These past couple of days have seen good conditions for viewing contrails. I set up my camera for a west-facing time-lapse and captured a bunch of them. Enjoy!
Category: Slice of Life
Hario Mini-Slim Ceramic Coffee Mill
“Hario Mini-Slim Coffee Mill” Cedar Park, 2021
We’ve been upgrading our car-camping gear recently and one area that we were lacking in was our camp coffee prep. I’ve always pre-ground the beans at home and brought it with us in a plastic bag, but I decided to buy a Hario Mini-Slim Ceramic Coffee Mill so that I can grind the whole beans just before brewing. Freshly ground coffee is so much better than pre-ground!
This mill is hand-operated with a crank and takes about 2 minutes to grind 12 grams of beans, which is a good amount for one cup of coffee. On this mill’s measuring scale, that means filling it to the #1 marker. It definitely requires a little bit of muscle, so if you don’t have strong arms and wrists, a coffee mill such as this might not be a good idea. On the flipside, the extra exertion would be a good way to get your blood flowing in the morning. 😀
I need to mention that the coffee mill comes with a barcode sticker on it that absolutely sucks to remove. It tears and is super gummy, and the mess gets everywhere. Just getting it to the stage where I can use Goo-Gone on it took a while. What a pain in the butt!
“Sticker Frustration” Cedar Park, 2021
Weekend Distance
“Under the Tracks” Cedar Park, 2021
The marathon training schedule I am following suggested a 7-mile “long run” this weekend, but I felt like I should up the mileage from last week’s distance so I went for a 14-mile run along Brushy Creek Regional Trail. I felt really good, especially because at about the halfway point (where I turn around and head home), there’s a water fountain and bathroom. What a huge difference that made!
Anyways, it was only 49° F when I started so I wore my Uniqlo leggings on and my old thrift-store Adidas pullover. With that combo, I am pretty comfortable running in the 50-60 degree range. Yay.
Regarding the training schedule, I think I will follow the schedule for rest days, but will use the recommended distances as a guideline. We’ll see how that goes. 😄
“Sunrise” Cedar Park, 2021
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A New Lantern
“Two Lanterns” Cedar Park, 2021
Today I bought a new Lamplight oil lantern at the local sporting goods store. It was only $10, so I figured, why not? I love my blue Dietz Little Wizard lantern and use it almost every day as one would use a candle, and now I have a smaller lantern as well. The light from the new lantern is not quite as bright, since it uses a 3/8″ wick vs the 5/8″ wick of the Dietz, but it’s cute and both lanterns’ flames produce a really soothing light. I love them so much!
“Riesling and Lantern” Cedar Park, 2021
Check-Up
“Inspection Station” Cedar Park, 2021
This morning I took Sana the Subaru to get her annual inspection. She gets her checkup more often than I do… I need to find a new doctor actually. Gotta get on that!
