agriculture - Sustainability - etc.

Voila quelques videos sur l'agriculture sans labour. Sans commentaire, elles parlent d'elles memes:

Strawberry juce for all

April 4 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Miscellaneous

It is often a difficult question when you are invited: what do I bring to my hosts...? Here is a new strategy that I started using. I go to my local supermarket, preferably after it has closed, and find the garbage where the unsold goods are disposed...

"Dirt! The movie": a tribute to soil conservation

March 16 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Agriculture - Sustainability - etc.

The movie "Dirt!" deals with one of the most important things on this world: soil fertility and soil conservation. It was inspired by William Bryant Logan's book "Dirt! The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth" http://www.dirtthemovie.org/ Another book by David...

Toilettes sèches... pas encore chez moi malheureusement...

February 25 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Miscellaneous

Ca fait bien longtemps que je m'interesse aux toilettes seches, surtout depuis la lecture des travaux de Joseph Orszagh que l'on peut lire maintenant sur son site Eautarcie. Je ne vais pas m'etendre sur les economies d'eau qui sont evidentes, mais il...

The rolling duck

January 7 2010 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Miscellaneous

Mona made a running / rolling duck for her nephew's birthday (1 year old on the 5th of January 2010):

Mezzanine / Loft bed

September 1 2009 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Wood - Carpentry

This month (August 2009), we decided to learn how to use the woodworking machine of my grandfather in Toulouse. There was enough wood in the workshop to build the mezzanine we had planned. First, some of the raw wood. Most of it were beautiful oak pieces...

Japanische Weinbeeren

August 2 2009 , Written by Tournolive Published on #Miscellaneous

Es war dieses Jahr wieder der 10 Juli im „Garten der Früchte“ von Joel, Mary und Alice. Dieser Tag ist nicht nur der Geburtstag von Joel, ein Freund bei dem wir jedes Jahr mit der Arbeit in dem Garten helfen kommen, sondern auch die jährliche Weinbeer...