Author: brucewinter

We found and adopted a baby Triceratop and we are trying to un-adopt and endless stream of Odorous House Ants.

Today’s mystery photo: The Rochester house renovation is complete. New steel siding all around: And complete up and down interior renovations: We should close on selling it within a few weeks. Zach used his profits from the work he put into the home renovation into buying a new van! He also crashed his bicycle, ripping…

Today’s mystery photo is a 2″ blob of hair and bones I found on the trail: I’m guessing it was a small rabbit who was re-configured by an Owl. Helen’s turtles enjoy more exquisite dining. The box turtle loves cockroaches, so Helen has gone from squealing in horror to squealing in joy when we spot…

Our backyard forest has turned me into a botanist! I used a couple of phone apps that can take photos like these and give guesses on the plant name. I hacked up some code to compile a list of of 80 different plants and trees I’ve found so far: http://h.brucewinter.net/mh/plantnet.html In the process, I have…

I have a new way of listening to podcasts when I’m trail running: Bluetooth speaker in a fanny pack. Helen had a $500 one she loaned me for a while, then I discovered there are cheap $10 versions. You can probably guess which one I prefer: Speaking of cheap, my shoes only last about 2…

Nature created some art on one of our rock cliffs. Blur your eyes a bit and you can see cat head on an octopus body: I’m assuming it is some sort a rock stain. If instead it is a prehistoric painting, then I am glad I am not living in prehistoric times, populated with cat-squids!…