OleDaHammer

Just got the mechanism back from having some repairs and restoration done. Plays very nicely I think. One just has to put themselves in the 1890's...NO TV, radio, any technology at all besides something like this. THIS was entertainment back then...albeit this player would not have been in a poor person's home. I never get tired of listening to it, it's bit like a time machine...

Our Great Pryenees Ivy has a fit (well, as big a fit as a Pyrenees can have - LOL) over yarn made from HER shed undercoat. We had saved it for the last 3 years. Thanks to Laurie Pernot of Frene Creek Farm Fibers in Janesville, Wisconsin who spun it for us. Ivy stocking caps all around!

I built this in-water folding measuring device to minimize handling stress of the fish. I confirmed the length matched up with the board measurement this first time. Subsequent catches will go right from the net to the in-water board.

My beloved mother, the best mom ever, singing me happy birthday in 2018. Thank God we had the thought to record it one time. I looked forward to my Mom singing me happy birthday every year more than anything else. My dear mother entered the church triumphant today at 90 years old. She will live in my heart forever until we are together again in the arms of the Lord. I will play this every birthday so I can still hear her sing it. Life will not be the same without her...

Comparison of factory Rowboat motor Elkhart mag vs. larger model original Elkhart mag. circa 1910-1915

I had a large female Orb Weaver spider living under the light next to my workshop door this summer. One day I noticed a smaller male near her web and wondered if he was going to attempt to mate with her. I started taking videos and he was trying to mate with her...the males are usually killed and eaten by the female after mating...did this guy survive it or end up as the big female's next meal?....watch and see....

Slow motion video of a Hummingbird Moth. These are such cool insects!

We were just getting settled in and was finally able to get out on my new "home chain"...my first "home chain" outing resulted in a darn nice one to start out with.

This is a hot mic moment captured between a CDC official and member of the press admitting that Covid has a 0.1% to 0.3% fatality rate, the SAME as the seasonal flu! Meaning, we shut the world down for a normal flu!

This was the first 40 inch class Musky my son caught trolling back in 2011.