Field Lab Sunday

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ISS

Long morning cooking breakfast. Set out to check some angles for the IP cam with the new long cable...discovered pretty quickly that I need a wider lens so I ordered one. I need a much tighter view with more detail. At least a week a way from finding just the right spot. Will be bouncing it around till then.

Fired up the new net book and downloaded software for my little webcam. All went well. Not too excited about the new tiny computer because I'm used to such a big screen. Sure it will find a worthwhile place at the Field Lab though...

To show how well the solar hot water system is working this time of year, I took two photos of the water temperature. Shot at 8AM and 5PM. The top number is the outside temp and the lower is the water temp. Not bad for an overnight low of 37 degrees.

Had an ISS flyover tonight and just barely caught it....two more good chances coming up for a better shot - one on Sunday and one on Monday. The trick is having enough ambient light for the foreground detail to show up just right with a long exposure that captures the trail of the space station. 67,85,37,0

Field Lab Arches

Supply run to Alpine today....stocked up on stuff for me.....range feed and alfalfa for Benita. She was waiting at my door when I got home. Good cow! Shot this long view as I was coming home at 5:30PM. 63,86,36,0

Two Dudes and a Chick

Had another Field Lab visit this morning.....three more reasons why Texas is such an awesome place to live. Bill, Melissa, and Curtis came by for the tour and brought gifts. They are down for the chili cookoff and went out of their way to seek me out and stop by for a visit. Ya'll are welcome back anytime.

The famous Allen Hare and his incredible wife Ok Hwa stopped by to pick up two custom spray painted Field Lab t-shirts......they are on the advertising team so don't get any ideas. Baked a loaf of solar oven bread for Jerry and Eva at the GrubShack ....dropped it off and came home to secure the last truss into place. Now the next phase of the project....as yet to be decided. 59,86,39,0

T6 on top...

Had just one Field Lab visit today.....This morning my new friends Bill and Anne came out for the tour. Two more reasons why Texas is such a great place to live. Great folks as usual for all the visitors so far. They brought me a little Agave plant to stick in the ground. Hope they will come back someday.

The last truss was supposed to be the easiest but that was not the case......it was a battle all the way up but that is the LAST ONE! Feels pretty good to get that portion of the job over. UPS brought my all weather housing for the IP cam this afternoon.....200' cable coming tomorrow....then I will plant the sucker in a permanent position for the masses to oogle.... 66,90,37,0

The Allen Hare Show

Coming up at noon(ish) today at www.stickam.com/thefieldlab Allen Hare and wife make their first visit to the Field Lab....... Had 7 other folks come out for tours today.....gonna be a busy week here at the Field Lab what with the Chilli Cookoff goin on. More folks coming out tomorrow including Jerry from UPS bringing my new all weather enclosure for the IP cam. 63,84,39, 0

Truss 5 Secured

Cooked a pound of bacon, made a loaf of bread, did laundry down in Study Butte (before the masses arrive for the Chili Cookoff), scooted truss 5 into place and welded it down. Benita is getting to the point now where she follows me around while I'm working. Pretty weird having a longhorn one step behind all day. Nice moonrise tonight. 65,93,36,0