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Monthly Archives: May 2012
I like big halibuts and I cannot lie
First, a couple of happy fishermen: The halibut season in WA is totally wacky. Let’s start right there. There’s a limit based on weight, but nobody weighs the fish; they just use catch counts and some kind of average. … Continue reading
Coop Build, day 2 – raise the roof
Our build team reverted to Kristi and I, as Cliff and Nikki headed home today after a nice Memorial Day weekend visit. I headed back to Home Depot to pick up some tar paper and roofing nails, and picked up … Continue reading
Chicken coop in progress
After much deliberating, we finally settled on a plan for the chicken coop. It’s a pretty big structure, 4’x8′, but should handily contain our 8 birds. We picked up lumber at Home Depot last night; 4 sheets of ply, 13 … Continue reading
Bees – moving on up
We did our second hive inspection today; things went much better this time, and we got through a long to-do list. I can see that things will get even smoother as we do more work with the bees. I don’t … Continue reading
Bees – first inspection
We lacked a bee smoker until now, so we were reluctant to do a full inspection of the hives. I was starting to get worried that if we had lost a queen somehow, we were about to have a hive … Continue reading
Weathermen lie.
Well, the “week of nice weather” did not materialize. It’s Wednesday, and the clouds rolled in. Halibut season starts tomorrow, and there are small craft advisories and 11′ seas. hmph.
A blog re-org
To my readers (as if there are any :), you may or may not have noticed that a bunch of Things on My Mind is simply gone. In particular, all the CNC/Arduino/hobbyist stuff is out, and what’s left is a … Continue reading
Gorgeous night
It was absolutely gorgeous out tonight. I could see maybe one or two clouds down by the horizon, and otherwise, it was clear, cool, and dark, dark. Leo was high in the west, starting to set, with Mars riding near … Continue reading
A week of nice weather
The weather report claims that there’s no rain in the 10-day forecast right now. That’s the first stretch of sunny weather we’ve had since midwinter. We’ll see if it turns out to be as nice as predicted, but it’s entirely … Continue reading
Bees, new weather sensor
As an astronomer, I’ve had a keen interest in the weather for the past few years. I’ve spent a lot of time attempting to chart sunny days and frosty ones, to give myself a feeling for when there could possibly … Continue reading