I have 31 landscape lights in the backyard and while they are 12VDC they still consume some power. In an effort to use less power I tried 10watt bulbs, but they didn’t seem to last very long. I also tried 5 watt CFL bulbs but quality control was spotty (some bright some very dim). I …
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Sleepless in Redding
Got stuck in Redding, nothing to do… went to the Sundial Bridge at night. On the drive back I stopped to photograph some Pronghorn thingies. I wished I had my big cam. No compact camera I’ve ever had does well at that end of the optical range.
Battered
Had a call in Sonora today and while driving through Oakdale I spotted this sign. I don’t what kind of business they run, but I was intrigued. Perhaps next time.
Excess Turkey
What do I do with all that smoked turkey I made over the weekend? Turkey potpie what else.
Pumpkin 2nd try
This time I tried a bread pudding in the pumpkin.
Latte
Even though there is no such drink in Italy. We started drinking them again ever since our trip.
Musky
Oh no, what did we start? He comes to beg for food everyday… BTW Sandy has renamed him. It’s a cross between the actor & that famous duck. We now crown him Ben Aflac.
WTD
What the duck? Saw it in our lagoon yesterday. Just found out it’s a female Hooded Merganser. How does she keep all that hair gel from washing out?
Koa’s Thanksgiving 2010
If it isn’t obvious, I love Koa. I chased her around all night trying to get a good photo of her…oh yeah we got together with family and ate some food too, whatever. Actually it was good to see everyone even though I didn’t get photos of all of them. The food was excellent as …
Muscovy Duck
A while back I noticed a new duck in the crowd of the usual Mallards. He always kept his distance til yesterday. For whatever reason, perhaps it was Thanksgiving, he came to our back door and starting honking for food. Oddly enough he didn’t have much fear as he ate right from the bottle. I …