Today I investigated the tormentors of my lettuce plants. Here are the little buggers turning my leafy greens into droopy yellows:
Map of Kidepo Park
I made a new, more detailed map of Kidepo Valley National Park itself:
Route Map from Kitgum to Kidepo
Here is a map that I made for all of you working in or visiting Kidepo Valley National Park in Uganda. It shows the overland route from the town of Kitgum.
Kidepo Driving Distance and Time
Here are the precise GPS-measured distances and turns to reach the Nga’Moru Wilderness Camp, to go along with my Kidepo route map.
The Triumph of Science
a poem by Richard Owen (1804 – 1892), excerpted from The Shamba Raiders, by Bruce Kinloch
Sam Scroggins was a naturalist and hunter from the nursery;
His maths were poor; his Latin weak; his grammar-studies cursory.
At three he was a graduate of field and forest lore
And broke his father’s windows with a catapult at four;
Could ride and shoot, – just sign his name, and loved a spice of danger;
Equipped in fact by Nature for the duties of a Ranger.
So when he grew to manhood and they offered him a billet
As a Ranger in Uganda, he was very glad to fill it. Continue reading “The Triumph of Science”
Tree Care
This weekend I spent some time looking after a 100+ year-old Prunus armeniaca var. Blenheim that still bears fantastic tasty fruit every year. Here is my first attempt at air layering:
I can’t wait to plant more baby apricot trees. I hope it will work without rooting hormone.
Protected: Manzanita Eaters
Ice Gear
My friend was heading off on a ice climbing adventure and was missing some gear, so we decided to sew it ourselves. We started with the leash:
Redwood Chair
I designed and built this Adirondack-inspired garden chair from reclaimed redwood with stainless steel deck screws. The proportions are tailored my body but comfortably fit anyone over five feet tall.
Building Time Lapse
I shot this time lapse video of the entire construction of the Douglas B. Gardner ’83
Integrated Athletic Center (GIAC), a LEED Gold-certified gym at Haverford College. There are 515 daily frames.
I used a Creative NX Ultra webcam mounted inside a window frame using a custom-machined bracket and controlled by an unattended PC. A single 640*480 pixel image was captured and stored locally at noon every day, even while I was away in Africa for several months. The music is Flight of the Bumblebee, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and performed by the U.S. Army Strings. This project was made possible by funding from Haverford’s Athletic Department. Thanks, guys!