BlogHide Reblurtsuthus2k in blurtit • 4 months agoWhat do I do with extra tomatoes?I figure there are 2 camps among tomato growers: Those that can whatever they grow. Those who try to give away what they can't use. I want to keep all that I grow, but I don't grow…uthus2k in blurtit • 6 months agoOutside the tentSomething was just outside the tent. I didn't know what. I had some idea. I mean everybody knew what was in these woods. More than that, everybody knew what wasn't in these woods. I resolved to…uthus2k in hive-196037 • last yearWhat if you lose your voice?I shot this over about 2 weeks and I may not have tied things together as well as I'd like. FYI, the man in question in this video is my Dad. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio…uthus2k in hive-196037 • last yearBarbie (broken) dream house and a panel change.Going to do a panel change leads to a sad (at least to me) story. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in hive-196037 • last yearThe Golden HourRandom sunrises and sunsets in Illinois, Missouri and Texas. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio correction with Audacity v2.3.3. Video effects with kdenlive 21.12.3. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in hive-196037 • last yearA cicada moltingI found this cicada crawling through my grass. I put it on this lava rock and recorded it molting. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in hive-196037 • last yearSomething's been stolenSomebody's been hard at work stealing copper out of panels in this tenement building. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio correction with Audacity v2.3.3. Video effects with kdenlive…uthus2k in sunset • last yearSunset in Illinois2023 Aug 14, 1953 CDT Taken by Ericuthus2k in hive-196037 • last yearMarilyn in Soulard, MO!There is no telling what you will find in an old house. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio correction with Audacity v2.3.3. Video effects with kdenlive 21.12.3. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoNever, never, never give upThe first Thursday in November was a year. I didn't pick that day. It kind of just happened. I had smoked my last cigarette the night before just before I went to bed. It may have been my…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoChristmas leftoversHam was on the menu at our house Christmas evening among other things. It was an 8 pound ham and there's only Gammy and me. We ate what we wanted yesterday and today then I trimmed up the bone and…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoThe power is out"I need to trim those wicks," he said as he looked at the candles here and there through the room. "I need to keep them burning as long as I can." How long had it been since they were plunged into…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoA little food for thought.There are several native seeds that I grow. Some are intentional. Others are not. Passion fruit . Down south, we call these maypops because when the fruit is over ripe and starts to…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoI'm readyI'm ready. I'm ready to watch the world's economies collapse. I'm ready to watch infrastructure crumble. I'm ready to be plunged into darkness during the height of winter. I'm ready to be…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoHe couldn't say "No""So you want me to lie about this thing?" he asked. "No, Mr. Armstrong. Call it prevarication if you must, but it's not a lie if you believe it, right?" "That's the thing," said Armstrong. "I…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoThe Road to PeaceYears ago, I was going through difficulties of my own making. What they were does not matter at this point, only the road I chose to leave them behind does. From the house in which I lived, I…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoDinner conversation"It's easier than you'd think," he said as he popped a shrimp with lemon sauce in his mouth. "Most people don't think for themselves any more. They take what they hear on TV as gospel." He too\k a…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years ago... and a star to steer her by.I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking…uthus2k in blurtit • 2 years agoIn The BlindIn the pre-dawn hours, I sit huddled in my debris blind overlooking a game trail that white tails frequent. I hear movement in front of me over toward my right. Sticks breaking, leaves…uthus2k in photography • 2 years agoA dozen apples in a jarWe have one of those apple peeler / slicer devices. I put it to good use yesterday. Then I laid all the slices on racks and slid them into our dehydrator at 145℉ for 6 hours. I'm not certain…