http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001eqpg.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001eqpg http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007rczr.xml Here she is with Gary, less than a day old. We should call her "Flopsy" for that ear, but it will probably straighten up. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007t0qq.xml 74d102e7122b8c685beee1425342d083 image/jpeg 480 640 82039 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007t0qq Headed for the milk faucets again. The apparent red shadows are caused by a warming lamp suspended overhead. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007wkt1.xml 7a37c4cc18ae40ec8d5fd98d3cf640d4 image/jpeg 640 480 110247 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007wkt1 View from the window above my loom on February 18, 2007. Things are starting to thaw at last. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007rczr.xml 0c4c8f930301806f9cef4be41d0c25b3 image/jpeg 640 480 83398 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007rczr February 18, 2007: Here is the cotton/linen shirt fabric I said I was weaving. It's 38 inches (97 cm) wide and 6 yards (5.8 m) long, with about 4.75 miles (7.75 km) of thread to go into it. Weaving is about a sixth of the way done so far. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007sp9q.xml b965c1d834151410b29c3357834b33f4 image/jpeg 640 480 93543 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007sp9q He's a Holland Lop buck, age five years here. That's already getting pretty old for these little guys. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007xrcb.xml 6a9725a4799f66dbe80f6d11cf5dee2b image/jpeg 1280 960 229306 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007xrcb I am not small, but these little guys are tiny. Generally they weigh less than three pounds. Buster was not much over two. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007yr9e.xml d761f11f87516af67bca1fe4354978db image/jpeg 1280 960 197017 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007yr9e Typical of European writing during the reign of Charlemagne and later, about 900 through 1200 AD. There are similarities to the Uncials of the British Isles, and the later Italic hand and modern script styles are descended from this. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007pet6.xml 6c39aec9efb8752a6adf33cca478e61a image/jpeg 847 1081 195103 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007pet6 calligraphy http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s This style of writing was less formal than the Uncial Capital, and co-existed with it during the same time, from 500 to 900 AD. Both apparently originated in the British Isles. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007ke3h.xml d03ab8308ceae2119d0f44ee80f7da9f image/jpeg 847 1081 229975 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007ke3h calligraphy http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s This last example shows the Humanistic style, dating to the time from 1400 through 1700 AD and obviously the model for modern typefaces used in most English language books, just as the Uncial styles were the model for Irish type faces and the Pointed Gothic became the black letter style used in Germanic countries. A seventh example, the Roman Square Capital, was traded to a colleague for some marbled paper she made and is thus missing. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007q400.xml 6c6aef8eb50786c9eeb54f683afc80e4 image/jpeg 847 1081 187264 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007q400 calligraphy http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s A page from a library school assignment in which we were required to create imitations of at least six different styles of manuscript book page. This is an example of the Pointed Gothic style, common in Europe from about 1200 to 1500. Only the style of handwriting was required, but I added colors to several and an illustration to this one. Anthropomorphic rabbits, anyone? ^_^ http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007fefp.xml 3244a62733f4ddcb59879fdcc25e4a98 image/jpeg 835 1078 205041 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007fefp calligraphy http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s This example represents the informal style found in many Roman manuscripts on papyrus, written during the period from 200 through 600 AD. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007h5d4.xml d6812df6a84a7f6cf300d7f52e4c996d image/jpeg 847 1087 234723 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007h5d4 calligraphy http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s Originated in the British Isles, and was heavily used by the scriptoria of the Celtic monasteries, 6th to 10th centuries. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007z1r9.xml 63d413f758d771a4c2f6626a86068120 image/jpeg 838 1078 220619 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0007z1r9 calligraphy http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001dk6s The Flehmen posture, exhibited frequently by male horses and occasionally by females as well, when they smell something interesting (or disgusting.) http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00080b73.xml e53b24217c01a1448dae672bd73a2892 image/jpeg 640 480 51343 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00080b73 Freshly sheared, here they are lined up waiting for us to skirt them and bag them up. We are getting to where we have a nice color variety, though it isn't entirely obvious here. Clockwise from upper left: Salt (white), Jetta (pale gray), Ba-ba-Louie (black), Shaun (white), Ram-bo (charcoal), Dodge Ram (white), She-bah (black). http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00081xd3.xml ec345051f312be16d38ed85661f3ccc9 image/jpeg 640 480 140791 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00081xd3 sheep http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0000cpdy.