Month: March 2020

Monday (16-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Black cat at night.

Daily Electric Energy Used (58.0 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (56.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of sun in the morning. A deficit of 1.7 kWh.

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Sunday (15-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Runaway stray dog at night. Must be lost or a runaway, since there is a local leash law.

Daily Electric Energy Used (56.6 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (62.8 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of sun. A surplus of 6.2 kWh. Two days in a row with a surplus!!!

Weekly Electric Energy Used (403 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (314 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. A deficit of 89 kWh.

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Saturday (14-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Under the weather. Even though the sun was out, no images for the day

Daily Electric Energy Used (57.0 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (61.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of sun. A surplus of 4.3 kWh.

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Six-Years Ago (14-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Workshop. Day 6: Golden Circle.

One of our stops along the “Golden Circle” was to see Strokkur, a geyser in the Haukadalur geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in southwest Iceland. It should be noted that there are many tour buses and lots of people that do the “Golden Circle” every day. Unlike, Old Faithful in Yellowstone, you can get quite close to Strokkur. Also, this geyser erupts more often than Old Faithful. I have several sets of images (slide shows and time-lapse video) from a distance where you can see the people coming and going, and then up close where you can see the clear blue “Bubble Burst” as the geyser erupts.

The Bubble Burting. Strokkur, a geyser in the Haukadalur geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in southwest Iceland. Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Bubble Burting. Strokkur, a geyser in the Haukadalur geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in southwest Iceland. Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)




Individual images from the above slide shows can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Friday (13-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Under the weather. Even though the sun was out in the afternoon, no images for the day

Daily Electric Energy Used (59.3 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (41.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sunny in the afternoon. A deficit of 18.3 kWh.

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