Doug's photo blog — originally a photo a day, now not so much
Today I replaced the filter cartridge on our HEPA filter. New cartridge on the left, old on the right. We bought the filter in spring 2020 to help with indoor air quality in the main living space, and I guess it did its job.
We’re not even going to talk about the amount of cat fur on the pre-filter (in the background on the right) even though I do vacuum it occasionally.
We survived 2020 at least partly by relying on Stella Parks’s chocolate chip cookies. A few times we made a batch, portioned into balls, and froze them. Awesome fresh-baked cookies anytime, freezer to toaster oven to plate in under half an hour. So I figured it’s only fitting to actually buy her book, which I’m sure is jam-packed with more excellent baking projects.
We gathered to celebrate victories of science and reason, and our hopeful, tentative independence from the pandemic. Oh, and Kat & Bob’s birthdays!
It was great to go out in Boston with Kat & Bob (and Steve, not pictured) this evening. We had some unexpectedly nice weather at the Cisco beer garden before the skies opened up.
The raspberry harvest has begun.
It’s just as well this wedding cake topper didn’t sell at the garage sale. This is probably bad luck or something.
My first food truck since February 2020
Despite the address being misaligned, this piece of mail got to me just fine with just a city/state/zip and my name.
Chipping sparrow at the feeder at Michael & Sabrina’s house.
Click through for a less-crisp photo of a ruby-throated hummingbird.
Beer, book, and baby back ribs on the smoker