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0000cpdy After the deed was done. Back row from left: Ewe-genia, Shawn, Dodge, Salt. Front row: Ram-bo, Ba-ba-Louie. Camera shy (hiding at the other end of the enclosure): She-bah and Jetta. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000829a0.xml 8b2b44abd816f31a6ae65d4c38e0ab3c image/jpeg 640 480 146873 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000829a0 sheep http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0000cpdy.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0000cpdy Skirted and packaged up for now, here a six bags full. Ba-ba-Louie, the lamb fleece, is smaller and almost hidden in back. She-bah is not included because she had pulled a lot of her wool this winter so I didn't save the fleece. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00083qq9.xml 716df50bca9efe317e219255261d031c image/jpeg 640 480 111942 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00083qq9 sheep http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0000cpdy.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0000cpdy Here you can see the operator's console in the lower right corner, a TSO login screen in the upper left, and line printer output in the background. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000849sr.xml 193e66759b46286d00dd83a367cfbf87 image/jpeg 800 600 88279 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000849sr 19-JUN-2007: Here's what Gary found when he went out to feed sheep and horses this morning. The sheep pen fence had become an unintentional trap, and the little vixen we've been seeing, usually with her mom, had a hind leg tangled in it. Mom was nowhere to be seen, but we suspect she was watching just the same. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00085zts.xml 662a907f3a4e2466fa73dc5f9fc76c11 image/jpeg 640 480 109426 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00085zts fox http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001f8p9.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001f8p9 wildlife http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001g6wq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001g6wq The baby was terrified, but still curious. The camera made her suspicious but I did manage to get a couple of shots that weren't blurred. No, we didn't leave her hanging just so I could shoot photos. Gary was getting leather gloves and a wire cutter while I did this. I wouldn't let him touch her without the gloves in case she tried to bite. Who could blame her? http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00086kpq.xml 969e627636b79defae7642a09bc534da image/jpeg 640 480 86471 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00086kpq fox http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001f8p9.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001f8p9 wildlife http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001g6wq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001g6wq We had to cut the fence cords to get her free. She was wound up so tightly there was no chance of unwinding her without all of us being injured in the struggle. Fortunately, we were able to make sure there were no wires or plastic still caught on her leg before letting her go. The skin was abraded but not cut, and she favored the leg as she scampered off but did not run on three legs as she would if it were broken. Not once did she try to bite either of us, though she struggled to pull away the entire time. The fence is a total loss. Fortunately we have a spare we can replace it with. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00087pf0.xml 1e160d8e71f5ed9fa97ffba5479b1336 image/jpeg 640 480 191122 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00087pf0 fox http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001f8p9.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001f8p9 wildlife http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001g6wq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001g6wq I estimate the height of this burr oak in our front yard at somewhat more than 50 feet. It seemed perfectly normal last year, but this spring it turned out to be totally dead. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00088wc7.xml f02845dd1dd0d6a68d6be573b9107eaf image/jpeg 480 640 124809 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00088wc7 For those who wondered why we didn't just cut it down ourselves, here's another photo to give you some idea of the scale of the thing. Note one end of house and parked car visible in shadows, lower right. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008903p.xml b46f8068e0097051b8847835cd4dcf9a image/jpeg 480 640 113626 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008903p Operating position and power supply. N9EX (not the present holder of that call) is at the key while I am pedaling the generator that kept the battery charged. Antenna feed line angles up through the picture, across the tree trunk. A doughnut on a string hangs in front of the cyclist as incentive, while a teddy bear was climbing down the string hoping to steal the prize. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008a2qh.xml 6b48a8b365bace66d47c8f031d3d49ff image/jpeg 483 354 55361 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008a2qh geekery http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001hppy.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001hppy And here is our full-wave loop antenna, held in the air by helium balloons. We used a horizontal orientation to minimize directional effects, rather than the vertical arrangement favored by the author of this year's QST article. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008bs92.xml c734d34db6af2769be27fecffda5cc79 image/jpeg 483 346 22494 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008bs92 geekery http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001hppy.