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…
Author: brucewinter
Old man on a couch
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…
Rock Faucet
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…
Fanny Pack Demotion
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…
Cat Squid
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!…
SF visits AL
Wonderful visit from Chloe, Clark, Max & Nick! We explored the forest: Fed the fish, turtle, and doggies: Worked in the shop, discovered a secret loft: Visited with Yoda, discovered the wetness of the faucet: Clark loved playing in the pantry, just like Max did 2 years ago when he was about the same age:…