We in Chicago are not content to have our snow simply fall to the ground; around here the snow goes in the opposite direction. Yes, that’s right, the snow falls up. Here’s video proof:
This was taken from my 24th floor office during a very heavy snowstorm today. You have to look closely, but you can see the snow between my building and the adjacent building falling up. At times during the day it was also moving in sideways and round-and-round fashion.
The EyeClops Bionicam is a handheld electronic microsope that we got for me Kyle for Christmas. It has a small screen built in, or you can hook it directly to the TV. You can capture still images or movies on the included USB stick and transfer them to the computer.
Last night we had some fun taking some pictures of various things around the house. Here are a few samples:
Colored text from a book, 100x
Thumbprint, 100x
Carpet, 100x
My shirt, 200x
The back of our couch cushion, 100x
Glitter on a New Year's Eve hat, 100x
Curly ribbon, 100x
Green nylon fabric, 100x
Wood from my desk, 200x
Pink ink on a post-it note, 400x
Band-aid, 100x
Laptop screen, 100x
Laptop screen, 400x
I completed installing the railings today. I still have to stain the columns and touch up the stain on the railings:
Also left to complete is the floor tiles on the deck and the paint on the skirt around the deck, but both of these have to wait for warmer weather.
Work on garage entry deck continues. Today I fabricated the 8 newel posts from 4×4 cedar, installed bead board on the skirt, installed 4 of the newel posts, and attached the trim at the top and bottom of the beadboard.
Closeup of one of the newel posts