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2 Years Later

Posted June 4th, 2011, 11:29 am by karl

2 years ago today, I posted a 360 degree panorama movie of our back yard. Today I created an updated panorama for comparison. It’s amazing how much everything has grown in 2 years.

June 4, 2011
Please ignore that the grass needs to be mowed. We’re just happy it is so much healthier than it was 2 years ago. The beds are finally filling in, and the trees are maturing nicely. Many of the trees and shrubs seem to be twice as big as they were in 2009.

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June 4, 2009
I had just installed the playground back then, and hadn’t finished the mulch or edging around it.

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Here also is the full 2011 panorama as a single image. Click for a larger version.

Kyle

Posted June 1st, 2011, 8:46 pm by karl

Playing around with my 50mm lens and some desaturation effects in Photoshop.

Ian

Posted June 1st, 2011, 5:31 pm by karl

Playing around with my 50mm lens and some desaturation effects in Photoshop.

The Big One

Posted February 2nd, 2011, 1:13 am by karl

The biggest winter storm since at least 1967 hit the Chicago area, resulting in up to 2 feet of snow.

The night of the big storm. The picture doesn't really capture the roaring winds or tempest of snow.

My car. This can't be good.

The morning after. Ian would be waist deep in snow if he were outside.

My car, in the middle of a 4 foot high snow drift

By the way, it was still snowing at this point

What used to be our patio. There's a table under there somewhere...

Didn't those chairs used to have legs? And seats?

Drapes of snow on the back door glass

Time to be silly.

I did eventually dig out the driveway, with a lot of help from my neighbor Chris who has a snow blower

Katra later braved the elements to snap some pictures from around the house

The fence at the back of the yard. That Katra took this picture proves that she can walk on the surface of the snow like a wood elf.

Our pergola, formerly 2 feet taller than this

Snow crabapple