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001hppy If he were alive today he'd be Methuselah in bunny years, but I think this photo is the ultimate in disapproving bunny looks. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008c9hr.xml 3288df19dcae5a0f0d2a00aa29b1be8c image/jpeg 446 303 29274 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008c9hr bunnies http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001k45t.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001k45t Obviously another disapproving bunny. These photos are nine years old now, and the bunnies are long gone, alas. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008dgh8.xml 8f1cdfdd7623fc937e34d78f76b67513 image/jpeg 447 297 24548 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008dgh8 bunnies http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001k45t.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001k45t Weaving draft for summer and winter towels. This was a name draft based on the word "tenyears" and converted to a four block summer and winter design. It will be worked in soft cotton flake yarns, with handspun for the red color in the weft. Finished size about 18 x 26 inches. (Draft is slightly elongated because it shows all weft threads at the same thickness when actually the white thread is much thinner than the red.) http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008ezx1.xml cb758e87db5f1c233b199abd80fd91ad image/jpeg 313 578 107710 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008ezx1 This ancient photo was taken the summer I was a camp counselor. Yes, that's me sitting on the dolorous donkey. We had two of them that were just pets. They had no job other than to wander around and let the kids spoil them, which worked very well. Gentle, tame, noisy, and of course, uncooperative sometimes. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008fstb.xml 754fd68177f4098a225900c8b80cd7ff image/jpeg 318 318 18662 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008fstb "Here's the pic-a-nic basket. I'm sure I heard them say there was a chocolate cake in here... Now where did they put it?" http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008g2h0.xml e0e616bbad05c680cd01b1a6df750567 image/jpeg 318 330 19047 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008g2h0 At the Steam Threshing Bee, posed with a Minneapolis-Moline that was being raffled by the Future Farmers. Note carved walking sticks we purchased in the flea market. Mine has a horse head, while Casey's has a wolf. Casey and Gary each bought a ticket on the tractor, though neither has any particular idea what he'd do with it if he won. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008hqtc.xml 7b22951da7bc8f1d84a428aec7600573 image/jpeg 640 480 103170 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008hqtc threshing bee http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1 Made in Sycamore, Illinois, this one got the honor of being the first steamer in the afternoon parade. There were a huge number of steam threshers by different makers in the show, and my limited bandwidth only allows me to show you a couple of them. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008kef8.xml 04bff85740c0c2df1117d28c5a75c6b3 image/jpeg 640 480 118453 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008kef8 threshing bee http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1 These were made in Port Huron, Michigan and featured a dual cylinder that made use of the steam twice, if I understand the design correctly. Most of the steamers in the show were very well-restored and painted. They made smoke, but were amazingly quiet compared to the Diesel and gasoline engine tractors. Also, much of the mechanism is on the outside and visible, so you see valve sliders, cams, and governors in operation as they go by. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008ppp6.xml 1aff9199305e36a6c8fb82ce915db258 image/jpeg 640 480 113495 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008ppp6 threshing bee http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1 Did you know that Porsche once made tractors? I didn't. There were two at the show, both carefully restored like the one pictured here. Note the streamlined styling of the engine cover, unlike anything else of its era (the 1940s I believe.) http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008q464.xml c23e1ca85e2b017e50dfdfaed14c44e7 image/jpeg 640 480 89367 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008q464 threshing bee http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001p4a1 Line drawing by Tony Matthews, scanned from <i>The George Bernard Shaw Vegetarian Cookbook</i> by Alice Laden and R. J. Minney (Pyramid Books, 1974.) http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008ry9f.xml 3eaa0bfb6cad5a078d3519de97897d39 image/jpeg 546 376 56407 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008ry9f New arrival Paffers sits on the fabric in process at my loom, demanding attention. He's very soft and floppy, and obviously was bred for cuddling. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008sw25.xml 4f607144f6c2ca1c58c412463fc20b4f image/jpeg 640 480 95659 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008sw25 This is an aerial of the entire property. The 1997 proposal would have subdivided it along the drive that passes from right to left between the large barn (back) and the T-shaped design studios and offices (center.) The concrete silo on this side of the barn contains a three-story apartment built into the old storage space. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008txah.xml 855baa7748d79f66cec9b4891db4afcb image/jpeg 225 162 17787 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008txah This shot gives just a hint of the massive spaces involved. The ground floor, shown here, houses an antique sales showroom. The second floor is somewhat more divided by partitions, and has a kitchen, bathroom, and areas that would easily serve as dining room, living room, and bedrooms. