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Posted: Nov 23, 2025 - 5:03pm
islander wrote: Coaxial wrote: Sounds great, and believe me, that makes two of us, amigo. Saw the practice session for a pacific life commercial this morning: Sorry about the quality, I was squealing with glee - you're lucky I found the phone. That's ~ 50 meters out from the shore. There were 5 or 6 of them. Very cool, thanks.

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Posted: Nov 23, 2025 - 2:54pm
Coaxial wrote: Sounds great, and believe me, that makes two of us, amigo. Saw the practice session for a pacific life commercial this morning: Sorry about the quality, I was squealing with glee - you're lucky I found the phone. That's ~ 50 meters out from the shore. There were 5 or 6 of them.

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Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas
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Posted: Nov 23, 2025 - 8:25am

islander wrote:

Coaxial wrote:

Had the local horses come through the yard last night. The dogs really enjoyed watching the 'really big dogs'. temps are perfect; the house has a few projects, but all manageable; tacos are plentiful, cheap and delicious (and there are several new eateries, one by one of our favorite chefs); the guest calendar is filling up. weather is beautiful, wish you were here.

Sounds great, and believe me, that makes two of us, amigo.

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Posted: Nov 23, 2025 - 7:22am
Coaxial wrote: Had the local horses come through the yard last night. The dogs really enjoyed watching the 'really big dogs'. temps are perfect; the house has a few projects, but all manageable; tacos are plentiful, cheap and delicious (and there are several new eateries, one by one of our favorite chefs); the guest calendar is filling up. weather is beautiful, wish you were here.

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Posted: Nov 22, 2025 - 7:32am
islander wrote: first whales of the season!

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Posted: Nov 22, 2025 - 7:08am
first whales of the season!

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 6:13pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote: Antigone wrote: Essentially a whole new backyard! A lot (snicker) of nice space back there. Beyond the block wall is not my property. Thank goodness.

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 5:01pm
Antigone wrote: Essentially a whole new backyard! A lot (snicker) of nice space back there.

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 3:47pm
Essentially a whole new backyard!

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 1:47pm

Isabeau wrote:

A split like that tends to happen when the weight of the bough and it's thick end branches become too much for the trunk that grew it. Heavy rainfall helps this too.

I think that the smaller branch, which was above, broke and fell on the larger piece, breaking it. I've had a lot of work done on this tree in the past five or so years. It shades the south face of the house, so I hate to lose it, but it's a stupid Norway maple, so I guess I'm lucky to have had 25+ years with it (I've lived in this house more than 25 years). Probably going to plant a native red oak on the other side. They grow pretty fast.

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 1:41pm

Antigone wrote:

It broke in half almost a month ago. Tree Guy has been having equipment troubles, and the weather has been too wet.

This is what it looked like when it came down, for no reason that I can figure. I'm going to keep the unbroken half for a year probably, but it'll have to come down too.

A split like that tends to happen when the weight of the bough and it's thick end branches become too much for the trunk that grew it. Heavy rainfall helps this too.

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Location: A house, in a Virginian Valley
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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 1:33pm
Isabeau wrote: Taking down a mature tree is no small thing! It broke in half almost a month ago. Tree Guy has been having equipment troubles, and the weather has been too wet. This is what it looked like when it came down, for no reason that I can figure. I'm going to keep the unbroken half for a year probably, but it'll have to come down too.

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 1:30pm
Antigone wrote: Broken down tree finally being removed. As well as another, mostly dead on the other side. Taking down a mature tree is no small thing!

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Posted: Jun 4, 2025 - 1:24pm
Broken down tree finally being removed. As well as another, mostly dead on the other side.

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Location: Gilead

Posted: May 15, 2025 - 4:19pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote: Not my photo but the new bumpernuts are 3-D printable for your Eelectrick Truck Makes me so proud to be an American.

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Location: Powell
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Posted: May 15, 2025 - 4:16pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote: I followed a truck into town that had a pair of bumpernuts AND a mouthguard. Make of that what you will. Not my photo but the new bumpernuts are 3-D printable for your Eelectrick Truck

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Location: Really deep in the heart of South California
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Posted: Feb 13, 2025 - 7:40pm
Steely_D wrote: We were out at Zabriski Point a few weeks ago waiting for sunrise and then, out of the south and moving west... Elon's fireworks.

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