Every July the Valley Explodes
Every July the valley explodes with illegal fireworks.
Author: stega
There Be Race Cars, Part Five: Pegamoose (BDR6)
There be race cars, part five: Pegamoose, the Bus’s replacement.
Finishing the New Story
Railings, pallet racks and the finishing touches on the garage mezzanine.
Second Story in the Garage
A second story in the garage: a new mezzanine, with very heavy stairs.
Signage for Idiot Drivers
New signs to keep lost drivers from turning around in the wrong spot.
More Signs to See
An epic street sign from a friend, and updated address signs at the end of our driveway.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Found on Auction
An early-1800s Davenport desk from auction, with a 1933 receipt from Southwold still in the drawer.
Humans and Screen Doors
Bird silhouettes on the screen doors, so humans stop walking into them.
Birds and Windows: Reduxed Redux
What has finally worked to stop most of our bird window strikes.
Wild Life Part 8: Vultures
Wild life, part 8: our turkey vultures, the avian cleanup crew.
There be Race Cars, Part Four: The Bus (BDR4)
There be race cars, part four: the Bus, from its debut to its end at Sonoma.
Craft Break
A craft break: giving the old candle holders on the great room mantle new life.
Running out of Esperance
An update on the pit and the county, and I’m all out of esperance.
Last Chance at Purgatory: SCVAS Birdathon Team
Join our Birdathon team, Last Chance at Purgatory, and come to lunch at the ranch.
“Backyard” Bird Counting
Counting birds around the ranch for Audubon’s Great Backyard Bird Count.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Crafty Charging
A 3D-printed Apple Watch charging stand that looks like a vintage Mac.
Crafting to make old new
Turning my grandfather’s old drill bit box and toolbox into something new.
More Crafts: Small Stuff
Small craft projects: gift exchange makes, feather masks for charity raffles and more.
There be Race Cars, Part Three: The Whale (BDR1)
There be race cars, part three: the Whale, the first Bernal Dads Racing car.
There be Race Cars, Part Two: The 002
There be race cars, part two: the BMW 002, which became two cars made into one.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
2022 End-of-Year Video
Our 2022 end-of-year video, plus a contest to win a Purgatory hat or tote bag.
Painted Birds
Plain wooden birds from a craft store, painted to look like Banded Stilts and a Western Bluebird.
New Art, Part 2 of 2
Refreshing the north hall with new prints of photos taken from my office window.
New Art, Part 1 of 2
New art for the walls, including more Ahlgren serigraphs and some Charley Harper lithographs.
Wild Life Part 7: Seldom Seen Gophers
Wild life, part 7: Botta’s pocket gophers, seldom seen.
Wild Life Part 6: Squirrels
Wild life, part 6: our Fox squirrels, the occasional Grey and the evil ground squirrels.
Wild Life Part 5: Tarantulas
Wild life, part 5: the boy tarantulas wandering the hills each fall.