Eric
@ericbekool.bsky.social
Retired cabinetmaker and software developer. Likes woodworking, remodeling, electrical/electronics, cycling, good books, kids/family and dogs and cats
Charlie has discovered that the couch is a good way to gain altitude! #corgi #corgicrew #dogsofbluesky
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Charlie has discovered that the couch is a good way to gain altitude! #corgi #corgicrew #dogsofbluesky
Two stags (black-tailed deer) were in our neighbor's backyard munching on plants when a coyote came down the slope. Zoom into the top of the second pic to see the coyote. The stags took off after the coyote. I'm guessing that they were defending a doe and fawns up in the greenbelt behind us.
August 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Two stags (black-tailed deer) were in our neighbor's backyard munching on plants when a coyote came down the slope. Zoom into the top of the second pic to see the coyote. The stags took off after the coyote. I'm guessing that they were defending a doe and fawns up in the greenbelt behind us.
The Oregon coast weather is always a crapshoot but we lucked out with sunny afternoons and beautiful sunsets! #cannonbeach
July 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Oregon coast weather is always a crapshoot but we lucked out with sunny afternoons and beautiful sunsets! #cannonbeach
Charlie was reluctant at first but quickly got used to the water, wading across the Ecola River. He is from desert country so this beach thing in new. #dog #corgi #cannonbeach
July 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Charlie was reluctant at first but quickly got used to the water, wading across the Ecola River. He is from desert country so this beach thing in new. #dog #corgi #cannonbeach
Charlie loves the beach!
July 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Charlie loves the beach!
I replaced my home weather station with a fancier model. It occurred to me that I could use the old one to monitor the temperature in our mini-greenhouse. It worked great!
May 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I replaced my home weather station with a fancier model. It occurred to me that I could use the old one to monitor the temperature in our mini-greenhouse. It worked great!
We wanted to get our tomato plants but its been a bit too cool to put them into the garden. The fix is this mini-greenhouse that I've set up on the deck. I've placed bricks on the floor of the greenhouse to help it hold heat. A couple of incandescent lamps can supply extra heat if needed. #gardening
May 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We wanted to get our tomato plants but its been a bit too cool to put them into the garden. The fix is this mini-greenhouse that I've set up on the deck. I've placed bricks on the floor of the greenhouse to help it hold heat. A couple of incandescent lamps can supply extra heat if needed. #gardening
We had a beautiful moonrise over the lake last night. There is a barge being pushed by a tugboat just to the left of the moon's reflection!
May 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We had a beautiful moonrise over the lake last night. There is a barge being pushed by a tugboat just to the left of the moon's reflection!
Can you find Mount Rainier hidden amongst the beautiful clouds? Pic taken on the ferry back from Vashon Island on a mostly clear and crisp spring day.
May 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Can you find Mount Rainier hidden amongst the beautiful clouds? Pic taken on the ferry back from Vashon Island on a mostly clear and crisp spring day.
Combining two of my favorite activities, gardening and woodworking, I built a string trellis for our soon-to-be-planted tomatoes out of some left over cedar. Tomatoes will go in shortly. Hoping for a good yield!
May 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Combining two of my favorite activities, gardening and woodworking, I built a string trellis for our soon-to-be-planted tomatoes out of some left over cedar. Tomatoes will go in shortly. Hoping for a good yield!
Moon rise over the lake!
April 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Moon rise over the lake!
The world is still beautiful despite the political chaos.
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The world is still beautiful despite the political chaos.
Years ago there was a truism about computing: garbage in, garbage out. It was realized long ago that the output of a program would only be as good as the data that was fed into it. Now we have AI. Nothing has changed.
February 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Years ago there was a truism about computing: garbage in, garbage out. It was realized long ago that the output of a program would only be as good as the data that was fed into it. Now we have AI. Nothing has changed.
Our bird feeder froze and then these ice sculptures grew up. Does anyone have any idea what this phenomenon is called?
February 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our bird feeder froze and then these ice sculptures grew up. Does anyone have any idea what this phenomenon is called?
We received about 2" of snow overnight. Enough to be pretty without being a real problem.
February 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We received about 2" of snow overnight. Enough to be pretty without being a real problem.
PSA: a friend's dishwasher had a slow leak. The subfloor was ruined by the time the leak was discovered. I already have a wireless leak detector on the water heater and just installed another under the kitchen sink and dishwasher. Cheap insurance!
January 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
PSA: a friend's dishwasher had a slow leak. The subfloor was ruined by the time the leak was discovered. I already have a wireless leak detector on the water heater and just installed another under the kitchen sink and dishwasher. Cheap insurance!
The fog lifted enough for the rising sun to cast its glow!
January 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The fog lifted enough for the rising sun to cast its glow!
File under weird, the far-right Senator Josh Hawley excoriated the execs of Visa and M/C for monopolistic behavior as evidenced by obscenely high profit margins (what other legal industries can claim a 50 % profit margin?). He is agreeing with Trump that CC interest rates need to be capped.
January 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
File under weird, the far-right Senator Josh Hawley excoriated the execs of Visa and M/C for monopolistic behavior as evidenced by obscenely high profit margins (what other legal industries can claim a 50 % profit margin?). He is agreeing with Trump that CC interest rates need to be capped.
The completed kitchen. The wood is vertical grain fir with a quartz countertop. #remodeling #woodworking
January 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The completed kitchen. The wood is vertical grain fir with a quartz countertop. #remodeling #woodworking
A solar powered calculator. If you have enough light to see it then you can use it. No batteries needed! #math #engineering
January 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A solar powered calculator. If you have enough light to see it then you can use it. No batteries needed! #math #engineering
More pics of the kitchen installation. All of the base cabinets were scribed to the floor so that base molding was not necessary. #remodeling #woodworking
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
More pics of the kitchen installation. All of the base cabinets were scribed to the floor so that base molding was not necessary. #remodeling #woodworking
Me installing our new kitchen cabinets. I'm scribing the front panel of the island cabinet to match the floor contour. #woodworking #remodeling
January 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Me installing our new kitchen cabinets. I'm scribing the front panel of the island cabinet to match the floor contour. #woodworking #remodeling
