Up at a decent time but not moving very fast. I was too tired to deal with posting the journal last night, so that was on my agenda first thing this morning. Then while Kim was comparing last night’s image to one done several years ago, I was making a ‘Camper Music’ playlist and then, of course, we had to eat our shredded wheat. Seemed like important things to do but looking back maybe it was just a way to delay getting out for a walk.
We eventually went for a walk. Kim,
again, walked to Nutt Rd. and I walked to almost 6 electrical poles past the
tire, which put me by the new pecan grove.
Well, I call it the ‘new grove’ but those trees must be 6 or 7 years old
by now…almost ready to produce some pecans.
We were out here the year they were planted so it will probably always
be the ‘new grove’ to me. Feels good to
get out in the sunshine for exercise.
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We have different methods of preparing the shredded wheat for
eating.
Kim:
Hot tap water on cereal to soften it, pour off water, add milk and sugar and
then eat (his Grandma Bakker taught him that)
Karen:
put cereal in bowl, cover with milk and sugar, then enjoy.
I tried it Kim’s way; the hot
water doesn’t affect the taste like I thought it would. It just hastens the
softening of the biscuit.
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Nabisco was maker of the shredded
wheat I ate as a kid…the cereal we found yesterday carried the Post brand. This presumably explains that changeover: United States production of Shredded Wheat
moved to Naperville, Illinois, in 1954, where it is still made. In 1993, Nabisco sold the brand to Kraft General Foods, but
it was still sold under the Nabisco name until 1999, whereupon it was sold
under the slogan "Nabisco brought to you by Post."
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After my walk today, I drove over to the railroad crossing at Vail Rd to wait for a train. The Vail Rd crossing is on the north side of I-10 and the closest RR crossing to where we’re located. It’s about a 10-minute drive to that location…all told it was over a 30-minute wait for a train. I came prepared though…I had something to read, drink and eat. My last piggy cookie sustained me while I waited. I learned three things:
*Trains don’t come by as often as I thought they did.
*The Vail Rd crossing is almost one mile east of Picacho Highway which is where the campground is located. It’s a much greater distance than I envision when sitting in the camper.
* Trains do blow their whistles when approaching that crossing.
So, the greater distance from the campground, the constant highway and
bird noise and perhaps my ability to tune out noises all contributed to my not
hearing the train whistle during the day.
Issue resolved!
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| Top: 2019....Bottom: 2024 |
Kim is very pleased with how the Orion Nebula turned out last night, especially in comparison withthe one framed up in the clubhouse that he took in 2019. I told him that comparing them straight up against each other isn’t fair. Of course, an image taken 5 years ago, using different equipment and a lesser knowledge base isn’t going to look as sharp and detailed as an image he takes today. I maintain that he did the best he could with the equipment and knowledge he had at the time and, looking back, we were both thrilled with the outcome. He told me that the image from 2019 was comprised of about 30 images and last night’s image had about 300 images to work with. So, yeah, there’s going to be a difference in the resulting image. More data, more clarity.
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Before we made a Walgreen’s photo run on the bikes today, we headed to
Hot Dog Alvarado first. Another customer,
who pulled in right after us, told his wife and kids that he was going to
introduce them to the best hot dog ever.
None other compares in his opinion…I’d have to agree.
Kim made his Orion picture into a
poster to replace the one currently in the clubhouse and I printed random
photos to send to the WonderKids. The
temperature was in the low 80s but when the afternoon clouded up as forecasted
the temp dropped down into 70s. Not complaining, just stating a fact.
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No imaging tonight due to cloud cover.
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