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Our new crow buddy hanging out on a fence post in the pouring rain.

Our new crow buddy hanging out on a fence post in the pouring rain.

Red Mangrove trees growing in my 16g/60l reef aquarium. The Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) is a…

Red Mangrove trees growing in my 16g/60l reef aquarium. The Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) is a pretty slow growing sub-tropical/tropical evergreen tree that can grow in saltwater, brackish, and fresh water. I added these two a year ago and they’ve really come a long way! The tank is a Waterbox Clear 16 (60L) with a mix of Zoanthids and SPS corals–cyphastrea, montipora, acropora.

The orioles have arrived! We have three in our backyard right now. They showed up this morning,…

The orioles have arrived! We have three in our backyard right now. They showed up this morning, eating suet at the feeder. Alice picked up some oranges, sliced a few, and within minutes they showed up. #orioles #wildbirds #backyard

Just tidying up a few things before we get some visitors to “The Manor”.

Just tidying up a few things before we get some visitors to “The Manor”.

Backyard view of the Orion Nebula in hydrogen-alpha (M42, NGC 1976) along with De Mairan’s Nebula…

Backyard view of the Orion Nebula in hydrogen-alpha (M42, NGC 1976) along with De Mairan’s Nebula (M43, NGC 1982), the Running Man nebula (NGC 1977, Sh 2-279), along with a bunch of other deep sky wonders, LBN 977, IC428, IC420.

I finished up one of several book covers I’ve been working on for a couple months–more off than on….

I finished up one of several book covers I’ve been working on for a couple months–more off than on. I like where this ended up. Somewhere around 16 hours in Procreate (iPad), Rebelle 7 Pro, and Photoshop.

Did a little bread baking this afternoon, and had to take...

Did a little bread baking this afternoon, and had to take some pics before we ate it all.

I’ll be at Boskone 62 Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention at the Westin Boston Seaport, Feb 14th…

I’ll be at Boskone 62 Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention at the Westin Boston Seaport, Feb 14th through the 16th. If you’re a reader or writer of SF & F, Boskone’s a great place to catch up your fellow readers and writers–also a great art show. https://boskone.org

Here’s my Boskone 62 panel schedule:

Sat 10:00 AM, Marina IV, Near-Future SF

Sat 1:00 PM, Marina IV, Speculative Computing and the Next Wave of SF Technology

Sat 7:00 PM, Harbor II, Great Gamemasters as Storytellers

Hope to see you there!

A little snow out there this morning. We just cleared a hundred feet of driveway. I just scraped…

A little snow out there this morning. We just cleared a hundred feet of driveway. I just scraped that bit of railing for the birds. Not too cold out there, 17F, -8C and a beautiful morning. Coffee time.

Hoping to see some of you at Boskone 62 in February! I’ll be on a few panels–details as the program…

Hoping to see some of you at Boskone 62 in February! I’ll be on a few panels–details as the program is finalized toward the end of the month.

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