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008w9xw.xml 2276cc87fefc4ba74e969dd03a025004 image/jpeg 268 400 29459 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008w9xw I'm sure the pulls are supposed to have little dangly brass ornaments or loops but those are gone. The wood is in surprisingly good condition, though, except for a few chips on the top. Approx. dimensions are 60 in. high, 32 in. wide, and 18 in. deep. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008xxkd.xml 9b317cc92da463b5b9d746487274349c image/jpeg 480 640 62315 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008xxkd Speaker grill work and cloth is intact. It appears to be AM band only, with knobs for tone, volume, and tuning. On-off is the tiny knob below the tuning dial. A brass toggle switch on the center of the right hand side of the cabinet is probably a fringe-local switch for the tuning circuit. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008y38p.xml cdb2d10c1214d5df0bec4d951a18e73a image/jpeg 640 480 81064 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008y38p Two chassis, the top being the receiver, the bottom being the power supply and audio amplifier I think. No label remains with model information, alas. The one at the center behind the top chassis just says that the manufacturer recommends genuine RCA tubes. I'm betting that the large loudspeaker is one of those "dynamic" speakers that has a large DC choke coil instead of permanent magnets, and the power supply uses that coil as a filter choke. That explains the practice of putting the power rectifier next to the speaker along with the audio amplifier stage. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008zqph.xml 9df165328f11b5b45fabd9eb9a7edb14 image/jpeg 480 640 71060 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0008zqph Photo by DexCat (http://dexcat.net/) Used under Creative Commons license. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009031x.xml 96ca16b8fa8d94075ad7b65f5c0f57e8 image/jpeg 1024 1536 225748 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009031x Photo by DexCat (http://dexcat.net/) Used under Creative Commons license. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00091q49.xml 8fe9b49d6debd5e4da748e3082c292ab image/jpeg 1024 1537 214003 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00091q49 Photo by DexCat (http://dexcat.net/) Used under Creative Commons license. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00092w1e.xml 57c3de55a402f0b28534012139012a9c image/jpeg 1024 1536 213513 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00092w1e Photo by DexCat (http://dexcat.net/) Used under Creative Commons license. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00093ts2.xml d688e450a16accb77833d6d14fa1aa05 image/jpeg 1024 1536 244556 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00093ts2 Photo by DexCat (http://dexcat.net/) Used under Creative Commons license. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00094xxb.xml 131fd4b87f517e46c7003711a22796e5 image/jpeg 1024 1536 189630 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00094xxb Photo by DexCat (http://dexcat.net/) Used under Creative Commons license. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000952w0.xml 9049e58998f257cb43b639d6d0273df8 image/jpeg 1024 1536 240821 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000952w0 To go with next year's fursuit, the bracelet as described in this year's NaNoWriMo novel. A lucky (and cheap) find on EBay, and cheap. The design is Tibetan, the seller in Hong Kong. Man's size, adjustable, hope it will fit over furry wrist. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00096pa0.xml 9d72748b99031a40b6c8a1877273d015 image/jpeg 400 284 21073 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00096pa0 Just a silly meme. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00097yd6.xml b2817bba27cdf09c92bb64d6e7dcbbf3 image/jpeg 367 367 38854 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/00097yd6 meme stuff http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000988xp.xml 6c27d37e6c845031ad7bc40260950aab image/jpeg 360 360 22177 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000988xp Gary gave me this adorable tiny Clydesdale. Plush equines are hard to find, but Clydesdales are almost impossible. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000995t0.xml 1f6d1c7e611cab475a4377a3a3cc85b8 image/jpeg 329 400 19009 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/000995t0 Full memory and Ultimate Rom II loaded. Note that ROM code has been patched for Y2K display issues. http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009a08p.xml 8d5218c4303eb41a1ff2dc3357d0165c image/jpeg 490 137 14167 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009a08p Suggested avatar for <lj user="alexsious"> http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009cpz2.xml 97cf19559697faaabf87e09a91fe616c image/jpeg 100 100 2928 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009cpz2 avatar http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001ts0g.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001ts0g icon http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001sdbx.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001sdbx Suggested avatar for <lj user="alexsious"> http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009dds5.xml 826caf2f4bc78819762c664b6e56f51e image/jpeg 100 100 3347 http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/pic/0009dds5 avatar http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001ts0g.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001ts0g icon http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001sdbx.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/altivo/gallery/0001sdbx