Scoakat's Blog

Well, it just keeps happening, doesn't it?  Again, close to home in nearby Kenosha, Wisconsin, a white policeman shoots an unarmed black...

Yesterday evening I noticed that something had been digging in the area of that chipmunk den, but did not dig around the brick I had coverin...

 Yesterday I noticed there had been activity at the old chipmunk den, a day after I evicted the occupant.  Was this Mr. Chipmunk back to cla...

 We are entering the dog days of summer here.  We've had 7 days at 90ºF this summer, topping out at 92º about two weeks ago, though rece...

Before Well, I can't let Blue Witch have all the home renovation fun this summer. If you remember, last year our cat Basil had a...

Ready.  Set.  Firepit!  As I got ready to start a fire tonight, shortly before sunset.  I was out there over two hours and even had to pu...

I had a firepit the evening of July 4 (surprise, right?) despite the current heatwave and was treated to a show that I wasn't fully expe...

Happy holiday, everyone!  If you're like me, though, you're probably just staying at home.  The pandemic has made a comeback yet I s...

Today, almost exactly two years after I got my first face cord of firewood we had our second one delivered.  I looked at a couple place...

I've been playing with some camera features on my new phone.  I did a time lapse of my fire last night, but this first one I did two wee...