Shedding of a mantis on our rosemary plant.
I now always get way inside my head when signing a mail-in ballot. It didn’t used to be this way.
Cleared out the pepper plants that were vigorously revived from rain ~18 days ago & put some clover seed down. The garden is ready for winter. I’ve got a pile for drying out leaves on stems so I’ve got a supply of compost browns without clearing leaves on the ground. 🌱
Mantis in our happiest avocado tree.
The whole house fan is really nice. It actually cools off the mass of the house so its temperature doesn’t rebound like it did with floor fans positioned at window / slider screens. It is also really cheap to run at about .25 kilowatt-hours. Thumbs up!
That’s a lot of Rice A Roni 😬
Part of the HVAC replacement project included removing the decrepit swamp cooler. The eyesore & potential rain entry point is gone!! Contractors did a great job matching the shingles. Last part of the project, to be completed Monday, is a whole house fan.
Heat pump installed and initial impression is it is amazingly quiet compared to the old traditional AC. First photo is the new heat pump (Fujitsu AMUG36LMAS), last is the old air conditioner. No more natural gas for heat! Winter will be amazing without jet engine sounds.
Snagged the best plane spotting spot at KSEA’s N terminal.
Thursday, September 22, 2022 →
Mount Rainier and in the far distance, likely Mount Adams. Flying east from KSEA to KMSO
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787s at KSEA. I’m on board that E175 from earlier today & now going to KMSO
Thursday, September 22, 2022 →
I appreciate that we’ll be on this exact E175 later today for a connecting flight to MSO
I’ve been enjoying X-Plane 12 Early Release (now beta 3) even if my MacBook Pro (x86) frame rates never get above 33. Compared to MS Flight Simulator 2020, it’s a change that my actions are the typical reason for incidents rather than bugs or lack of functionality.
The very first storm of meteorological Fall and White Crown birds have already descended upon our backyard. It’s cool that they prefer our warmer backyard to cooler stormy mountains. We’ll see them consistently until June. Welcome back!
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In California, our baking season has begun. Inaugurated with Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.
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Today at the Orland Flea Market.
To no one in particular… Please remember to wipe your smart phone camera lenses off before taking photos. You don’t need to suffer with that fog in your photos.
My @raspishake detected the M4.4 earthquake out of Santa Rosa, CA. Too far for me to feel though.
Today the weather was very nice and we had to make molè. An indulgent start of heavy comfort food season.
Our volunteer conifers seem happy. First year they’ve developed cones‽ 🌱🌲
