Intersting flight yesterday after my hike to launch. Was fighting the air it felt like for about half of it and thankfully was able to land right by the road with the most minimal of intrusion into the farmer's field. The scooter made the return trip to the car better than the prior time but the motor got a bit too hot by the top of the climb. #paragliding #hiking #flight #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Hike n Fly Quartzite, Flight 113, Weird Launch Weird Flight, Andy, Scooter Ride, Car, The New Archery Bow - Thursday | PeakD

The weather is to be shit this weekend so I had to take advantage of yesterday

Slowly but surely the weeds are getting pulled in the garden. The grass is over 3 feet tall so it has been laying over some of the rows and REALLY needed to get hacked back. There is still plenty more to remove. Hacked out a bunch of stumps from launch and have as many still to remove. The new tires on my bike are great and so much faster than riding knobbies on pavement. #homesteading #gardening #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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New Tires, Test Ride, Weeding, Digging Cutting Stumps, Even More Weeding, Slackline, Dummies - Wednesday | PeakD

They top landed Niesen yesterday in the X-Alps, it

WTF!?!! This is the absolute purest example of a master pilot. The #XAlps is SICK this year!!! #paragliding #redbull #flying #insanity

Wonder if this is real or just an AI creation... #Obama #Gates #Hanks #Clooney #Epstein Virginia Giuffre’s ‘Deadman’s Switch’ Released: “I Have Been Murdered - This is the REAL Epstein List” https://x.com/PastorBobJ11071/status/1935036480923328618

HOLY SHIT! I had the best experience yesterday while kiting on the hill. One of my Bald Eagles flew over me then out into the valley where it spun circles in FOUR OF ITS REGULAR LIFT LOCATIONS!!! Each time it flapped its wings showing it had not found lift and moved on to the next spot. After the fourth location it tried and found nothing it just went right back to their nest. I now know exactly where to look for thermal and ridge lift thanks to that display. #paragliding #kiting #baldeagle #homesteading #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Pew, Feathers, Slackline, Weeding, Marmot, Kiting, MY EAGLE!, NHL, Dinner - Tuesday | PeakD

First thing yesterday morning I was at North 40 to go through the paperwork to buy the new pew. This fucking state is insane for buying and in typi...

The garden is finally getting weeded now that I am taking the time to do it. So many other priorities take precedence so often. The garlic is still pumping out scapes thanks to the many varieties I have growing. Still more poking up that will get cut later. The #XAlps is insane this year and I'm finding myself glued to the feed. #homesteading #gardening #garlic #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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So Many Weeds Pulled, Bike Computers, Party, Medical Kits Setup , Scapes, XAlps - Monday | PeakD

Mornings are now being spent ogling the X-Alps live tracking which helps I am a morning person so I can catch a bit more. The images that come from...

Wow.

Family bike ride to the lake and back yesterday in which I did over 10 miles. The new tires I have ordered will make much longer rides more possible with all of our backroads around here. Aiming for 50+ mile ride this summer. The sled is fixed, again. The hose replacement was very needed and the new fuel filter seems to have helped a lot. I have it purring now and just need to keep it that way. #cycling #homesteading #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Yesterday morning was mellow as I watched the quarter finals of the world darts championship and got my post written. The boys were up later and @s...

I actually did okay in the obstacle run yesterday morning. Under 1 hour for the 4.3 miles and 30 obstacles around the school grounds. That was AFTER moving the ton of spent brewing grain. I guess it was a warmup for the race. Got my tow bridle so am ready for my SIV course and also some practice tows before hand. #homesteading #running #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Big Grain Run, Spreading, Ultimate Ram Challenge 4 Mile Obstacle Run, Bridle, PDC, Kiting, Pizza Factory, Car Parts, UFC - Saturday | PeakD

Bright and early yesterday morning I was out and on the road to town for grain. I managed to be on the road by 5:30 and had to contend with more tr...

Great flight yesterday at Tekoa, my highest yet and best thermalling I have managed to do. I have SOOOOO much to learn still but this was a great step in becoming much more comfortable in the air. #paragliding #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Helmet Mic, Paragliding Tekoa, Flight 112, Thermalling, Driving, Trailer, Band - Friday | PeakD

So much driving yesterday. Took @stryeyz to work so IO could have the car since the sled is incapacitated at the moment. I saw the WSP car fly by e...

Really happy to find my first #snake of the year on the farm yesterday. They seem to love the rock wall I have built along the road and I sometimes find them under the plastic in the gardens. We don't have poisonous snakes around nearby, our primary are the gopher, garder, and rubber boa which all live on the farm. Stoked the mic arm printed out as well as it did and mounted so nicely. It will make radio comms in air SO MUCH easier for me. #homesteading #diy #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Feathers, Snake, Chiro, 3DP, Mic Arm, Bees, Club Meeting, Overheat Again, NHL - Thursday | PeakD

I was wandering the farm yesterday morning and found that the Mock Orange are all in bloom, which hte swallowtails adore. They are one of the later...

