daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
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A few months ago I brought some plumeria clippings back from my parents’ yard in California. They’ve really started taking off now! 🌱 Soon I’ll need to move them into bigger containers, but I don’t want to go too big since they’ll have to come indoors for winter. So now I’m stuck wondering, what’s the smallest pot size I can get away with? Hmm, something to figure out.
Most of my reading happens on my Kindle or through Libby these days. But my office desk has its own little collection, the books I like to flip through from time to time. Manga, illustration, sketchbooks, that kind of thing. Just the fun stuff I can pick up for five minutes and put back down. 📚😊
Piplup and I got out for a ride this afternoon. It’s been a while since the two of us hit the bike path together. Temps were up in the 90s and the sun was beating down hard, but the path was nearly empty and a nice breeze kept things pleasant. Good to be back in the saddle. ☀️🚲
I picked up a little tripod from Ulanzi for my iPhone. I’ve been wanting to make more videos, and I actually borrowed Mariko’s model first to try it out. She uses hers constantly though, so I finally grabbed one of my own. Turns out it’s just as handy as I hoped, folds up small and holds the phone steady without any fuss. I love it! 🎥😊
I like the curly wisps at the top of these clouds.
This summer’s pepper plants are thriving! A friend recommended watering plenty and fertilizing often, and it’s really paid off. I’ve never harvested so many peppers from our Scotch Bonnet plant before, and the others are doing amazing too. I’ve been enjoying them every day, little by little. They’re super hot, but I love it. Yay! 🔥
We were on our way to a friend’s house for dinner when we got a flat tire, right in the middle of a busy highway. We pulled over and got it changed pretty smoothly, and only ended up 30 minutes late. The drive home was a different story though. The spare tire tops out at 50 mph, so we stuck to surface streets the whole way and it took quite a bit longer. Still, it could have been so much worse, so I’m counting it as a minor inconvenience and nothing more. 🔧
