I have a few chipmunks who dug homes in my backyard. One is under the shed, one just above the back steps , and one in the middle of the lawn. They're cute so I do feed them. I buy unsalted almonds just for them.
LOL! Try giving them some soft caramel! It is like a dog with a mouthful of peanut butter.I have a few chipmunks who dug homes in my backyard. One is under the shed, one just above the back steps , and one in the middle of the lawn. They're cute so I do feed them. I buy unsalted almonds just for them.
Macro photography of insects.What kind of photography? I do a bit myself, mostly critters and scenic. I have a Cannon EOS Rebel T3. Sadly I only have two lenses, the original 18-55 MM and my pride and joy, a 75-300 MM telephoto with image stabilization. If you are ever looking for gear make sure to check out B&H at
My 75-300 MM was a $650.00 lens that I paid $300.00 through B&H.
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I keep looking at it up on the shelf and I really want to finish it . It was a $1200 dollar model so I HAVE to finish it but I want to do a good job . A dozen irons in the fire and none of them are heating up .So @Back in the fold
It’s been about 2 years since you started building this ship.
Is this going to take as long as it took to build Noah’s ark…120 years? How’s this project coming along.
Post some of your latest pics of the build.
It'll still be there when you get back to it. Looks like it'll be worth the wait.I keep looking at it up on the shelf and I really want to finish it . It was a $1200 dollar model so I HAVE to finish it but I want to do a good job . A dozen irons in the fire and none of them are heating up . View attachment 337567
So, what's on your radar for future pursuits? I ask because it's the same for me. I'm always picking up new skills and trying new stuff. Many I dabble in for a while and then let go, like jujitsu, genealogy, and stone carving; others sort of capture me and become part of normal life, like building bows and drinking really good tea. Right now I'm kind of into bark tanning hides, and I suspect that's going to be one that sticks, just because working with leather is so relaxing and useful. Besides, if I'm going to kill an animal, I like to use as much of it as possible.I will say that my recent obsession with the aquariums really woke me up to how important it is for me to have something new and exciting to do. I get bored easily and when I get bored, my mind wanders and that is not good for me LOL.
I love this ! This sums up my philosophy perfectly . Picking up new skills and trying new stuff . Don’t know if I’ll get to half of it before I croak but I’ll have some fun in the meantime . Try new things , learn new skills and see what you can do . Some skills come in handy and others are just fun but it beats sitting on your hands and wondering what you’re going to do tomorrow , which is usually nothing . No matter what you pick to do it’s been done before by plenty of other people and you’re just as tricky as any of them . They never did it before either .So, what's on your radar for future pursuits? I ask because it's the same for me. I'm always picking up new skills and trying new stuff. Many I dabble in for a while and then let go, like jujitsu, genealogy, and stone carving; others sort of capture me and become part of normal life, like building bows and drinking really good tea. Right now I'm kind of into bark tanning hides, and I suspect that's going to be one that sticks, just because working with leather is so relaxing and useful. Besides, if I'm going to kill an animal, I like to use as much of it as possible.
Somewhere down the road, I'm thinking about building an Otzi-style backpack. And when I retire, I really want to learn legit carpentry (not just pounding together stuff that works but looks like crud), maybe even cabinetry. That would be a wonderful skill set to develop. And I want to try making a pow-wow drum for a Shoshoni-Arapaho friend. Maybe learn to make my own instruments some day. And learn to hunt predators, especially coyotes and bears. I wouldn't mind becoming an expert in primitive shelters and cob building. Then there are those two ideas for novels that have been kicking around in my head for several years...
Don't know if I'll get to half of that before I die, but I'll have some fun in the mean time. ha ha!
Baroque music is a fascination of mine. I am tone deaf and unable to look at how music is put together, but all of my fish know Bach, Vivaldi and Telemann very well. They're also experts on punk and African hip hop...I am mostly retired but still work part time as a researcher. I stopped seeing patients in 2018. Fish keeping has become one of my semi-retirement hobbies. I also love music from the baroque and classical era so I signed up for a 100 hour series of lectures by Robert Greenberg, composer and musicologist. I could never have made this commitment working full time. I am also an avid hiker and enjoy birding. I’m a gym nut. I work out in a gym almost every day. Volunteering has become sort of a hobby. I deliver hot meals to home-bound people every Wednesday. Very satisfying.
Baroque music is wonderful. Do you sing or play an instrument? It's never too late to take up the violin or the harpsichord. What kind of hiking is available in Maryland? When I travel back east I'm often surprised at how much wild country there still is, close to or even within major urban areas.I am mostly retired but still work part time as a researcher. I stopped seeing patients in 2018. Fish keeping has become one of my semi-retirement hobbies. I also love music from the baroque and classical era so I signed up for a 100 hour series of lectures by Robert Greenberg, composer and musicologist. I could never have made this commitment working full time. I am also an avid hiker and enjoy birding. I’m a gym nut. I work out in a gym almost every day. Volunteering has become sort of a hobby. I deliver hot meals to home-bound people every Wednesday. Very satisfying.