2026-06-01

Still drying out…

Wet dog thinks she belongs in my lap…
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70,000 pics and counting…

…and THAT’s just the good ones I wanna keep.

I think I have this half of the US represented pretty well.
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Itty Bitty wants in on the blogging action too…

Actually, she just wants to be fed… Again!  That’s three times in the same week, hahahahaha.
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Zoe insisting on helping me blog…

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Going for a walk in spite of the rain last week.

The dog’s enthusiasm wasn’t crimped in the slightest bit.  Funny thing is though, Chloe has to stop walking to shake off the water.  Zoe just shakes as she keeps walking. Haha.
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2026-05-31

Ok, enough with the watches already…

Let’s enjoy this adorable pic of Zoe playing with her new water bottle toy❣️
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Trying to get a closeup of the heartbeat of my Swiss watch

 

Watch explosion

The lower half of this pic shows are all the parts that are in my watch (no, I didn’t tear mine down).  The upper half shows a couple interior views.  Left is a front view of the movement.  You can see it because they skeletonized the face of it.  Middle shows the front of the movement without the hands.  Right is a good view of the rear of the movement with a skeletonized winder weight so you can see more of it.
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Ok, one more day of watch posts…

A watch like this is a mechanical marvel to a guy like me.  In this shot you can see the intricacy of the jewels used as axles and pivots for the bearings (the four red/pink dots)/. I also enjoy the complexity of the adjuster (plus and minus scale with a pointer), and the spring of the timing balance mechanism (coils spring with a sapphire jewel in the middle).  It’s all a miniature work of art in there!
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Sounds weird, but is uniquely wonderful!

Grape ice cream! Add cookie dough and marshmallow, and you have a winning combination.  They ran it for a limited time.  If they still have it and you get a chance, grab some!
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2026-05-30

Julie finishing our steaks!

We got some awesome ribeye cap steaks at Costco.  She cooks them to the perfect temperature in the sous vide then blasts them with the flame thrower for a perfect sear.  I swear she makes the best steaks I’ve had and this is SOOOO much more affordable than in the restaurants.  Yum!!



I like watching the movement of my new watch…

Date night with my girl❣️

She’s easy on the eyes :)
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Julies mulberries

Her tree we planted in the garden is fruiting nicely this year!
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Last week on the farm…

I used my Jeep to run the weedeater around the trails.  Everything was covered with trimmings by the time I was done haha. I like the way the horse barn looks too.
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