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@roaddude.bsky.social
Photog/Writer/Artist/Cook
Maine Coast
- Well versed in slow travel, off grid, & back country life
- Gardening Geek, Woodworker
- #TheMicrofarm
- #GetOutside
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
Maine Coast
- Well versed in slow travel, off grid, & back country life
- Gardening Geek, Woodworker
- #TheMicrofarm
- #GetOutside
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
One of my favorite night sky images, shot in the Chihuahuan Desert. This is a single frame image, no stacking or double exposure, all done in camera and on-site.
Those are 12-14' tall Giant Spanish Dagger Yuccas, side lit by a semi-tractor as it turned a bend.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights
Those are 12-14' tall Giant Spanish Dagger Yuccas, side lit by a semi-tractor as it turned a bend.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights
September 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
One of my favorite night sky images, shot in the Chihuahuan Desert. This is a single frame image, no stacking or double exposure, all done in camera and on-site.
Those are 12-14' tall Giant Spanish Dagger Yuccas, side lit by a semi-tractor as it turned a bend.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights
Those are 12-14' tall Giant Spanish Dagger Yuccas, side lit by a semi-tractor as it turned a bend.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights
Prepping #theMicrofarm 's 3 tall raised garden beds for cold weather. I bent & installed 1/2" EMT conduit in 1/2 hoops to support UV resistant greenhouse cover. Inside that will be last year's red Pex hoops supporting IRAD greenhouse cover, creating double-walled protection. 1/
#SanityGarden
#SanityGarden
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Prepping #theMicrofarm 's 3 tall raised garden beds for cold weather. I bent & installed 1/2" EMT conduit in 1/2 hoops to support UV resistant greenhouse cover. Inside that will be last year's red Pex hoops supporting IRAD greenhouse cover, creating double-walled protection. 1/
#SanityGarden
#SanityGarden
Have I told you how much I love our vegetable garden?
I've started 2nd plantings of rutabaga, red and golden beets, beans, cabbage, and 3 types cukes. Time to get new metal hoops made and cover 'em up before first freeze.
Collards, tomatoes, & peppers all still strong.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden
I've started 2nd plantings of rutabaga, red and golden beets, beans, cabbage, and 3 types cukes. Time to get new metal hoops made and cover 'em up before first freeze.
Collards, tomatoes, & peppers all still strong.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden
September 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Have I told you how much I love our vegetable garden?
I've started 2nd plantings of rutabaga, red and golden beets, beans, cabbage, and 3 types cukes. Time to get new metal hoops made and cover 'em up before first freeze.
Collards, tomatoes, & peppers all still strong.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden
I've started 2nd plantings of rutabaga, red and golden beets, beans, cabbage, and 3 types cukes. Time to get new metal hoops made and cover 'em up before first freeze.
Collards, tomatoes, & peppers all still strong.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden
Happy PTSDay!
This is the coolest thing I've seen all year.
I first learned of the Pythagorean Theorem in grade school geometry, then again from gramps, though put it into practice in my teen years as carpenter's apprentice. Perfect for making sure you have square corners.
Only time this century.
This is the coolest thing I've seen all year.
I first learned of the Pythagorean Theorem in grade school geometry, then again from gramps, though put it into practice in my teen years as carpenter's apprentice. Perfect for making sure you have square corners.
Only time this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
www.npr.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Happy PTSDay!
This is the coolest thing I've seen all year.
I first learned of the Pythagorean Theorem in grade school geometry, then again from gramps, though put it into practice in my teen years as carpenter's apprentice. Perfect for making sure you have square corners.
Only time this century.
This is the coolest thing I've seen all year.
I first learned of the Pythagorean Theorem in grade school geometry, then again from gramps, though put it into practice in my teen years as carpenter's apprentice. Perfect for making sure you have square corners.
Only time this century.
Man, oh man, this pulls at my heart:
"I felt a surge of disappointment. I had to make things good, make them special. You never demanded this of me but I felt it like an internal clock, memory ticking like a metronome."
Daughter, violin, goodbyes, long road trips & sudden discovery, all the same.
"I felt a surge of disappointment. I had to make things good, make them special. You never demanded this of me but I felt it like an internal clock, memory ticking like a metronome."
Daughter, violin, goodbyes, long road trips & sudden discovery, all the same.
