I think that the Purple Death is my favorite hot pepper. These peppers are all on the same plant. The peppers first come out as dark purple (they have already faded a bit). then the purple fades until I turns green. Then from green to yellow, to orange, then finally to bright red. Very spicy (around Carolina Reaper hot at 1,400,000 Scoville heat units) #hotpepper #spicy #chili #reaper #carolinareaper #ghostpeppers #bhutjolokia

Wild watching shallow water pretty much follow air temps in its ups and downs. The sound is pretty warm right now. NOTE: this temperature sensor is only in about 2 feet of water off of our dock. But it is pretty warm out there. (air temp is red line, from a sensor we have on a mast about 40 feet in the air. Water temp is the blue line) #obx #outerbanks #capehatteras #weather #iot

Very cool. Not sure if anyone is using TC2-BBS with Meshtastic, but it works great. A bit crude, but not much worse than the BBSs I used back in the 80's. I have the BBS running on a Raspberry Pi. the Pi has a LoRa hat so that I can run a Meshtastic node on that same Raspberry Pi. I also have MQTT running on the pi. I can then connect to another Meshtastic node (in this case a Lilygo T-Beam) and have an internet disconnected network for sending emails, posting bulletins, and having chat sessions. I'll do a writeup on what I did to get the BBS and Meshtastic to run on a single Raspberry Pi. #meshtastic #raspberrypi #meshnetwork #prepper #hamradio

Yesterday, the bee guys came to move the bees from our outdoor shower. There was a big hive up in the underpinnings. Thanks to Jeff and Tyler for moving the bees. We are now going to name our house the Honeycomb Hideout. #beekeeping #bees #polinators

We have bees swarming in our outdoor shower. The bee expert wanted a picture to see if they were honey bees. I was scared of getting too close and get stung, so I drew a picture instead. They look like honey bees to me!

We have a swarm of bees in the outdoor shower. It was still a bit dark when I got back from paddling this morning. I am glad that I hadn't fully disrobed before realizing the buzzing sound was from ticked off bees getting we're from me turning on the shower. Now to find some to remove them.

Was still a bit windy, so I paddled about a mile to the mouth of Brigands Bay and paddled around in the shelter of their canals and then back home. Still nice paddle, even if I got a lot of spray from jumping the waves 🙂 #obx #outerbanks #northcarolina #obxnc #paddleboard #pronepaddle #sunrise #photography

Welcome to the new 2024 Hurricane Season! #obx #outerbanks #theouterbanks #obxnc #weather #hurricane #noaahurricanes #nationalweatherservice

Today is one of those days where you watch the barometric pressure map and read out predictions on wind direction and speed for days to know that today is going to be the perfect glassy day for a paddle. Well, it didnt dissapoint. Air temp in the upper 60s. I couldnt really tell where the wind was coming from since we were in a state of flux on direction. Awesome day to be out on the Sound. I only did about 3 miles today. I did one of my shorter circuits. But still worth getting out. #pronepaddle #pronepaddling #pronezone #obx #outerbanks #hatterasisland #capehatteras

Its that time of year again. No more 24 hour 4wd access. Surf is smaller and sloppier than yesterday. It might work for bigger boards, but I think I will stay dry and nurse my wrist from yesterday. Air temp in the mid 60s. Water temp in the shore break 62. Wind out of the SW. A nice cloud bank off the coast. Saw lightning early this morning before first light. #outerbanks #obx #northcarolina #4wd

Wow, where did April go? This is my first full month capturing weather conditions for the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) here in Frisco, NC. We didnt get a whole lot of rain in April. Hopefully we will get a little in May to help the gardens grow. #weather #nws #nationalweatherservice #outerbanks #obx #northcarolina

Things are warming up. The shallow Pamlico Sound fluctuates quite a bit based on solar radiation and wind. YOu can see where the creek behind our house (that feeds into the Sound) got over 70 degrees. You can also see that yesterday morning, the battery died in my sensor before I got a chance to get out and put in a fully charged. I gotta get a better solar panel for this thing. #iot #arduino #raspberrypi #sensors #weather #hatteras #hatterasisland #obx #outerbanks #theouterbanks

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