Once again over the cold months of this past winter I collected some odd and ends wood scraps and built a few more birdhouses for our feathered friends. Some of the wood was scrap from new construction from my builder friend Charlie. In some cases I was simply rehabbing some older houses that had fallen apart. Right off the bat several birds checked them out (mostly house sparrows) and several of the houses were used to raise their young.
Part of my Greenhouse project was trimming down the 2 Bradford Pear trees on either side of the building. While not the best trees when trimmed down they are manageable and give the greenhouse a little protection. So to further utilize the downsized trees I mounted birdhouses on both trees, and as usual, all the wood and paint were scraps/ leftovers so the only investment was fasteners and my time. I did this over the winter in 2021/22 and mounted them in the spring of… Read More »Birdhouse Trees
I’ve lived in few homes and apartments over the years, first in Evansville up until 1989 when I then moved up to the Indianapolis area. These are a few of the places I’ve lived as rentals and the 3 homes I’ve owned up to my current house where I’ve lived since 1996. Right after I was born my mother purchased this house on Clayton without my father even seeing it. At the time it was only a few years old as you can see in… Read More »Houses I’ve lived In
Some spring beauty from around the homestead in 2019. The peonies have been growing in front of the home for many years. They were there in 1996 when I purchased the home. I’ve been told previous owners planted them many years ago. But each year they come up and bloom around Labor Day. The decorative bird houses I made with scrap wood and added this year. The daffodils I planted not long after I moved in the 90’s and have always been the first to… Read More »Spring Flower Show
After a few years of smoking various meats on my Weber Smokey Mountain smoker I decided to try a simple (low cost) option and smoked meatloaf; 3 parts ground beef and 1 part ground pork. A few seasonings and customized BBQ sauce and it was delicious! Definately will be tweaking this receipe for future smokes! Previous Next Home Page
Just a short walk with my camera in our neighborhood
I’ve been growing gardens for years and have narrowed down my crops based on what we like to eat. Mostly tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, various salid lettuces and herbs. Now I’ve decided to see about growing year around and taking a stab at hydroponics. Just started harvesting the first batch of lettuce as we are about to get our first hard freeze (ending the remaining crops in the garden). The lettuce was great on Taco Tuesday! Lots of info on the Internet and YouTube videos so… Read More »New Hobby ~ Hydroponics
Made with scrap wood I had in the workshop. Based on some plans I found on the Internet. 3 chambers/levels could hold up to 30 bats. We’ll see.
Those that know me well know I love to listen to music. Always have, always will. Most music today is unlistenable to me but then I feel lucky to have grown up with some of the best music ever written and played. I base what I like around what is known as ‘Progressive Rock’. And 3 albums that helped launch this sound are what I still consider some of the best ever made. I call them the power trio. The year 1969 and Led Zeppelin… Read More »THE Music That Started My Love Of Music
Feb 6th 2018 was the first launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy with the most power in any rocket at this point in time. As commercial spaceflight progresses maybe humans will return to real spaceflight and travel out of Earth’s orbit again soon. These are some of the best photos provided on SpaceX’s own web site of this first launch. The first payload was a Tesla car with the astronaut dummy. Destination was to Mars. The space geek in me loves this stuff! I watched the… Read More »Falcon Heavy ~ Finally Something Cool With Spaceflight