Monday, 25 December 2017

25 Years of Christmas


Every year, our dad would tape us coming down the stairs. This is a compilation of all the videos I could find. Relatives and pets grow up and disappear, and new extended family members appear in their place.

Bird Imitates Zipper Noise



Budgies are masters of mimicry. Not only do they imitate human voices, but they also imitate household sounds. For the first couple of years we had Kiwi, his cage was near a coat closet, so he heard coats zipping up every morning. It wasn't until a couple years later that we realized the noise he was making was actually a zipper noise! Now, you can make a zipper noise and he will repeat it back. It's incredible!

Sunday, 24 December 2017

SpaceX IridiumNEXT Rocket Over Los Angeles 12/22/17


SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg AFB with a set of 10 IridiumNEXT satellites.

Saturday, 23 December 2017

Primitive Technology: Pottery and Stove


I made some pottery from the clay in the new area to see how well it performed. A large bank of clay was exposed by the side of the creek. I dug it out using a digging stick and took it back to the hut. Small sticks and stones were picked out of the clay and the whole mass was mixed to make sure there were no dry lumps. When this was done the clay was then left next to the fire to dry slightly so that it became a stiff workable material to form pots from. No further processing was done to the clay.

Monday, 18 December 2017

Saturday, 16 December 2017

Snooker Table Assembling 2017 World Snooker Championship


Snooker Table Assembling 2017 World Snooker Championship