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Solominer

Solominer

Working with interesting technology: blockchain, IPFS, infrared and ultraviolet photography/videos


Spring Garden Update: Oregon Grapes

22 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

When I moved to Georgia I would see this evergreen plant in the forests and sometimes in peoples yards. I did not learn till years later that the berries it produces are edible. A follower of mine @goat-girlz mentioned they are indeed edible and can...

A closer look at Solitary Bees Part 4: Completing the homes

21 Jun 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer

The Bees fill these holes from the back all the way forward to the front. In the cover animation, a female can be seen laying larva at the end of the tunnel. Her face and body covered in pollen as she works hard during peak season to build as many h...

1990s Screensavers: Flying Toasters (With song)

19 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

The flying toasters is probably the best known module for After Dark, this module also has a song that plays along with captions below on the lyrics. Chrome toasters with wings fly by. Along with toasted bread, some having jam on them and others bei...

Spring Garden Update: Bush Cherries

19 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

In my previous garden update post I showed off four Cherry trees, in this video we look at a smaller version of Cherry called "Bush Cherries". These plants reach a height of around six feet and bush out the sides real good. The Bush Cherries are sma...

Forza Horizon 4 gameplay 06-18

18 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

  I jump in my Baja bug and the seasons change from fall to winter, making the roads icy and covered in snow. Ill need to adjust my driving style for these conditions, pretty cool that seasons with this game. Once the maps loads I find myself the ne...

Archery and a day of fun with @whangster79 and @ryulincoln

18 Jun 2020 4 minute read 2 comments Solominer

Since the three of us are into bows we went out to an archery range and practiced shooting arrows. Wearing my Hive neck gaiter we started practicing at ten yards. @ryulincoln brought along his PSE Nighthawk recurve bow. And I brought along my PSE Mu...

Spring Garden Update: Cherry Trees

17 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

These trees are really waking up now, leaves coming out and forming small branches. The first one we look at is a Minnie Royal Cherry Tree. Its considered a low chill hour tree only needing a fraction of chill hours as the others I have on my proper...

Solo's weekly picks: Forests

16 Jun 2020 2 minute read 4 comments Solominer

When I get the opportunity to walk through a forest I try to never pass it down. Its great to see others on the Hive blockchain making use of nature trails near where they live. Some of these trails are for recreation, others are a way of life and...

A closer look at Solitary Bees Part 3: A fight breaks out

15 Jun 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Solominer

This video starts with a Hawk call in the background with various other bird calls going on around us, the Bees can be heard buzzing in the background. All is calm at the moment. Two Orange-vented Mason Bees enter the bee boards. Distinguishable by...

Spring Garden Update: Raspberry Bushes

15 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

One of the first plants I started growing when I moved to this property were Raspberry bushes. I started with one container of brambles and over ten years ive divided them into about twenty feet of bushes along a wall. Every year I could stick a sho...