knoernschild.org » Photos http://knoernschild.org All the latest from the Knoernschild family Tue, 22 May 2012 13:17:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= 2 Years Laterhttp://knoernschild.org/2011/06/04/2-years-later/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/06/04/2-years-later/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:29:27 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2129 Share|]]> 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.
[See post to watch QuickTime movie]

June 4, 2009
I had just installed the playground back then, and hadn’t finished the mulch or edging around it.
[See post to watch QuickTime movie]

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

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2011/06/04/2-years-later/feed/ 0 Kylehttp://knoernschild.org/2011/06/01/kyle/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/06/01/kyle/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:46:13 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2124 Share|]]> Playing around with my 50mm lens and some desaturation effects in Photoshop.

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2011/06/01/kyle/feed/ 0 Ianhttp://knoernschild.org/2011/06/01/ian/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/06/01/ian/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:31:43 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2114 Share|]]> Playing around with my 50mm lens and some desaturation effects in Photoshop.

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2011/06/01/ian/feed/ 0 The Big Onehttp://knoernschild.org/2011/02/02/the-big-one/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/02/02/the-big-one/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:13:40 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=1909 Share|]]> 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

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2011/02/02/the-big-one/feed/ 0 The Not-So-Itsy Spiderhttp://knoernschild.org/2010/07/23/the-not-so-itsy-spider/ http://knoernschild.org/2010/07/23/the-not-so-itsy-spider/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:07:56 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=1790 Share|]]> The Not-So-Itsy Spider walked through our garage;
Down came the penny I dropped, which it pounced on like a rabid, ravenous wolf.
Then I squashed it with my foot.
The end.

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2010/07/23/the-not-so-itsy-spider/feed/ 0 A Storm Brings a Gifthttp://knoernschild.org/2010/06/23/a-storm-brings-a-gift/ http://knoernschild.org/2010/06/23/a-storm-brings-a-gift/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:59:59 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=1718 Share|]]> After a couple of hours of torrential wind and rain that nearly pulled one of our trees out of the ground, tore the tarp on our pergola, ripped a shutter off our house, threw our front door wreath into the neighbor’s yard, knocked the power out a few times, and threatened to turn into a tornado, we got this:

It’s a fair trade, I think.

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2010/06/23/a-storm-brings-a-gift/feed/ 0 EyeClops!http://knoernschild.org/2010/02/10/eyeclops/ http://knoernschild.org/2010/02/10/eyeclops/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:01:41 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=1347 Share|]]> 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

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2010/02/10/eyeclops/feed/ 0 Taking the long wayhttp://knoernschild.org/2009/08/22/taking-the-long-way/ http://knoernschild.org/2009/08/22/taking-the-long-way/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:47:44 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=1115 Share|]]> On the way back home from Springfield, we had beautiful weather and a little extra time, so we decided to take the scenic route. We drove along old route 66 for part of the way, went through towns with names like “Farmer City” and “Cornland” and stayed off the interstate the whole way. It took longer to get home, but it was well worth the extra time.

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At one point, Katra started joking about the old horror movie “Children of the Corn”. Then, literally 2 minutes later, we drove past this sign:

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Wind turbines south of Dwight, IL on Rte. 47

Wind turbines south of Dwight, IL on Rte. 47

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A disassembled wind turbine waiting to be installed. It's hard to see, but that is a very long flatbed trailer it is sitting on.

A disassembled wind turbine waiting to be installed. It's hard to see, but that is a very long flatbed trailer it is sitting on.

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2009/08/22/taking-the-long-way/feed/ 0 Our yard, in stunning 3D!http://knoernschild.org/2009/06/04/360-degree-panorama/ http://knoernschild.org/2009/06/04/360-degree-panorama/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:42:08 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=929 Share|]]> Well, maybe not, but here’s a 360 degree panorama of our back yard as of June 2009. You will need to have QuickTime installed in order to view this QTVR panorama.

[See post to watch QuickTime movie]

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

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2009/06/04/360-degree-panorama/feed/ 0 Florida, Day 10: Blue Ridge Parkwayhttp://knoernschild.org/2009/03/28/florida-day-10-blue-ridge-parkway/ http://knoernschild.org/2009/03/28/florida-day-10-blue-ridge-parkway/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:34:25 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=704 Share|]]> On the way home from Asheville, we drove partway along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Unfortunately it was foggy and rainy, but even so, it was spectacular and we still managed to get some pretty decent photos.

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On the way through Cincinnati, we made an obligatory stop at a legendary local restaurant: Skyline Chili. We both had Chili 5 Way, which is spaghetti, chili, red beans, onions and cheddar cheese. Sounds disgusting, but it’s surprisingly good!

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And that is the end of our big trip to Florida!

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