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Summer Starting to End on the Farm

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It has been good spending time on the farm. I really had forgotten how quiet and dark it is here. It can actually be a bit unnerving. The leaf doodle bug was put to work in the forest. However, it looks like the car will be going back on the road. We can say it failed field trials,but that would only be partially true. The better utility value at this point is more suited to getting a teenager back and forth from high school. The mycological aspects of the farm did not disappoint. The pics of these shrooms are not photoshopped. The coal stove (very heavy) is loaded on the truck. It will be rebuilt in Georgia if I can save it. Coal stoves are increasingly out of production. When they are gone they are gone. The small wood stove is now in its place. The pic of the red sky in morning was indeed a warning of weather. We had strong storms and tornados in Upstate NY. Although I was travelling much that day in the area, I missed the worst of it.
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The following pic is from the "pre-alpha release" for the new Microsoft Flight simulator program (Sept 30, 2019). They actually use Google Earth (Bing) data for the scenery. I have tagged my SoCal home and the building I work in. We sure have come a long way from the Commodore 64 version in the early '80s. Quite impressive.
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I am trying to get current with my flying. It is difficult in SoCal. More difficult than I anticipated. In the last 3 years there have been as many GA crashes close by here. Here is one I just learned about very very closeby Crash Revised plan is to get current in Atlanta. Angie and I continue to explore and learn about Southern California. What is a "Weasel" you might ask. In this case it is an 3-egg omelet covered with chili, onions and cheese. Pretty much a breakfast garbage plate. This photo of Chuck's Coffee Shop is courtesy of TripAdvisor