Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Spoth

Posted on March 23, 2020 by kimerer_brian

It has been a while since I have posted a SPOTH. So here is one that just bloomed. That’s pretty gnarly. The flowers aren’t all that strange though. In case you want to know what it is, here is the … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day

Posted on March 14, 2020 by kimerer_brian

Today is Pi (π) Day. In case you have been living under a rock and don’t know what π day is, it is March 14, which is written as 3/14 which some nerds have equated to 3.14, which is a very … Continue reading →

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Market Crash

Posted on March 12, 2020 by kimerer_brian

DG has been watching the Market crash and is all worried and bummed out about it. “Relax”, I told him. “It’s not all that bad. It comes back. It always has.” But he was still upset. “Well, just turn the … Continue reading →

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Daylight Saving Time

Posted on March 8, 2020 by kimerer_brian

It is Daylight Saving Time again. So last night I went around moving all the clocks forward an hour. That was when I discovered that our Daniel Pratt clock had stopped ticking. I tried to get it going again, but … Continue reading →

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Birdwatching

Posted on February 28, 2020 by kimerer_brian

Now that the new chickadee house is up, DG has decided to take up bird watching. So he dragged out his big, serious bird watching binoculars. I said to him, “DG, it’s only 20 feet away! You don’t need those.” … Continue reading →

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That was quick

Posted on February 24, 2020 by kimerer_brian

This morning we saw the chickadees come by and check out the new house. Wow. Less than a day. I didn’t get any photos; they were here and gone too quickly. They didn’t go in, but one of them looked … Continue reading →

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The Chickadee House is Up

Posted on February 23, 2020 by kimerer_brian

Today we put up the new Chickadee house. It looks a little pale compared to that old, weathered house. We are hoping that the chickadees like new things. This may be a tad early, but we have seen the birds … Continue reading →

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Extreme Makeover

Posted on February 19, 2020 by kimerer_brian

You may remember from a few months ago that some woodpeckers took over our chickadee house and renovated it so that they could move in. Here’s a link to a reminder Woodpecker Birdhouse Renovation After the woodpeckers moved out (they … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on February 16, 2020 by kimerer_brian

Now that we are in a cold snap (Old Man Winter has arrived!), DG decided to stay in and sit down with a mug of nice, steamy coffee. “DG”, I said, “are you aware that when you do that you … Continue reading →

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Rain

Posted on February 11, 2020 by kimerer_brian

DG is sick of all this rain. He really wanted to build a snowman before the crocuses bloom. I told him that he could blame it on the Augernaut* You see, in that very first snow storm in early December, … Continue reading →

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