Canadian SF
It is rare these days to discover a new author (even if they themselves have been around for some time), and even moreso if they are or were Canadian. From…
A new era
As of today, we have moved from our website host of over 20 years to a new host. We hope the transition goes smoothly, but it will take some time…
SCGO Serenity Observatory Renovation 2021-Part2 – Deck
The plan was to build a raised deck, high enough up for very good ventilation and high enough not to be shelter for critters. Crushed gravel went in first, followed…
SCGO Serenity Observatory Renovation 2021-Part1 – Pier
We had have piers made from 2×6 wood in a box format, anchored in concrete and filled with sand. They rotted in about 10 years and were never really stable!…
Home air filter
CBC Marketplace had an interesting segment this week, on home air filters. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/portable-air-purifier-tests-marketplace-1.5900782 Interesting as well because we had built a DIY air filter a month or two ago: Unlike…
Home Automation
Home Automation has always been a goal… automating, making more convenient, better information and better control. Over the years we have tried many items. The very old X10 power system…
Mars and Uranus 2021 Jan 24
This is a size reduced annotated image of the planet Mars and the planet Uranus on the COLD! evening (-16C) . Mars (top of image) was placed nicely overhead and…
winter comes
And just like that it is 2021, start of a new year and a new decade. These are the days… of binge watching television series. So far: Brave New World…
Birds!
This is a Downey Woodpecker, one of at least a few that come by and try to destroy our sunflower seed feeders. We were testing a very old pentax K…
K vs Squirrel
The latest in the me vs squirrel battle. The squirrels refuse to believe the argument that a bird feeder is for birds and not Squirrels. This is the latest rebuild…
a sign of the times
A sign of the Covid19 times, the Colebrook playground is out of bounds. We did a drive around the area, and actually there are very few indicators of anything out…
library indexing
We started work on indexing the library. We are trying out various processes on other collections to find the best method before we look to the science library (the largest).…
Sunrise over SuperSID
Sunrise one recent morning looking over the TARDIS observatory, the Serenity Observatory and the SuperSID antenna. Great way to start the day.. especially with hot-water-passed-through-ground-up-coffee-beans!
Time, spring, summer
Time has been slipping away of late. Spring was late, summer will be late and there are still so many things to do. There is still a pile (smaller) of…
Davis Vantage Vue Weather Station repair
Update: 12 days later the new CR123 lithium battery died as well. No data is logged during the night period, and even if it is really cloudy in the day…