New article! A lot happened this week, so I wrote about how Antonin Dvorak wrote his greatest works in Spillville, Iowa in the summer of 1893.
And about saying goodbye: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/dvorak-liv...
And about saying goodbye: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/dvorak-liv...
Dvorak Lived in Iowa
And you once lived with me.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Man, oh man, this pulls at my heart:
"I felt a surge of disappointment. I had to make things good, make them special. You never demanded this of me but I felt it like an internal clock, memory ticking like a metronome."
Daughter, violin, goodbyes, long road trips & sudden discovery, all the same.
"I felt a surge of disappointment. I had to make things good, make them special. You never demanded this of me but I felt it like an internal clock, memory ticking like a metronome."
Daughter, violin, goodbyes, long road trips & sudden discovery, all the same.
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
Uhh, we're not sure but have mixed feelings about finding out...
Uhh, we're not sure but have mixed feelings about finding out...
September 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
Uhh, we're not sure but have mixed feelings about finding out...
Uhh, we're not sure but have mixed feelings about finding out...
Morning Ritual
These two weren't expecting me, evidently. An every morning ritual, the cat bats the dog about the head with both paws in rapid fashion & the dog bobs and weaves, lunging in with nips and nibbles. A chase then generally ensues, sliding and skittering across old floors.
#theMicrofarm
These two weren't expecting me, evidently. An every morning ritual, the cat bats the dog about the head with both paws in rapid fashion & the dog bobs and weaves, lunging in with nips and nibbles. A chase then generally ensues, sliding and skittering across old floors.
#theMicrofarm
September 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Morning Ritual
These two weren't expecting me, evidently. An every morning ritual, the cat bats the dog about the head with both paws in rapid fashion & the dog bobs and weaves, lunging in with nips and nibbles. A chase then generally ensues, sliding and skittering across old floors.
#theMicrofarm
These two weren't expecting me, evidently. An every morning ritual, the cat bats the dog about the head with both paws in rapid fashion & the dog bobs and weaves, lunging in with nips and nibbles. A chase then generally ensues, sliding and skittering across old floors.
#theMicrofarm
Going Vertical
Dusk in the #SanityGarden at #theMicrfarm with L-M-R views of the walk-through arched trellis that goes back about 20 feet. Going vertical with even sweet potato vines (far L in 1st image) helps me maximize what little footprint we have. Huge success.
When all the squash & tomato...
Dusk in the #SanityGarden at #theMicrfarm with L-M-R views of the walk-through arched trellis that goes back about 20 feet. Going vertical with even sweet potato vines (far L in 1st image) helps me maximize what little footprint we have. Huge success.
When all the squash & tomato...
August 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Going Vertical
Dusk in the #SanityGarden at #theMicrfarm with L-M-R views of the walk-through arched trellis that goes back about 20 feet. Going vertical with even sweet potato vines (far L in 1st image) helps me maximize what little footprint we have. Huge success.
When all the squash & tomato...
Dusk in the #SanityGarden at #theMicrfarm with L-M-R views of the walk-through arched trellis that goes back about 20 feet. Going vertical with even sweet potato vines (far L in 1st image) helps me maximize what little footprint we have. Huge success.
When all the squash & tomato...
WAITING FOR JACK
Vermont Cranberry Dry Beans. . . anyone ever try them?
Though I planted these late as a fall crop & don't know if they'll mature before hard frost, I'm excited to have them in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm.
Strong & vigorous, they emerged two days after planting... 1/
Vermont Cranberry Dry Beans. . . anyone ever try them?
Though I planted these late as a fall crop & don't know if they'll mature before hard frost, I'm excited to have them in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm.
Strong & vigorous, they emerged two days after planting... 1/
August 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
WAITING FOR JACK
Vermont Cranberry Dry Beans. . . anyone ever try them?
Though I planted these late as a fall crop & don't know if they'll mature before hard frost, I'm excited to have them in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm.
Strong & vigorous, they emerged two days after planting... 1/
Vermont Cranberry Dry Beans. . . anyone ever try them?
Though I planted these late as a fall crop & don't know if they'll mature before hard frost, I'm excited to have them in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm.
Strong & vigorous, they emerged two days after planting... 1/
A Girl & Her Carrots
She sure loves her carrots and comes in with a huge wide smile wit bunches like this. These are Scarlet Nantes – very sweet when pulled at the right time.
