Monarch chrysalis
A quick picture of a monarch chrysalis taken three or four hours before the butterfly emerged. Was trying to get a timelapse video of it with a Raspberry Pi and…
Read moreFirst monarch caterpillar of 2016
First monarch caterpillar of 2016 spotted on March 15th! Note the frass on the leaf pointing away from the camera, as well as the damage to the leaf pointing towards…
Read moreProverbial snake in the garden
Was running late to brunch one day and came across a juvenile black racer hanging out around three feet up a stalk of goldenrod. Wasn’t sure what type of snake…
Read moreTwo vines
It turns out the two scraggly types of vines hanging on the fence in the back yard are actually Florida natives.
Read moreGoldenrod on Goldenrod Street
The other plant in the mini butterfly garden out front is some type of goldenrod. Nailing down the exact species is proving difficult as the various identification guides are inconclusive. …
Read moreHardware refresh
So what do I do after working on computers all day? Upgrade the one at home of course. Went from an AMD Phenom II 920 CPU to an FX-6300, upgraded…
Read moreGoing native
The beds in front of the house have needed a redo for a while now. Initially planted with exotics in some very poor soil, the goal is to replace everything…
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