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Late Winter ’06

by up10ad | Sun Mar 4, 2007 | All (Home), Dogs, Work | 0 Comments

Not much exciting news. We started building a barn in October and it still isn't finished right. Lots of issues with the contractor , you can read the entire story as I post and update it on TractorByNet.com. The Quintus action is final as of...

Maryland Blue Crabs

by up10ad | Thu Aug 5, 2010 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Before: After:

Sand Crane Streetwalkers

by Rick | Sat May 23, 2015 | All (Home), Wildlife | 0 Comments

These guys roam the neighborhood regularly. Took this just before sunset from about a foot away. No Fear.

Changed from Running to Cycling

by Rick | Thu Dec 17, 2020 | All (Home), Health, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Well, it happened. This year I discovered that my body just doesn't handle the impact of running any longer. I've been using Runkeeper to track my running and walking activity since July of 2010. In that time I've tracked over 500 runs for a total of 980 miles. It was...

Thanksgiving, a time for family

by up10ad | Sun Nov 30, 2008 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

This holiday season has started. The weather here in Delta is just about perfect for fall, crisp with a chill that reminds you of what is on the way. I'm going into this season with anticipation of Christmas without hospitals, in good health. I am so grateful to...

Happy New Year 2009

by up10ad | Thu Jan 1, 2009 | All (Home), Photography | 1 Comment

[taken with the online snapshot feature of my Canon Weather Cam and modified in Photoshop CS3] From a personal perspective, Christmas was wonderful, especially when compared to last year. Since I'm updating more often these days I won't add any details but Sandi and...

Stormy #cloudporn #tree

by up10ad | Sun Apr 15, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

WOOT! Celebrate! Today is National Weatherperson’s Day

by up10ad | Fri Feb 5, 2010 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Thursday, February 5, 2009 is National Weatherperson Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first (hot air) balloon...

3rd and final hay cutting

by Rick | Mon Sep 24, 2012 | All (Home), Dogs, Homestead, Landscape | 0 Comments

Mac the mini

by up10ad | Sun Jul 11, 2010 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

Leta's champion

Ricky Baby

by Rick | Wed Feb 1, 2012 | All (Home), Your Host | 0 Comments

From ASII our favorite Thai place

by up10ad | Sun Jul 11, 2010 | All (Home), Food and Drink | 0 Comments

An Early Birthday Present

by up10ad | Thu Apr 1, 2010 | All (Home), Dogs | 0 Comments

Just a quick post to put up a picture of our newest family additions. Please meet Sherman and Panzer, our new 9 week old puppies! They are just adorable! Soft and cuddly and they get along with Bette just fine. Oh, and they're standard Poodles. [snicker]

Sister Diane Visit Again

by Rick | Thu Apr 8, 2021 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Me!, Travel | 0 Comments

Another lunch date with Diane, and again at Black Forrest Taphouse. It's an easy 2.25 hour drive each way from Port Monmouth, NJ to Fallston, MD.

I Want One Of These (redux)

by up10ad | Tue Oct 20, 2009 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

Sleeping…

by up10ad | Fri May 14, 2010 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Nests #egg #breakfast

by up10ad | Fri Mar 16, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

No horses were harmed in the making of this photo

by up10ad | Tue Jul 28, 2009 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

This isn't a real pic, it is actually two pics taken with my iPhone while the horses were sleeping one morning recently. I stitched them together using the iPhone app Auto Stitch, cropped and framed them with the app Photogene, and added the lightning with the app...

Airplane or crop sprayer?

by up10ad | Mon Jul 30, 2012 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

Wings n fries n beer

by Rick | Mon Oct 15, 2012 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Just cut hay

by Rick | Thu Jun 6, 2013 | All (Home), Fun Stuff | 0 Comments

Great New Email Client

by up10ad | Fri Feb 26, 2010 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

And then there was Postbox. I don't usually plug software on this blog but I have to make an exception for Postbox. I switched from Outlook several months ago and I love this alternative written by some of the key developers from Mozilla and Thunderbird who have now...

… along came a spider

by up10ad | Mon Jul 20, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead, Strange | 0 Comments

Found this cutie inside the lid of a sprinkler valve box.

Time-lapse Ride From Water Witch

by Rick | Mon Mar 29, 2021 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Ride home from the Water Witch coffee shop in Highlands. Time-lapse of about 6.5 miles, 35 minutes or so. I slowed it down for the section on the beach.

Wood Stork

by Rick | Mon Jun 1, 2015 | All (Home), Wildlife | 0 Comments

Spent some time at the lake at the Orlando Fairgrounds watching wildlife. The Wood Storks were content to stand nearby and splash in the shallows, but eventually took off for parts unknown. Below: Splashing in the water Below: Finally got camera shy and...

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