Recent content by mdvaden

The husband used to entertain as a musician. I don't know his stage name but he said he doesn't want his children to hear whatever music he used to play when he was younger. Apparently he earned most of his income in recording music of some sort. At the moment, he's getting the place in those...

Got new photos of the property mentioned in the previous reply. Took some in the middle of the day and later at night. Some Ashland fire smoke was lurking and a thunderstorm and rain skirted the area that evening. The place will probably see a few tree removals this autumn.

Anybody believe in "signs" or noticed a few through life? To offset the maybe-10% of planting work, I want to see a little extra photography work. It's a transition I was hoping for anyway as I get older. Yesterday I dropped off the graphic attached below to have 5 shirts made and embroidered...

PS ... In Oregon, the concontractors CCB or tree companies under that board cannot plant trees or landscape. But the LCB landscape licensees can also install fences and decks in addition to all landscape plants and trees. I was going to suggest to the CCB administrator and some of the bigger...

I think homeowners should be more responsible to do vetting. After 40 years watching licensees do tree or landscape work, I don't think the testing and CEUs did much for the citizens. For example, a friend of mine (real friend) installed a back lawn and drainage in a Lake Oswego, OR, yard. The...

In Oregon, most tree services are under the CCB / Construction Contractors Board and Landscapers under the LCB / Landscape Contractors Board. The CCB license does not allow planting / landscape work but the LCB enables tree service work. So some tree guys go with the LCB if they want to plant...

A few days ago I didn't feel good and just rested in bed morning and afternoon. I streamed Youtube and mid-morning I spotted a video showing films of logging from like 1930 to the early 1960s. It was quite interesting and I just kept playing the next recommended one at the end of each. If...

Since the power line or previous topping (reduction) seems to be a likely cause of the internal decay and rot, it's almost certain that any amount of reduction will trigger more rot and decline. Given the location around power and building along with the cavity and decay and wounds, that tree...

Recently sold a Canon 5DSR for a Canon R5 so that my camera body controls match. It's been a few months and I finally tried the R5 in Jedediah Smith park. This is the father of a family I met in the Grove of Titans yesterday afternoon.

Thanks folks. Mainly stayed inside enjoying air conditioning on my birthday, and installed a pickup inside my small redwood top acoustic guitar in the afternoon. Cheers !

Bud's Guns, for example, has the compacts for $247 w/ free shipping and $239 if "cash" paid. And apparently a rebate off that amount, plus 3 x magazines. There would be a tranfer fee in the $30 range, but that may even less money if the rebate is off Bud's listed prices.

I may buy the Smith & Wesson 460 magnum revolver. Taurus makes some too but even though Taurus is a lot less expensive, I like the stainless finish of the Smith & Wesson offerings. The Smith & Wesson 500 mag is technically more powerful, but just slightly at the muzzle and the two are a...

Just bought one of those also a couple months ago right after the Charter 38 revolver I posted above. It shot fairly tight at the indoor range, and that was my first time firing in about 6 years. I'm just getting back into the rythym of learning and practice again. I was ruminating buying a 2nd...

For revolvers, I bought and kept a nice compact one a couple months ago. Handled nice at the range too. Charter Arms 38 Blue Diamond. I practice with normal stuff, but store it with Underwood Extreme Defender +P which are about 1300 fps and 375 ft. lbs. The rounds are an external hollowpoint...

So I ordered a Smith & Wesson 686 Plus 357 for a nice extra revolver, based on many good reviews. Sorry, but what arrived pooped on S&W's reputation. The gun store owner quickly pointed out unusual swirl blemishes on the left barrel and the cylinder barely opened. I sent is back, and after the...