She's a peas & carrots girl, for sure ad simply adores growing both.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden #Maine
She sure loves her carrots and comes in with a huge wide smile wit bunches like this. These are Scarlet Nantes – very sweet when pulled at the right time.
She's a peas & carrots girl, for sure ad simply adores growing both.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden #Maine
August 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A Girl & Her Carrots
She sure loves her carrots and comes in with a huge wide smile wit bunches like this. These are Scarlet Nantes – very sweet when pulled at the right time.
She's a peas & carrots girl, for sure ad simply adores growing both.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden #Maine
She sure loves her carrots and comes in with a huge wide smile wit bunches like this. These are Scarlet Nantes – very sweet when pulled at the right time.
She's a peas & carrots girl, for sure ad simply adores growing both.
#theMicrofarm #SanityGarden #Maine
From #theMicrofarm #SanityGarden.
5 jars of fermented goodness.
L>R: 1qt Beets w/carrot, garlic, & dill; 1qt Sweet Sauerkraut w/cabbage, carrot, & garlic; 3qt jar of Half-Sour Pickles, Brooklyn Deli-Style; 1qt of straight sauerkraut; 1qt of Half-Sour Pickles.
All from the garden!
#GetOutside
5 jars of fermented goodness.
L>R: 1qt Beets w/carrot, garlic, & dill; 1qt Sweet Sauerkraut w/cabbage, carrot, & garlic; 3qt jar of Half-Sour Pickles, Brooklyn Deli-Style; 1qt of straight sauerkraut; 1qt of Half-Sour Pickles.
All from the garden!
#GetOutside
August 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
From #theMicrofarm #SanityGarden.
5 jars of fermented goodness.
L>R: 1qt Beets w/carrot, garlic, & dill; 1qt Sweet Sauerkraut w/cabbage, carrot, & garlic; 3qt jar of Half-Sour Pickles, Brooklyn Deli-Style; 1qt of straight sauerkraut; 1qt of Half-Sour Pickles.
All from the garden!
#GetOutside
5 jars of fermented goodness.
L>R: 1qt Beets w/carrot, garlic, & dill; 1qt Sweet Sauerkraut w/cabbage, carrot, & garlic; 3qt jar of Half-Sour Pickles, Brooklyn Deli-Style; 1qt of straight sauerkraut; 1qt of Half-Sour Pickles.
All from the garden!
#GetOutside
August 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yep, this is good, especially these days.
August 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Yep, this is good, especially these days.
And. . .CABBAGE!
First year: not too shabby.
I can hardly wait to make my own slaws & sauerkraut. I adore good sauerkraut. I have red cabbage growing, too, and am putting in another bunch of green cabbage to see if I make it before hard frost.
#theMicrofarm #GetOutside
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
First year: not too shabby.
I can hardly wait to make my own slaws & sauerkraut. I adore good sauerkraut. I have red cabbage growing, too, and am putting in another bunch of green cabbage to see if I make it before hard frost.
#theMicrofarm #GetOutside
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
August 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And. . .CABBAGE!
First year: not too shabby.
I can hardly wait to make my own slaws & sauerkraut. I adore good sauerkraut. I have red cabbage growing, too, and am putting in another bunch of green cabbage to see if I make it before hard frost.
#theMicrofarm #GetOutside
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
First year: not too shabby.
I can hardly wait to make my own slaws & sauerkraut. I adore good sauerkraut. I have red cabbage growing, too, and am putting in another bunch of green cabbage to see if I make it before hard frost.
#theMicrofarm #GetOutside
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
To distract from the always bad, sad, news: ONIONS!
Pulled early this morning from raised bed #1 in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm, approximately four dozen onions of various sizes & colors lay drying in the sun before going to the curing rack, then storage.
So good, so tasty. #GetOutside
Pulled early this morning from raised bed #1 in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm, approximately four dozen onions of various sizes & colors lay drying in the sun before going to the curing rack, then storage.
So good, so tasty. #GetOutside
August 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
To distract from the always bad, sad, news: ONIONS!
Pulled early this morning from raised bed #1 in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm, approximately four dozen onions of various sizes & colors lay drying in the sun before going to the curing rack, then storage.
So good, so tasty. #GetOutside
Pulled early this morning from raised bed #1 in the #SanityGarden here on #theMicrofarm, approximately four dozen onions of various sizes & colors lay drying in the sun before going to the curing rack, then storage.
