my unicycle progress.

I got a unicycle for father's day and it's fun.
It's also a huge workout. It will probably be less of a workout after I get better balance.

I have only not landed on my feet 4 times so far.but I wonder if I am not riding out when I unconsciously think I am going to fall.so I tried and I landed on my knee.

here is a shot I took of myself with the remote, on a parking garage roof.
I had to freemount cause there was nothing to hold on to. I am not good at freemounting most of the shots I got were of the the unicycle about to fly away or me falling off.

One day, Jesus said to his disciples: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like y = 3x² + 8x - 9."

A man who had just joined the disciples looked very confused and asked Peter: "What on Earth does he mean by that?"

Peter smiled. "Don't worry. It's just another one of his parabolas."

100 species cont.. part #2b

a continuation of trying to list a 100 species within a mile of my home.(nice I live less then a mile from the beach.)


#94 - cyanea capillata - lion’s mane Jellyfish, somewhat poisonous, I know I had barefeet it hurt somewhat like stinging nettles. some people it can effect much worse. they can get upto 2m in diameter(not likely in the pacific).

#3 - American Bald Eagle.

see post #1 here

just testing something out.

I don't think this will work via facebook.
goto rodbot.blogspot.com

100 species challenge

there has been a challenge posted via geekdad blog that they got from this blog.

the challenge is to Identify a 100 plants species within a mile of your home.
geekdad has expanded "...The 100-Species Challenge to include every living thing we could find and photograph – plants, animals, and indeterminate micro-organisms included."

so I will attempt a count down to see if we can identify 100 species.

I found a animal checklist site for BC.
efauna BC


#100. Amanita muscaria var. flavivolvata or Fly Agaric


#99 Pileated Woodpecker eating from a
#98 chokecherry tree.


#97 skunk(there is aparently a few different species of skunk but I haven't seen much info on them yet)
EDIT: Mephitis mephitis, also known as the "stripped skunk". there are 2 species in BC the stripped skunks and spotted skunks.


#96 great blue heron


#95 grey squirrel


#96 Raccoon mother and baby
#95 in the Juniper bushes

if your reading from Facebook you may need to togo to the actual post on my blog to see the photos
http://rodbot.blogspot.com/2008/10/100-species-challenge.html

"Jesus is my friend" by Sonseed

I saw this on boingboing.



Jesus is my friend by "Sonseed" from Peleg Top on Vimeo.

potty training.

last resort?

Payton on her bike

I thought I would post some bike pictures. Payton loves bike rides.
I did have a great shot lined up where she was try no hands, but her Mom got too nervous.

with the above photo, I was running beside her. that and the lens was MF, so I have a few shots that worked but not many.


here is a pic on the first day I got my electric bike. Payton asked to go on a ride everyday for 2 weeks after this.