Brian Martin
@brian-kj7cnz.bsky.social
Covered in layers of sand, solvents and oil while repairing machinery in the vicinity of molten metal. The rest of the time I try to contact strangers with whatever I can use as an antenna, photograph everything and disappear into books.
Dunno what they were thinking, or even if they were at all.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Dunno what they were thinking, or even if they were at all.
I thought my eyes were beginning to betray me (and they are) due to night driving becoming more difficult. Turns out the night driving issues were solved by finally replacing the headlights. The recent onset of nearsightedness and astigmatism were solved with a prescription.
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I thought my eyes were beginning to betray me (and they are) due to night driving becoming more difficult. Turns out the night driving issues were solved by finally replacing the headlights. The recent onset of nearsightedness and astigmatism were solved with a prescription.
I thought I would get about a week of lunch breaks out of this. No such luck, couldn't set it down Friday night and finished it Saturday morning.
October 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I thought I would get about a week of lunch breaks out of this. No such luck, couldn't set it down Friday night and finished it Saturday morning.
Trying to get some pics of the pink salmon spawn on the Snoqualmie river this morning. I have no idea if any are any good yet.
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trying to get some pics of the pink salmon spawn on the Snoqualmie river this morning. I have no idea if any are any good yet.
Just having fun with silhouettes
September 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Just having fun with silhouettes
Didn't seem to mind the scare-crows nearby at all
September 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Didn't seem to mind the scare-crows nearby at all
Normally I have a good chance of seeing turkey vultures in this spot at least through September, but haven't seen any for a bit over a month. Kind of a bummer for my breaks at work.
September 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Normally I have a good chance of seeing turkey vultures in this spot at least through September, but haven't seen any for a bit over a month. Kind of a bummer for my breaks at work.
I've been using these water purification tablets on longer hikes for about four years and despite having read the directions numerous times, the part about waiting four hours is only standing out now. All this time I've been waiting 30 minutes at best.
September 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I've been using these water purification tablets on longer hikes for about four years and despite having read the directions numerous times, the part about waiting four hours is only standing out now. All this time I've been waiting 30 minutes at best.
That fella shows up in all the best places.
September 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
That fella shows up in all the best places.
Signs like this one have been in this spot since the mid-90s, but THIS one has got to be new given the lack of uhh, customization.
September 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Signs like this one have been in this spot since the mid-90s, but THIS one has got to be new given the lack of uhh, customization.
Really appreciating the brief reprieve from summer this morning
August 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Really appreciating the brief reprieve from summer this morning
After 2-1/2 years does a temporary fix still count as temporary?
June 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
After 2-1/2 years does a temporary fix still count as temporary?
Marlys Victoria Martin
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June 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Marlys Victoria Martin
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First Perkins engine I've seen that wasn't in any kind of ag equipment. Yes, I'm that bored at work today.
June 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
First Perkins engine I've seen that wasn't in any kind of ag equipment. Yes, I'm that bored at work today.
Why can't stuff like this happen at the start of the day?
May 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Why can't stuff like this happen at the start of the day?
I don't know anyone there, but its a place I keep noticing and seems interesting. If the commute is more than you're okay with, doing searches for industrial maintenance/machine maintenance would almost certainly turn up something closer.
May 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I don't know anyone there, but its a place I keep noticing and seems interesting. If the commute is more than you're okay with, doing searches for industrial maintenance/machine maintenance would almost certainly turn up something closer.
Managed to briefly get outside a couple times yesterday.
March 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Managed to briefly get outside a couple times yesterday.
Supposed to be nice weather today so of course the most pressing and time consuming thing to work on today is underground.
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Supposed to be nice weather today so of course the most pressing and time consuming thing to work on today is underground.
Completed the International Women's Day event and logged day 8 of 25 for Mud Season Madness.
March 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Completed the International Women's Day event and logged day 8 of 25 for Mud Season Madness.
Still awake after midnight...
It's totally normal to row at this time of night right? 24 more days to go.
It's totally normal to row at this time of night right? 24 more days to go.
March 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Still awake after midnight...
It's totally normal to row at this time of night right? 24 more days to go.
It's totally normal to row at this time of night right? 24 more days to go.
The moment I get comfortable in a chair with a book...the power goes out. Which leaves me to debate going to sleep, reading with a battery lamp or babysitting a generator until whenever the power is restored?
February 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The moment I get comfortable in a chair with a book...the power goes out. Which leaves me to debate going to sleep, reading with a battery lamp or babysitting a generator until whenever the power is restored?