So good, so tasty. #GetOutside
The Kiddo's birthday was last month.
Instead of spending $85 on cut flower arrangement–as I usually do & been disappointed–I spent same amount on perennials & one arrangement of annuals (local kid raising $).
So, 10 two-qt perennials to divide up & plant.
A new tradition is born on #theMicrofarm.
Instead of spending $85 on cut flower arrangement–as I usually do & been disappointed–I spent same amount on perennials & one arrangement of annuals (local kid raising $).
So, 10 two-qt perennials to divide up & plant.
A new tradition is born on #theMicrofarm.
August 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Kiddo's birthday was last month.
Instead of spending $85 on cut flower arrangement–as I usually do & been disappointed–I spent same amount on perennials & one arrangement of annuals (local kid raising $).
So, 10 two-qt perennials to divide up & plant.
A new tradition is born on #theMicrofarm.
Instead of spending $85 on cut flower arrangement–as I usually do & been disappointed–I spent same amount on perennials & one arrangement of annuals (local kid raising $).
So, 10 two-qt perennials to divide up & plant.
A new tradition is born on #theMicrofarm.
Simple, easy way to help someone, and gain a good bit of knowledge about movies, casts, film awards, and more.
I enjoyed taking a bit of time to look through @lisa-catara.bsky.social's IMDB page and associated links.
I enjoyed taking a bit of time to look through @lisa-catara.bsky.social's IMDB page and associated links.
If I might ask a favor of my community...
Click on the link below. Surf around on the page and click on random stuff. It helps my algorithm and may get me seen by hiring authorities.
📽🙏🏽
www.imdb.com/name/nm23344...
Click on the link below. Surf around on the page and click on random stuff. It helps my algorithm and may get me seen by hiring authorities.
📽🙏🏽
www.imdb.com/name/nm23344...
Lisa Catara | Actress, Stunts, Producer
Known for: Descendants: The Rise of Red, Greige Against the Machine, Harold and the Purple Crayon
www.imdb.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Simple, easy way to help someone, and gain a good bit of knowledge about movies, casts, film awards, and more.
I enjoyed taking a bit of time to look through @lisa-catara.bsky.social's IMDB page and associated links.
I enjoyed taking a bit of time to look through @lisa-catara.bsky.social's IMDB page and associated links.
Harvest from #theMicrofarm #SanityGarden, most all from just this morning, including:
cukes, patty pan squash, Poblano, Hungarian, & Jalafuego peppers, Sungold cherry tomatoes, Carnival squash, hybrid landrace squash, Golden Zucchini, collard & cabbage greens, green beans, yellow and red onions.
cukes, patty pan squash, Poblano, Hungarian, & Jalafuego peppers, Sungold cherry tomatoes, Carnival squash, hybrid landrace squash, Golden Zucchini, collard & cabbage greens, green beans, yellow and red onions.
August 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Harvest from #theMicrofarm #SanityGarden, most all from just this morning, including:
cukes, patty pan squash, Poblano, Hungarian, & Jalafuego peppers, Sungold cherry tomatoes, Carnival squash, hybrid landrace squash, Golden Zucchini, collard & cabbage greens, green beans, yellow and red onions.
cukes, patty pan squash, Poblano, Hungarian, & Jalafuego peppers, Sungold cherry tomatoes, Carnival squash, hybrid landrace squash, Golden Zucchini, collard & cabbage greens, green beans, yellow and red onions.
Oh my...this art installation is both amazing and so clever.
Inspiring, to say the least.
#ART #floralart #bloomscrolling
Inspiring, to say the least.
#ART #floralart #bloomscrolling
July 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Oh my...this art installation is both amazing and so clever.
Inspiring, to say the least.
#ART #floralart #bloomscrolling
Inspiring, to say the least.
#ART #floralart #bloomscrolling
To my Cumberland County, Maine friends: yet another bad ass thunderstorm system moving through.
This one, so far, has dropped quarter-sized hail with winds up to 60mph. Just skirted #themicrofarm and is moving fast and out over the Atlantic. More coming behind it.
Be careful out there.
This one, so far, has dropped quarter-sized hail with winds up to 60mph. Just skirted #themicrofarm and is moving fast and out over the Atlantic. More coming behind it.
Be careful out there.
