The weather was perfect for an after dinner (for the dogs anyway) walk. The sun was throwing the long shadow and I elected to grab a camera. Somewhere around halfway I called for a photo shoot on a random patch of sunshine just off the path. This series of photos is the result. Murphy [...]
More of a test to see what was involved in flipping the slo-motion video I shot on the iPhone into a postable (word?) gif. Other than the twitch in the loop where the angle changes, I think it came out well. This is amongst the latest snow activity I have seen here. Yes, barely snowing [...]
As if for me, the day dawned bright and clear. The temperature rocketed past 30 then 40 then 50 - the sun hard at work drying up the ground from that NASTY wind and rain event yesterday. Everything feels fresh and clean. On the morning walk around the short loop I brought my [...]
On Sunday the forecast for today was that of overcast, clouds and cold rain. Woops. Alert the media - they got it wrong - 4-5 days out. My morning commute This could soon be the end of the snow that came down Monday night. I am surprised it lasted as long as it [...]
Needed snow shoes this morning. This after the ground was 99.5% clear. Yup, 6+ inches of fresh wet last night. The blue sky returned by noon and the temperature climbed into the low 50's which made for quite the rapid snow melt. No snow shoes this afternoon though - Great walk through what felt [...]
Murphy, And Sam,
# A morning walk #blogpost December 18 and we are enjoying the second measurable snowfall of the season. The first one did not last long - a sizable monsoon swept through last week and brought everything back to brown. Mr. Snow Balls died in that tragic episode. Alas - the snow this morning did not [...]
I have had this plank from my first days of milling. The first thing I did after setting up my saw in the mill was to practice on a large chunk of dead pine that was laying down behind the barn. The wood was dry and made for easy first cuts while I learned what [...]
