Mars 20160528
Well, Mars did not turn out too well last night. At best it was 17 degrees off the horizon. What with mosquitos and cloud coming in, that was as good…
The tomatos hit the ground
The heirloom tomatos were transplanted into the ground over the last few days and we are not done yet… still trying to find more garden space to put the remainder…
When the Ground met the Potatos
The potatos have finally hit the ground. Much later than we wanted, given the extremely high temperatures we have been having here of late (high 20’s C and into 30+…
Jupiter 20160506 UT
Went outside to clear skies and a bit of a wind to test out the celestron nextar GT mount. In the meantime I fired up a new beta of firecapture…
Season of Dirt
There we go… our annual purchase of dirt to help create flower and veg beds on our rocky rocky land. This is 7yds of triple mix earth running at about…
Telescope mount reno
The Transit of Mercury is coming up soon and we are still scrambling to put together a tracking telescope mount in case we have to go travelling to get out…
Ontario Canada Electricity rates, highest in North America?
A news story today from http://www.640toronto.com/syn/104/88985/hydro-rates-climbing-ont *** It’s now going to be just a little bit pricier to do your laundry or run the dishwasher in the middle of the…