Black Iris

Posted on June 7, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Here is a recent addition to the blooming plants.

Black IrisThat is a Black Iris. While it isn’t a Man Eating Plant, it is somewhat different.

 

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Crickets

Posted on May 24, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Recently I found an unusual addition to the shelf of plant supplies.

CricketsThat is exactly what it says on the label. That is a bottle of freeze dried crickets. I am glad I didn’t find that in the spice drawer.

So, what the heck is that for? See the jar sitting behind it?

Jar ya goThat has a Drosera in it. Here’s a better look.

Lid offA Drosera eats crickets.

Really.

It eats crickets!

Want a closer look?

Watch out!

There is still a piece of lunch on one of the upper claws. Don’t get too close! It bites!

That is one scary looking plant. You can ask the crickets.

Well, actually, you can’t ask the crickets because they have been freeze dried. But you get the idea.

If you were a teeny tiny little man…. about the size of a cricket… that would be a Man Eating Plant.

OK. That’s a stretch. Work with me here.

 

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Brewing again

Posted on April 25, 2015 by kimerer_brian

I am brewing again.

I went to the beer supply store this morning and procured the ingredients that I need to make a batch of Honey Porter. Then, immediately I started putting together the yeast starter. The starter needs to ferment for 24 hours before I can pitch it.

I was just about to start my mini-boil when I noticed this.

Broke

OH NO!

The tip end of my thermometer has broken off. That end was full of little lead pellets to sink the bulb end in the beer. I can’t use that in the beer with lead pellets falling out!

I had the thermometer hanging on the brew bucket under the blankets so I could see the temperature of the bucket. I looked under the blankets and found this.

thermometer-IMG_2508Yep. There are all those little lead pellets…. and the tippy end of the glass thermometer as well.

GlassYou can’t brew without a thermometer, so I hustled back to the beer supply store and was advised to upgrade my thermometer equipment to something that is a little less breakable. I ended up with this:

Wow!That is like the biggest meat thermometer on the planet! And it is made out of stainless steel instead of glass…. so certain klutzes can’t break it.

Arrr arrr arrrrrrr. That is a Manly Thermometer fer sure!

ArrrrrBrew On!

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Don’t try this at home!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by kimerer_brian

In fact, don’t try this anywhere.

Check out these eyeballs.

Googly EyesSo, if you go to somebody because you are seeing sparkles in one of your eyes, tell them that you are seeing sparkles in both of your eyes.

Really.

Lie if you have to.

This could be YOU.

 

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Finally….. Spring!

Posted on March 21, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Spring has sprung!

Da grass is riz.

I wonder where da flowers is.

And the Home Improvement stores have started putting out the lawn chairs.

No more snow!With snow on ’em.

Sigh.

Snow is a four letter word.

 

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Beware…

Posted on March 15, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Beware the Ides of March……

Because of this…

Really?Yep, That is snow. Whiteout snow.

Uncle.

 

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Sometimes…

Posted on February 15, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Sometimes, the technology fails us…

OopsOops.

Yes, Dad, that is out of reach.

Gonzo

 

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Fed Up With Winter

Posted on February 7, 2015 by kimerer_brian

This is how fed up I am with this Winter.

Just stopJust stop.

 

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This isn’t fun anymore

Posted on January 31, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Really, it isn’t fun anymore.

Not fun

The Augernaut is working pretty well.

Workin' good

We don’t fool around. We’re putting this stuff back into the sky.

Up She Goes

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Red Sky in the Morning,

Posted on January 18, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Sailor take warning.

SunriseThis is the view out of our bedroom window at 6:00 a.m. today. That old saying may carry some weight if the weather forecast for later today holds out. But, even so, it is a lovely New England image while it lasts.

 

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