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Sunset in the woods - Infrared Photography

17 May 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Solominer

Camping at a new spot, we got to see the sunset with an open sky all around us. I brought along my special camera and used an infrared passthrough filter on it to capture these images. It was around 7pm and the sun was starting to fall behind the tre...

Video of Mason Bees on the move

16 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Solominer

I built a bee house last year for the Solitary Bees, though this is not a bee hive. Its just a place for me to place boards and let them traverse between the boards and nearby by flowers and sources of mud. I leave my Lumix GH3 camera set up on a tr...

Moon rising over the Pine Log Mountains - Infrared Photography

13 May 2020 3 minute read 3 comments Solominer

My friend and I went Turkey hunting in a nice spot we found. We decided to camp one of the days while it was Turkey hunting season. As I set up camp the sky was going from partly cloudy to a near completely clear day in a few hours. It was in the lat...

Turkey hunting trip to Pine Log Mountain, Georgia

11 May 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer

Over the course of two days, @ryulincoln and I got up early and waited at the wildlife management areas gate for sunrise. We would be able to enter once the sun started to light up the back of the trees around us. When that time can we headed into t...

Planting two Apple trees

10 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

I unbox two new trees that I hope one day will produce an abundance of fruit. I got a Cortland and Honey Crisp Apple tree. One of each. They are a semi dwarf variety so they should not get full size like many that grow in orchards. I dig the holes f...

Features of Dogs

8 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments RomaRuslan

From the moment they are born, dogs are full of love for people. Dogs are the only kind of animal that opens their eyes to the world in this way. For this reason, he has already adopted you until you are familiar with your dog and get used to it. You...

Kestrel house update: Early spring

7 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Solominer

I set up this large bird house in the late winter, a few months before any Kestrels would be looking for a new home to roost in. The snow came around and gave the house a dusting of snow on top. Im behind on updates, so next will be a post on mid spr...

Solo's weekly picks: The Moon

5 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

I love looking up at the sky, and when I see the Moon if fills me with a special feeling I cannot otherwise explain. Im pretty sure others probably feel this way as well. The way the Moon can look so different amazes me. I saw the recent worm Moon a...

Solitary Bee resting on mulch - Macro Photography

4 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

As I was walking through my Asparagus rows, I saw a lone bee, probably a Mason Bee just resting on some wood chips. It was probably collecting mud to make homes for its offspring. And then resting in the sun before heading off to its next location....

#BIWAKKITCHEN026- Asparagus time

2 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Biwakkitchen

Asparagus time - what a delicious time! Asparagus are just wonderful for such a wide range of dishes and bring a hint of spring in every meal! I was used to picking them myself as a child, last year when I lived for half a year in Croatia and Dominic...