Daffodils and tulips
Barb and I drove north for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival today. I had been there once before which was probably 30 or 35 years ago. Barb had never been there. We saw huge lines for the early exits and … Continue reading
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Boomershoot daffodils
Nine days ago Barb and I were in Idaho and among other things we inspected the daffodils we transplanted nearly two years ago. Last year they were rather disappointing with only a little bit of foliage and almost no blooms. … Continue reading
Daffodils, Boomershoot, and the super moon
Last Saturday Barb L. and I were at the Boomershoot site to “go on a daffodil rescue mission”. As I mentioned a few weeks ago there are some daffodils near the shooting line that get abused pretty badly by the … Continue reading
Boomershoot daffodils
Most people attend Boomershoot for the chance to shoot at explosives. Some come for the daffodils. These daffodils were planted by my grandmother and her sisters when they lived on the property where the shooting line is. The daffodils survived even though … Continue reading
White male privilege
I’ve been getting copies of scanned pictures from my brothers recently and I thought I would share some of them. They show what it was like growing up as a privileged white male.
Boomershoot 2016 prep
I spent all day Saturday and Sunday morning at the Boomershoot site. The ground was a little wet in places but with just a couple days of sun it will be in fine shape. The daffodils Barb and transplanted almost … Continue reading
Boomershoot 2014 status
This last weekend Barb and I did some Boomershoot 2014 prep. We installed some new LED lights in the target production facility (Mecca). We cleaned up the benches and Barb swept the floor. We are close to ready for target … Continue reading
Boomershoot Mecca winter visit
Three weeks ago I made a trip to Idaho to work on some things for Boomershoot 2014. Contrary to the previous visit I was not able to drive in the 700+ yards to Mecca. There was a snow berm blocking … Continue reading
Header Photos
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Here are the images used in the random selection of header pictures for this blog. Click for the full size version. Boomershoot Mecca from a few hundred yards away near South Road. Notice the coyote at the lower edge of … Continue reading
Boomershoot 2010 T-shirt image
Via our professional photographer daughter Xenia who took the picture at Boomershoot last year: Notice the target rich enviornment in the distance? Each of those little white dots is another pound or two of high explosives. The white “smoke” is actually … Continue reading
Boomershoot conditions look awesome!
Both the conditions on site now and the forecast for the rest of the week look absolutely awesome. It’s a little wet right now but still easily dealt with. The forecast is for the weather to be clear or scattered … Continue reading