We were planning to sleep on the couches in the living room last night because that was the only warm area of the house. Just as we were starting to get ready for bed, though, the power came back on. So we changed our plans, turned off the generator, shut the side dampers on the [...]
The fifth-wheel or circle of a carriage consists of two horizontal metal circles or sections of a circle 9or one of metal and one of wood), placed between the upper and lower portions of the front gearing, and generally connected with these parts by a king-bolt; these plates revolving one upon the other , allow [...]
Yesterday started out to be a very, very nice day. We were planning to work outside, expecting temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. We didn’t know that a fiece cold front was heading our way.
The temperature peaked at about 72 degrees, but about 100 miles northwest of us the temperature was already 50 [...]
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Karen calls one of her quilt projects Insanity. The quilt uses patterns from a book called “Dear Jane” and is based on the civil war quilt of a New England lady by the name of Jane Stickles. Every block in the main body of the quilt has a unique design as does every [...]
I’ve published a post with some pictures on a hike we took in September over on my Haw Creek Out ‘n About blog, for anyone that might be interested.
The Trail to Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
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This orchid was in the the Adolph C. and Eugenie Mayer Bolz Conservatory, which is in the Orbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. We visited on December 22, 2007, the first day of winter.
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
I’ve not started back to work on the contract job yet. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. I’ll probably be out there sometime next week — perhaps.
The real surprise is that it’s occurring at all.
Three years ago, I was in a situation where I really needed help to get everything done that needed to be [...]
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