Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus), photographed at Lake Gwelup with my Canon 350D digital camera. I cropped the photo as it is one of the few that has reasonable focus.
Rainbow Bee-eater
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Signed Up!
I am now signed up for the Retro Challenge 2007! I aim to do some Newton development (OS 2.0) and 68k development (maybe using a PowerBook 100). Should be fun. Keep an eye on this blog for updates!
(And I have started labeling posts to make it easier to find all Retro Challenge stuff).
June Already…
I can’t believe it is June already. So much of the year has gone past and I feel like so little has been accomplished. Here are a few highlights of the year so far:
- Cameron has started to recognize some numbers (in the 0-9 range);
- We bought a 2005 Toyota Tarago (please, no comments about filling all of the seats);
- Olivia has started to sit up unaided.
Here are a few highlights “planned” for the rest of the year:
- Another trip to Cheynes Beach for a holiday;
- Spend some decent chunks of time in Perth (spent a fair bit of time in Dampier with work);
- Get back into a regular Bible Study (see previous point).
Blog Title
Have a read of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeller_head if you are wondering about the title of the blog.
Projects
This is a list of projects that I have planned:
- Masters coding and development;
- Get my Quadra 950 going properly with more RAM, MacOS7.6 and some big hard drives;
- Get a PowerBook 100 going (to have a shot at the Retro Challenge 2007);
- Get ethernet going on my Newton 2100;
- Start doing some basic Newton (probably OS 2.0) development;
- Build and configure my home office server (I picked up two 18.1 GB SCSI drives for this). It will be my G3 Server (beige, 300MHz, as much RAM as I can find). I will be using it for backups and storing photos.
As always, more time is required 🙁
Long time no update
- I now have a Flickr web page. People seem to be visiting but not commenting… It contains photos of birds I have taken using my Canon 350D.
- Still collecting old Apple/Mac computers (collection getting huge). I recently had a lot of fun with an Apple IIc that I picked up from the Quokka. All of the equipment and disks worked perfectly (and they were dated 1984). I also picked up 2x 350 MHz B&W G3 machines, a QuickTake 100, a 24-port 10/100 BayStack Switch, a PowerMac 5500/225 (along with numerous other bits and pieces).
- Building a HO scale model train set (mainly LIMA gear) with Cameron (although he tends to specialize in stress testing). I will post photos soon.
- My birding life list has now passed 100!
McNaught Comet
Saw the McNaught comet last night – quite spectacular despite the clouds that were around.
Tawny Frogmouth
Late last night I noticed a Tawny Frogmouth sitting on the line going to our house. I have never seen one of these in the suburbs (I haven’t really been looking) so it was a bit of a surprise. It was quite happy to sit there while I got a closer look and took some photos. Quite an unusual looking bird up close, the bristly feathers above the beak were clearly visible.
Kylie identified it as a Tawny Frogmouth (I initially thought it was an owl of some kind) and held the torch on it so I could focus the camera correctly.
A bit of an update…
Things that have been occupying my time of late:
- Taking bird photos with my newish Canon 350D (mainly at Pinnaroo Valley);
- Reading through a stash of old Mac magazines I picked up out of the Quokka;
- Watching cricket (in particular the Ashes) on TV;
- Reading Steve Wozniak’s autobiography. This was an excellent and highly motivational read.
Happy New Year everyone!
Rainbow Bee-eaters are back
At exactly the same location as last year, I saw (and photographed) two Rainbow Bee-eaters (Merops ornatus). I suspect they are nesting somewhere nearby. While they are fairly common it is still a highlight to see them.