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Moon over Elms

by up10ad | Tue Mar 10, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead, Horses, Weather | 0 Comments

Great full moon last night We're expecting Zana to give us a baby pony this week followed by another from Punkin within 30 days or so.

Watermelon 5K – Independence Day

by Rick | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Got up early and drove north of downtown to the City of Winter Park for the Hunter Vision Watermelon 5K. There were over 3,300 runners and we all got free watermelon! I increased my run/walk interval to 3min/1min and it felt great. Beat my previous 5K time...

Alfalfa ready to be baled.

by up10ad | Sat Jul 21, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Christmas Greetings

by Rick | Fri Dec 18, 2020 | All (Home), Dogs, Lifestyle, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Merry Christmas from Willow Street, Port Monmouth, New Jersey Drago is actually a very friendly boy who is trained well. In the photo above he was just responding to the "speak" command. He is passing along best wishes to everyone for the...

Just an update

by up10ad | Tue May 21, 2002 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Spent a bit of time updating the pics pages and moving the site as a sub-web of my weatherweather.net site. I've always been interested in weather phenomenon and after leaving Bakersfield it dawned on me that I'm finally living in an area that actually HAS...

I love my flags

by up10ad | Mon Jul 14, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead, Weather | 0 Comments

Sandi got me the flagpole several years ago for Christmas but I didn't I install it until last month. I especially like the Gadsden flag. It is in our back yard.

Gymnastics c.1968 UofM

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

Happy Birthday USA!

by up10ad | Sat Jul 10, 2010 | All (Home), Homestead, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Independence Day video from my deck in 720p HD taken with and edited on my iPhone with the iMovie app. After it starts, change to 720p mode (lower right). httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5smQ7JYvjv4

Skid Vicious has surgery

by up10ad | Thu Jul 17, 2008 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

Sandi took her baby colt to have minor surgery done on his leg. He had a tendon issue that needed a slight tweak. All seems well and he is up and around only hours after waking.

Cigar & Espresso

by Rick | Thu Sep 6, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Sitting outside Doghouse Espresso having a Romeo y Julieta and a 4-shot Grind.

c.1970 Baltimore, MD

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

Sprung

by Rick | Thu Apr 11, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape, Weather | 0 Comments

Spring / Sprang / Sprung - Whatever

Recent Pics

by Rick | Sun Apr 25, 2021 | All (Home), Dogs, Me!, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

Here's a few recent pics to keep things updated. Replaced my old DeBot brand robot vacuum with a new Wyze Robot Vacuum. It's faster and uses Lidar to map each room for very efficient cleaning. Next up is Drago sitting so handsome in the back yard. Lastly is a DNA...

#cloudporn Roads End

by Rick | Sun Mar 17, 2013 | All (Home), Landscape, Weather | 0 Comments

Fireside at the Veitch’s

by up10ad | Wed Sep 24, 2008 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

We all had a great meal the other night. Appetizers of shrimp and scallops followed by ribs. Sitting by the fire is a tradition that never fails to bring out good conversation and warm feelings.

#curepetcancer

by Rick | Sat Nov 9, 2013 | All (Home), Fun Stuff | 0 Comments

This isn't to suggest that my pal Panzer was a victim of cancer, it was tagged as part of an online support photo shoot. Panzer was the victim of his own exuberance and was taken in a vehicle accident on the road near home. My consolation is that I was there and...

Beer n smoke break #cigar #beer

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

Redneck Turkey Roasting Video

by up10ad | Mon Mar 22, 2010 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 1 Comment

The skewer kept slipping and I had to resort to using something to hold things together. It worked well! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vM8gfCmZBs

Are Ya Bored With Cycling Posts Yet?

by Rick | Sat Jan 2, 2021 | All (Home), Health, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

After several days of rain it finally warmed up a bit (48°) so I took a long ride to Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area. Total of about 21 miles. There were some Kite Surfers in the cold waters on the bay side. [video width="1920" height="1080"...

Sun Roof

by up10ad | Sat Jul 7, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

HTML Work

by Rick | Thu Feb 4, 2021 | All (Home), Dogs, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

For the last few years I've been doing pro bono web development work on and off for several German Shepherd rescue organizations, in addition to my job at the Matawan Aberdeen Public Library. There's also been a paying gig along the way that I stumbled upon. German...