Not the easiest of days yesterday but I got a few main tasks done. The grain haul in the morning had the animals and birds happy while the mowing mid day made me happy with the much better look to the farm. Still a lot to mow but the difference is very noticeable and hopefully I won't need to do it again this summer. #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Grain Run, Empty Trailer, Fix Car, 3DP, Mowing The Farm, Scapes, Stumps, Bridle, Worn Out - Wednesday | PeakD

Nowhere even close to enough sleep yesterday morning but I was still up at 5am and on the road to town by 5:30 for a load of grain. I got to the br...

After our drive up to 3 Rocks first thing yesterday morning where we got some killer views and I found potential launch sites, we headed over into Idaho for the day. Breakfast in Spirit Lake, Bookstores in CDA, then Lunch in Priest River. We then went out later with the boys for dinner closer to home. #Anniversary #Marriage #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Our 19th Anniversary Day Out in Idaho | PeakD

As I sat down yesterday morning to write my post a little Western Fly Catcher thwacked against the window next to me and I watched as it and it

Damn Hot yesterday! Went and flew at Inkler's after helping mow the road and launch. Short flights but feeling much more comfortable with each. The car just about blew up on my way home but thankfully the food pantry was open so I could get water for the radiator. The leak is slow so I made it home, to see the 3 big Fir trees dropped on the hillside for me. I have a lot of chainsaw work to do the cooler days... #paragliding #homesteading #farming #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Scapes, 3 Trees, Mowing Inkler

Got the boys to school yesterday morning and R

After a delicious stop at Iron Horse Brewery in Ellensburg yesterday we made it home from the trip, just missing the freeway closure in Moses Lake due to a car v human. The #garlic had a slew of scapes that were ready for me to pick and I got a good amount of them but there are still a handful at least left to cut today. Very nice;ly my coop door code is working and the door is opening at 7am and closing at 9pm! #Homesteading #travel #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Leaving Seattle, Iron Horse Brewery, Just Missed, Return Home, Book, LA Riots, Garlic Scapes, Radishes, Fire, Grilling - Sunday | PeakD

It took us a bit to get out of the hotel yesterday morning. The boys wanted to swim early which was good as the pool filled up later. We hit the br...

Badass flight at Tiger Mountain yesterday, my first at the site. Nice half hour flight with a perfect landing. Great food at the brew pub right near the race track I hadn't been to in 35 years, then we went to Maynard James Keenan's last stop for his 61st birthday tour Sessenta 2.0 at the White River Aphitheater. SUCH A GREAT CONCERT!!!!! #paragliding #flight #soaring #hiking #puscifer #primus #aperfectcircle #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Bombus Butt, Tiger Mtn Hike, Paragliding Flight 109, Brewery, Racetrack, Sessenta 2.0 Concert - Saturday | PeakD

What a day yesterday!!!! Started out warm and sunny and the bumblebees were mobbing the flowers while it was still cooler. Most of the time all you...

The alpaca loves water. She dives into any fresh amount of water but especially loves the wading pools. With the heat coming this year I need to get the mister setup again in hopes that she will use it. The raspberry plants are goign to be overloaded with berries this year and in the next ouple weeks should start pumping them out by the bucket loads. #homesteding #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Raspberry Bumblebees, Hot Alpaca, The Schlep, Cascades, Higher Leaf, Landing - Friday | PeakD

It was a slightly busy morning yesterday getting the boys to school as J took his skis in for the teach the teacher so @stryeyz took him in. Both b...

Shitty code is shitty code. I wrote far too much for the most basic task of turning a motor, waiting, turning it the opposite way, and wait again. That's what happens when you don't know what you're doing. But it works now with just a handful of lines compared to the wall of text before. Door opens at 7am and closes at 9pm thanks to delay(). K.I.S.S. #homesteading #farming #coding #arduino #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Coop Door Opener, Code, Spuds, Radishes, Bimart Plants, Knee Brace, Planting, Fire, Grilling - Thursday | PeakD

I FINALLY have the coop door working. Yesterday morning after getting the boys to school I was hacking away at the shitty code I had written for it...

After the radiator hose swap in the morning yesterday I got my new flight deck and reserve container setup and I love it! So much better than my old one. The winds were shit for kiting though I tried none-the-less. The garlic hs been mostly weeded but there is still some to deal with along the fence. Looks like I will end up with under the 1000 I had planted as there are a few gaps in the rows. #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Blown Radiator Hose, New Flight Deck, Reserve Swap, 3DP, Kiting Attempt, Weeding Garlic - Wednesday | PeakD

I took R to school yesterday morning and as I sat in the line waiting for time for him to get out I felt the car idle wonky and the engine sounded ...