1 SW Falmouth [Cumberland Co, ME] Public reports Hail of quarter size (M1.00 Inch) at 3:05 PM EDT -- Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
at Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:12:47 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
at Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:12:47 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
July 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
To my Cumberland County, Maine friends: yet another bad ass thunderstorm system moving through.
This one, so far, has dropped quarter-sized hail with winds up to 60mph. Just skirted #themicrofarm and is moving fast and out over the Atlantic. More coming behind it.
Be careful out there.
This one, so far, has dropped quarter-sized hail with winds up to 60mph. Just skirted #themicrofarm and is moving fast and out over the Atlantic. More coming behind it.
Be careful out there.
From #TheMicrofarm Sanity Garden, 1st harvest of garlic this morning. Organic German White Hardneck, planted last Oct, were the first to emerge in early spring and proved to thrive best.
Now to hang & dry for a few weeks to dry & cure, then store.
Also ready are both Music & Purple Hardneck.
Now to hang & dry for a few weeks to dry & cure, then store.
Also ready are both Music & Purple Hardneck.
July 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
From #TheMicrofarm Sanity Garden, 1st harvest of garlic this morning. Organic German White Hardneck, planted last Oct, were the first to emerge in early spring and proved to thrive best.
Now to hang & dry for a few weeks to dry & cure, then store.
Also ready are both Music & Purple Hardneck.
Now to hang & dry for a few weeks to dry & cure, then store.
Also ready are both Music & Purple Hardneck.
Gorgeous.
Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
July 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Gorgeous.
I helped Kiddo & her pal get set up to go camping with a bunch of my adventure gear. Felt good to handle it, clean it, & get it ready.
I miss the road. I miss not having a destination.
With #themicrofarm being quiet, I'm having a summer ale & cranking favorite tunes:
youtu.be/Nl17t3ERqkE?...
I miss the road. I miss not having a destination.
With #themicrofarm being quiet, I'm having a summer ale & cranking favorite tunes:
youtu.be/Nl17t3ERqkE?...
Hill Farmer's Blues
YouTube video by Mark Knopfler - Topic
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I helped Kiddo & her pal get set up to go camping with a bunch of my adventure gear. Felt good to handle it, clean it, & get it ready.
I miss the road. I miss not having a destination.
With #themicrofarm being quiet, I'm having a summer ale & cranking favorite tunes:
youtu.be/Nl17t3ERqkE?...
I miss the road. I miss not having a destination.
With #themicrofarm being quiet, I'm having a summer ale & cranking favorite tunes:
youtu.be/Nl17t3ERqkE?...
Morning Music...
Do we even know why we are fighting?
So take your eyes off of me
And look upon the churning sea
Driving towards the daylight
Running from the midnight
Trying to get my way home
Running from the spotlight
Trying to find the daylight
Trying to get back home
youtu.be/2cl_Xi9h4GM?...
Do we even know why we are fighting?
So take your eyes off of me
And look upon the churning sea
Driving towards the daylight
Running from the midnight
Trying to get my way home
Running from the spotlight
Trying to find the daylight
Trying to get back home
youtu.be/2cl_Xi9h4GM?...
Joe Bonamassa Official - "Driving Towards The Daylight" - Tour de Force: Hammersmith Apollo
YouTube video by JoeBonamassaTV
youtu.be
July 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Morning Music...
Do we even know why we are fighting?
So take your eyes off of me
And look upon the churning sea
Driving towards the daylight
Running from the midnight
Trying to get my way home
Running from the spotlight
Trying to find the daylight
Trying to get back home
youtu.be/2cl_Xi9h4GM?...
Do we even know why we are fighting?
So take your eyes off of me
And look upon the churning sea
Driving towards the daylight
Running from the midnight
Trying to get my way home
Running from the spotlight
Trying to find the daylight
Trying to get back home
youtu.be/2cl_Xi9h4GM?...
Can't say I disagree.
We have whole generations that know nothing other than the seductions of a digital life.
We have whole generations that know nothing other than the seductions of a digital life.
In a letter drawn from a posthumous collection of correspondence, published in 2019, the neurologist Oliver Sacks argued that society had no immunity to the seductions of digital life. “What we are seeing—and bringing on ourselves—resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale,” he wrote.
The Machine Stops
The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
www.newyorker.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Can't say I disagree.
We have whole generations that know nothing other than the seductions of a digital life.
We have whole generations that know nothing other than the seductions of a digital life.