Happy Hump Day! 🐋 It's still early in the humpback season, but the whales that are here are already making quite a splash. This lovely lady is BCX1057 "Divot". Born in 2003, Divot is the oldest known offspring of the famous BCY0324 "Big Mama".

📷: Bethany Shimasaki, Western Prince Whale Watching

A new project in the workshop. A lovely early 19th century singing bird box. These treasured balladeers are my favorite to work on.

…and they work😁

Chasing pendulums. Every 2.5mins the pendulums perform a phase dance.

Growth Recording Mechanism parts.

Growth Recording Mechanism parts.

And there she is! Finally done. 😮‍💨

Work in progress 🌞

Two interesting automata made by Francois Junod for the World Scouting Museum. These were fun to look at for the museum!

She’s finished and less than one mm thick! 😊 Watch dials, you’re next.

Starting the final version of the earlier test enamel piece.

We got out with J Pod for our 6th encounter of the year! We were able to confirm that J62 is female and document all 26 members! We were also able to confirm that J35 is no longer carrying the carcass of J61. Check out the encounter and more photos at the link below.

Trying out a traditional bird and flower motif in enamel. Historically these pairings were used to signal specific seasons and changes in the year.