Possum Poo

Lets try a mystery photo:

No mystery in this photo. We celebrated xmas a few days early and picked up a new car last week!

It is a 2016 KIA Soul. Pretty well decked out with a big control panel, sunroof, and leather, but less expensive than you might expect with a year end discount to $22k. A boxy funky but practical car with lots of room considering its length:

We enjoyed the xmas break, especially the weather at 70+ degrees. This was my xmas garb for today (sorry MT and MN folk, just had to jab you a little):

It can get cold here. Actually froze here briefly last week:

A clue to the mystery photo … zoomed out just a little to include an eyeball:

Remember last months magic opossum ? I caught him on camera again, this time close up. And I took a daytime tour of his lair:

I did not get my arm bit off, but Helen said I really stank afterwards. I think rolled around in some possum poo.

I completed my new big trail loop. I’ll spare you the video this time, but will make you suffer through some more before/after shots:

That sitting rock by the shovel in the above right after shot was a challenge! I moved it, very slowly, about 20 feet. On the left in this shot:

A couple of more before/after shots of other parts:

I shared some phone tips in my geek video this month, highlighting Helen’s new phone with a 5 day battery life:

That mystery photo was looking up from the inside of this lighting struck tree:

Will close a bug mirrored on a window photo:

Bruce

Posthistoric Ant

Remember those prehistoric mosquitoes that were preserved in tree sap in Jurassic Park? I was inspired to preserve a present day ant so that people (or maybe aliens) will have something to play with in a few million years:

I have good supply of tree sap, a veritable mini-river of the stuff:

It is coming from a few unfortunate tree roots, victims of my latest trail project. Longest one yet, I created yet another video here:

I also made a trail tour video followed by clips showing some of the critters that use the trails now:

We have been dog sitting Irina’s poodle puppy. They love to play tug-of-war:

And they like to wrestle:

Sometimes they wrestle themselves into a merged creature:

Then they get pretty tuckered out:

In high tech projects, I made a video about our talking mailbox:

Mailbox, driveway, and door sensors
Does your mailbox yearn to tell you when your mail has arrived, but it has no voice? Teach your mailbox, driveway, and…misterhouse.blogspot.com

In low tech projects, I glued my phone (loose cover):

Any guesses as to who this guy is?

I wasn’t sure either. The beard threw me. Zach and friends went hiking on the high mountain plateau in Montana:

Meanwhile, in SF CA, Max is a busy boy. Learning to drive before it is too late and the self driving cars take over:

His first camping trip:

Pumpkin hunting:

And he still likes to fly:

Bruce

Poodle Puppy

Helen got Irina an adorable baby poodle, named Devochka :

More cute puppy photos here:

Devochka
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We had a nice visit with Sister Sue and Crew in Montana:

We caught and ate a fish:

Visited Spotted Eagle lake:

Sue took a video of a fleet of government weaponize horses attacking us when we took Flash for a walk out at Fort Keogh:

Flash escaped horse death and retreated to his favorite hangout:

This is his view from that nook:

We had a fun time at the ‘all 70s’ high school reunion. This is my class:

I had fun sharing old photos, magically transferred from a shoe-box to my camera:

We also visited Eastern Montana’s only winery, helped a little with the harvest:

Back home, we finally threw away doggy’s favorite toy. We tied it to a rope a few months ago so we wouldn’t have to touch it’s grossness, but the rope also also became gross-i-fied:

Doggy still longs for it:

He is not always the smartest mammal in our house. This is him trying to figure out how to get to a pink chew toy, guarded by 2 ferocious peppers:

We took some friends down to the beach, renting a house on Dauphin Island:

Helen rigged up a fancy beach lounge:

Doggy found a ghost crab:

Care to guess what this is?

No, not related to a bug. I do have a few bug photos this month though:

A hint on that mystery photo. It is a by-product of me building yet another trail in the woods, a couple of short recaps here:

I’ve been capturing some wildlife videos with a trail camera, reviewed here:

Netgear Arlo as a battery powered WIFI trailcam
Got any elusive wildlife in your backyard? We had a fox visit us a couple times: Curious as to what else is wandering…misterhouse.blogspot.com

I’ll close with yet another dirty Bruce photo. Can you spot where that mystery photo came from?

My version of belly button art :)

Bruce