Spring Bike Ride 2018 Style
Spring is already 1/3 complete, but given we had snow the last two Saturdays, this post is actually pretty timely and not late at all. Today marked a number of cycling milestones. My … Read more
Year: 2018
Sandhill Cranes in Kearney Nebraska
In mid-March we took a spur of the moment trip up to Kearney Nebraska to view the migrating Sandhill Cranes. The migration season lasts about 6 weeks and we were there a little … Read more
Grand Canyon Crow
In lieu of a “real” blog post I present this photo of a crow overlooking the Colorado River at the far eastern end of the Grand Canyon. Image has been slightly “fractalized*.” *Processed … Read more
2017 Favorite Photos
In a now annual tradition, I’ve reviewed the photos I took during the previous year and selected my favorites. I shared my 35 favorites from 2017 on Flickr, and my 11 favorites are … Read more
KitchenAid Pro 600 Repair
Our KitchenAid Professional 600 mixer stopped working a while back. It made a terrible noise, and the beaters would slip when trying to mix dough. I could actually just grab them and hold … Read more
Wild & Free Watercolors
I tried out a new set of handmade watercolor paints for the first time today, creating a color chart that demonstrates how each color mixes with the other. Wild & Free, created by … Read more
Linocut Palette: Start to Finish
I’ve just completed cutting and printing my first original linocut design! Previously I’d used images that were licensed for re-use under a Creative Commons license, but I really wanted to do an original … Read more
Grand Canyon Hike
One of my peak experiences of 2017 was a hike I took in mid-December. I hiked the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon, where I walked not quite a mile into the … Read more