Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Dark-eyed Junco.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Herb and Green seeds planted in an AeroGarden Elite Bounty with a seed starter tray. Rainbow Swiss Chard, Broadleaf Sage, Winter Bloomsdale Spinach, Rosemary, Thyme, Tarragon, Greek Oregano, Tatsoi Mustard Greens, Siberian Kale, Champion Collard Greens. Images of the seeds taken with a Leica SL2s camera with a Laowa 24 mm f/14 macro probe lens. For reference, the diameter of the circle is 35 mm.
Seeds. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (97.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (36.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cold outside. Whenever the external temperature drops below 10°F, the resistance heaters kick in to assist the Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 60.5 kWh.
Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Continuing to learn how to use the Labpano Pilot EE 360 camera. This time I set it up to record me cooking a duck for my Thanksgiving Dinner. The time-lapse was set for 20x (0.6 seconds/frame) @ 4K (3840 x 1920). The battery ran out at ~99 minutes, even though I had the USB-C connected to an external battery. When I checked online, it appears that the USB-C power source needs to be a USB-PD fast charger. The 4K equirectangular video was processed using Premiere Pro with the GoPro FX Reframe plugin for the rotating Little Planet video. Since the time-lapse video stopped recording before I finished cooking, I’ve provided a still image of the Thanksgiving Roasted Duck Dinner for One. Beets and Onions from Clifford Family Farm, Duck and Mushrooms from Zell’s Farm, Brussel Sprouts from Whole Foods, Wild Rice from Minnesota.
Thanksgiving Dinner. Image taken with a Leica SL2 camera and 24-90 mm lens (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/40 sec). (David J Mathre)
Daily Electric Energy Used (65.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (25.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny, some clouds, but cold. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 40.0 kWh.
Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Flowers of the day: Babies Breath, Butterfly Bush, Cosmos, Marigold, Morning Glory, Rose Mallow, Zinnia. Also seed pods from Poppies and Burdock.
Flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
While cleaning the patio and getting the Grow Towers ready for the Ison’s Strawberry plugs, I harvested potatoes, carrots, and hot peppers. I wasn’t expecting any potatoes as the Raccoon’s already dug many out of the Grow Bags.
Garden Harvest. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
I found a very large and hungry Tomato Hornworm caterpillar eating the potato plant. Unlike the Tomato Hornworm I found last year that had been infected by wasp eggs, this one looked healthy. After taking the pictures of this alien looking vegetarian, I put it up on the birdfeeder. Some lucky bird, got a big meal.
Insects of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (44.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Deficit of 12.1 kWh.
Lot of images today. Birds, Frogs, Snakes, and Flowers. The Brood X Cicadas are everywhere and continue singing their love song.
Birds viewed in the backyard: American Robin. The American Robin was feeding on a Cicada.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Kermit the Bullfrog and all of his relatives in the pond are getting fat fast this spring. Presumably out feeding on the Cicadas.
Bullfrogs in the pond. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Bullfrogs in the pond. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
The Brood X Cicada is not feeding, just resting on the flower.
Cicada (brood X). Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Spring flowers blooming: Love-in-a-Mist, Red Poppy, California Poppy.
Love-in-a-Mist. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Red Poppy. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
California Poppy. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Patio Garden: Grow Towers and Soft Pots. Seedlings from the indoor AeroGarden Farms transplanted a month ago. Strawberries planted last year, remained outside over the winter. Some of the strawberry plants survived being nibbled on by deer.
Grow Towers 1-10. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Outer Rim Soft Pots 1-4: Cucumber.
Outer Rim Soft Pots 5-8: Summer Squash.
Outer Rim Soft Pots 9-11: Peas.
Outer Rim Soft Pots 12-17: Zucchini.
Center Soft Pots: Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Golden Harvest Cherry Tomato, Gray Stripe Sunflower, Red Sun Sunflower, Autumn Sunflower, Double Sun Sunflower.
Soft Pots. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (46.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rain and clouds. A deficit of 13.7 kWh.
Visitors backyard and the patio birdfeeder: Mourning Dove, House Finch. Not many birds visiting during the emergence of the Cicadas.
Daily backyard visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring flowers blooming: Oriental Poppy, Love-in-a-Mist.
Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Grow Towers (1-10) on the Patio.
Grow Towers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Soft Pots on the Patio. Tomatoes and Sunflowers. Also an attempted Milkweed transplant.
Soft Pots. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (42.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. A deficit of 27.6 kWh.
