The Wildlife Pond is Alive!

April 24, 2025
The Wildlife Pond is Alive!
There is still a little weeding and cleaning up to do, but all of the major pieces are in place. The goldfish from last year all made it through the winter split between a fish tank in the dining room and a stock tank in the garage. I built some…

Shop Nation Miter Saw Dust Collection

April 9, 2025
Shop Nation Miter Saw Dust Collection
I have always had a dust collection system connected to my miter saw, and it has always been terrible. Recently cleaning the shop, I found the internal pipe completely blocked and realized it hadn't been working in a while. Think about that, it's so bad when it is working, I…

Chicken Casa Complete

March 31, 2025
Chicken Casa Complete
I have learned so much about estimations and weather. I thought I could knock this thing out in a few weeks. For those counting, it's been 13 weeks since January 5th 2025. A sprained ankle delayed me a little bit, but most of my miscalculation was due to not being…

Chicken Casa v2 almost complete

March 1, 2025
Chicken Casa v2 almost complete
Between a sprained ankle and the weather, it's taken me over a month to get 8 good days in, but that's enough to get it completely framed, wrapped and the roof covered. Next I need to install a door, the trim, the siding and the metal roofing. There is some…

What years of SBC addiction looks like

February 19, 2025
What years of SBC addiction looks like
I am a relentless tinkerer. I'm constantly trying to wire something to something else and often single board computers are the glue to some random home automation problem. It's been about 6 years since I started using Raspberry Pi, Arduino and the like regularly. This morning, I wanted to build…

Taking a ride in the snow

February 14, 2025
Taking a ride in the snow
I am not a fan of being cold at all, but I really enjoy riding an ATV in the snow. It happens to go along really well with my photography passion. I took the opportunity this morning and didn't get much from the photo perspective, but the ride was so…

Rainier Snowstorm Developing

February 13, 2025
Rainier Snowstorm Developing
This isn't something you get to see every day. From wisps of clouds to a full blown snowstorm in one minute. https://youtu.be/NG6t0kTDYrE?si=uKuOWf-9O_ugf8EH