I managed to get a few pretty cool pictures with my iPhone. We even made a sort of camera obscura and projected the moon onto a piece of paper.
Category: Recreation
My garden keeps growing!
I’ve kept working on my garden. i have this sweet Home Assistant panel. I am still working on automation, but integration is coming along nicely. I am using Home Assistant as my platform. Most of my garden sensors are command line sensors. I even figured out what i was doing wrong with command line switches (using capital letters). Now that I have had my camera in place long enough, I have a pretty decent test time lapse.
** warning flashing lights **
Status update:
Mama Musubi is something I’ve loved from my farmers market for years. Unfortunately it was shuddered during the pandemic and still has not returned to my market. They did open up in a shared kitchen of sorts in Pasadena called Kitchen United. It was to this location that my desperation would bring me. The spot is mostly for delivery drivers and doesn’t have much for customer service. The menu is a little different from what was offered and entered by app or kiosk. It was amazing to enjoy after the long absence, but not exactly the same thing i was craving. Maybe i’ll try them at one of the other markets where they still operate.
Pi Day baking! Celebrate!
May your Pi Day be a circle of success.
Status update:
Nothing like Tacos and a hike in LA!
Garden Upgraded!
I sealed the electronics behind a some plastic and weather stripping. Upgraded the solar panel and the reservoir. sensors are collecting data and i can even make some pretty graphs. Plants seem to be thriving.
The Sun is for more than photosynthesis in my garden.
I have implemented a test irrigation system using a solar pond pump. My sunniest balcony has no power and I always forget to water. Now i just need an alert when the reservoir is getting low.
Epic Thanksgiving preparations!
I am roasting a duck for the oil. Oil that will go into my turkey, or more precisely, on my turkey.
I am hosting this year for the first time. I cannot wait!
Spooky halloween eyes are back!
random interval. random repetition. from sunset to midnight. i wonder if anyone noticed. I always enjoy October. Trees made visibility in its usual spot poor. I moved it. Now it doesn’t look bad with some of the alternative spooky eyes. So, i’ve added them to the random rotation.
Who wants to go on an Adventure?
Part game, part Defcon challenge, part choose your own adventure. I am still figuring out what it is. Are you going to call? Leaderboard to follow.