“I think good dreaming is what leads to good photographs.” — Wayne Miller

More snow this week. Most of the snow this winter has fallen in the last month.

Sunday, 03/12/2023: Posted photo — Cubes.

Cubes come in different shapes and sizes. There are 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7 that are used in completion. I don’t compete, but my son does. I can solve from the 2x2x2 to the 5x5x5. My wife and son tell me that I could do the larger cubes, but I do not feel the urge to do so. I am currently working on speeding up my time with a picture cube. One that you need to rotate the centers if they are not in the correct orientation.

For the record, my son’s best competition time for the 3x3x3, what most people think are the Rubik’s Cube, is single of 12.24 seconds and average of 14.64 seconds. The world record single is 3.47 seconds, and the world record average is 4.86 seconds. The average is out of five solves when they don’t count the fastest and slowest of the solves.

My time for the 3x3x3 is just about 1 minute 30 seconds.

Monday, 03/13/2023: Posted photo — Potatoes.

The potatoes are a starchy food and are a root vegetable native to the Americas. Potatoes are rich in vitamin C, which is an antioxidant. Potatoes were a life-saving food source in early times because the vitamin C prevented scurvy. Another major nutrient in potatoes is potassium, an electrolyte which aids in the workings of our heart, muscles, and nervous system.

Tuesday, 03/14/2023: Posted photo — During the Storm.

Happy Pi Day!

Woke up this morning to a foot (0.3 m) of wet snow. Had planned to snowshoe into work this morning because of the predicted storm. I stayed on the main roads on my way into work since I know that there would be little to no cars, and that the Midstate Trail markers are difficult to see in the morning due to the blowing snow. Another foot (0.3 m) of snow fell during the day. I did snowshoe on the Midstate Trail on the way home since the trail markers are normally easier to see during the day. The markers in the section of the trail next to our house do not have reflectors on them, as they do in the more popular sections of the trail. The blazers were also difficult to see since they were faded, and snow covered so, and I went off trail. I know this section of the trail well, but with 24 inches (0.6 m) of new fallen snow, and many downed trees, it was difficult to follow. I sank about 20 inches (0.5 m) into the snow with my snowshoes on. Using my navigational skills, I was able to get safely back onto the trail.

Blazes (also known as trail markers) are usually placed at eye level – or slightly higher on trails that receive moderate snowfall – and frequently appear painted onto trees, rocks, or posts along the trail. For painted blazes, they generally are 2 inches wide by 6 inches tall.

Wednesday, 03/15/2023: Posted photo — Cleanup.

Here are a few photos of some of the paths that were created. As the cleanup continues, the snow is slowly melting making the snow heavier and heavier. Making straight edges in the pathways was easy.

Thursday, 03/16/2023: Posted photo — Roof Load.

Cleanup from the storm started yesterday and continues today. One of the things I need to do today is shovel off my roof. I have over 2 feet (0.6 m) of snow on my roof and need to get the weight off. The roof in front of my house is slightly sloped, not like the rest of the house. Here are some photos of before, during, and after I shoveled off a section of our roof.

Friday, 03/17/2023: Post photo — Sunshine.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Took a photo of the sun today. Why did I do this? I did it because I did not see much of it this week. The section of the building in this photo give it a little contrast.

Saturday, 03/18/2023: Post photo — Sundog.

Sundogs are colored spots of light that develop due to the refraction of light through ice crystals. They are located approximately 22 degrees either left, right, or both, from the sun, depending on where the ice crystals are present. For the second day in a row, the sun was out. Today’s sun appearance was much longer than yesterday’s brief one.

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