The Annie Cat successfully catting this past afternoon.
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A few different birds & a landscape from today’s nature walk. One vulture and one 777.
I pay for 800 Mbps down and 15 Mbps up. Xfinity/Comcast over-provisions my download a ton. Recently I got a free unannounced bump in upload speed. Basically I now have near gigabit internet. Got to be happy about that especially with the small price increase.
House Sparrows on the feeder and a reddening House Finch waiting its turn on top of the pole.
The front yard Manzanitas (1st photo) and Coyote Bushes (2nd) are flowering. Next up are the Ceanothus bushes, then the Elderberries. 🌱
Today I had to remove a trespassing & bird harassing “Happy Birthday To You” balloon from our mandarin tree and then dispose of it. A birthday card can say as much. 🙄
Last night’s roast beef dinner. Sunday night came early! 🤭
Random aircraft photo of mine from 2005 at Incheon International Airport, Republic of South Korea. You won’t see lined up 747s like this anymore.
Today we moved our lemon grass over a few feet to give our new Asian pear tree some room. Then we finally mulched the area. Looking good! BTW, our electric tiller is amazing. Way better than hacking away at compacted soil with pick & shovel.
On Twitter, Matt Roberts, an atmospheric science student, showed a spike in atmospheric pressure at Half Moon Bay airport around 4am. Likely caused by the Tonga eruption. Looked at my weather station and it registered a spike after 4 am. Impressive. Minor(?) tsunami inbound.
Honey bees are apparently feeding on bird seed dust. Never seen this behavior before. More photos on Flickr.
On today’s walk, there was a very photogenic & easy-going Black Phoebe. This one did not want to leave their tree.
My favorite person made cinnamon rolls today for tomorrow morning and another weekend (raw rolls apparently freeze well).
In the great valley of California, one learns to appreciate winter clouds after summer’s constant blue or smokey sky.
A very frosty morning today. My weather station read a low of 29°F just after midnight.
I planted two Asian pear trees today. A New Century (1st photo) and a Hosui (2nd photo). They’re from Stark Bro’s. These may be the last fruit trees I ever plant.
We’re ending the year with disco fries. Everyone, have a good start to 2022.
One more photo of today’s aebleskiver making.
Aebleskiver day!
Last night. Winter views like this make slogging through summer worth it.
As is annual tradition, made caramel the other day. Every batch is unique. Compared to last year, the caramels are harder but bolder in flavor.
Christmas Soup is a before Christmas tradition for us. Easy and so very tasty.
😬 this backgammon game ended more intensely than expected. I won 🙌
I had rain gage issues the last big rain & wind storm. A mast pole was slightly loose so I wedged it in tighter. I also added weight to the bottom of the structure. It is level and the tipping bucket is not sticky. Hope that increases accuracy in wind despite shrubs.
I didn’t feel the M 6.2 - 38km W of Petrolia, CA earthquake in Orland but it was easily recorded on the @raspishake.
Had homemade Korean pancakes (jeon) tonight. Filled with leftover banchan used in last night’s bibimbap.
Whole wheat waffles… smothered with definitely very healthy butter and maple syrup.
Success! First try of Hank’s Hefeweizen home brew and it is exactly what a Hefeweizen should be: delicious malt flavors and not hoppy. I’m so happy about this. Was a lot of anxiety-inducing work & waiting.
Wind and rain today in California.
