What I saw this week #14: October 7, 2016
Nice blend of things things this week. An interview with Aaron Hicklin – I enjoyed this interview and the idea behind the bookstore that is curated into collections by creatives people like…
Blog
Posts, notes, and things worth sharing.
Longer thoughts, quick observations, photographs, and links. All in one place, newest first.
A date picker to schedule posts in WordPress
On Sunday mornings I make some coffee, sit down at my computer, and choose 7 images to publish to my blog throughout the week. After I've chosen and edited the images I schedule…
Phantom 3, Promised Land State Park – September 2016
Phantom 3, Promised Land State Park – September 2016
Duck in Promised Land State Park – September 2016
Duck in Promised Land State Park – September 2016
Eleven and six and twenty
Thanks to Jeremy for remarking how he forgot his blog's 15th anniversary (congrats Jeremy!) it reminded me to check and, well, I missed my blog's anniversary by nearly the same number of days as…
Flowering vine, Hillside Avenue, Honesdale, Pa – September 2016
Flowering vine, Hillside Avenue, Honesdale, Pa – September 2016
Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Campgrounds, Woodlands Ponds Trail, Big Bass Pond, Bull Frog Pond, North Woods Trail, Grouse Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 5 miles…
Horses nearby – August 2016
Horses nearby – August 2016
Elk Mountain from Sicklers Pond – August 2016
Elk Mountain from Sicklers Pond – August 2016
Keeping houseplants alive
I've killed far more houseplants than I can count. And I regret every one too because I love having houseplants. Real ones. Plants with character. A variety. And, for whatever reason (mostly…
Early morning fisherman, Lackawanna Lake – September 2016
Early morning fisherman, Lackawanna Lake – September 2016
Exploring Conservation Island in Promised Land State Park
It takes me just over an hour get to Promised Land State Park. (See also, park map.) Because it isn't too close to home I've only been to this park twice. Once…
Black & Brass Roasting Company, Honesdale, PA – August 2016
Black & Brass Roasting Company, Honesdale, PA – August 2016
Hiking Lackawanna State Park: South Branch Trail, Messimer Preserve, Grist Mill Road, 524, Abington Trail, Basset Path
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 6.0 miles -…
Save your Faces before upgrading to macOS Sierra
I've been tweeting, and created a Moment, regarding the fact that Photos on macOS Sierra has gotten rid of the "Faces" feature in favor of a new "People" feature. This wipes out all…
What I saw this week #13: September 30, 2016
I'm resurrecting an old series of posts that I used to publish here called "What I saw this week". In this series I'd publish a single post per week with some of…
Creating your own hiking checklist
Have you ever bolted out the door to go hiking (or kayaking, photographing, cycling, it doesn't matter) and when you arrive at your location you realize you forgot something at home? Say, a…
Top of the world, Dunmore Pine Barrens, Dunmore, PA – September 2016
Top of the world, Dunmore Pine Barrens, Dunmore, PA – September 2016
YouTube has replaced TV for me (and, how to use the Watch Later playlist)
I've been watching a lot of YouTube lately. More specifically, I've been watching a lot of YouTube on my TV lately. Here is how I do it but first, a bit of background…
10MacApps over 10 years later
Ten and a half years ago I was asked by Zach Hale to jot down my 10 favorite Mac apps and then ask a few others to do the same. Wow, ten…
Nominated for Tech Blog of the Year
NEPA BlogCon 2016 is fast approaching and with it comes this year's nominations for Blog of the Year in several categories. Out of nowhere last night, as I was hiking the Dunmore…
Red Shale Ridge Vineyards, Hegins, PA – June 2016
Red Shale Ridge Vineyards, Hegins, PA – June 2016
Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Abington Trail, Joey’s Trail, Turkey Hill Trail, Ranger Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 6.0 miles -…
Sunset at Crystal Lake, Greenfield, PA – August 2016
Sunset at Crystal Lake, Greenfield, PA – August 2016
Watching the Jaws anthology
For the sake of humanity, and because Netflix took the time, effort and expense of adding these movies to their library, I've watched Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D, and Jaws: The Revenge….
A few updates to my site
Late last week and over the weekend I've made a few subtle updates to my site. I saw that this weekend was Indie Web Camp in Brighton and while I can't travel a…
Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Dam, North Woods Trail and Orchard Trail
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in September 2016 – Approx. 7.5 miles…
My father’s coat and hat, Carbondale, PA – August 2016
My father's coat and hat, Carbondale, PA – August 2016
Hiking every trail in Lackawanna State Park
For several weeks I've been slowly tracing my way through the trails found within the confines of Lackawanna State Park and I'm just about halfway through my goal of hiking every trail. The…
Hiking Lackawanna State Park: Ranger Trail and Rowland’s Road
_This post is part of a series of posts in my goal to hike every trail of Lackawanna State Park. Also see park map._ Hiked in August 2016 – Approx. 2.5 miles…