Grass was a bit difficult to touch, but I went outside today anyway. #grownostr #outdoors #winter

gm Here is the view going down the county road this morning. Only tracks so far are mine taking the tractor out to feed the cows. #grownostr #farmstr #gm #winter

Well, the ice storm they hyped up for the past several days turned out to be more than just hype. Power went out about 10:30 this morning. So I went out, topped off the gas in the generator, checked the oil, and let it run a few minutes so it would be ready if needed. Then I set up my propane Coleman stove in the shop and fixed a pot of chili for lunch. Just as I got the chili done, the power came back on. We had lunch. I fed hay to the cows. Just another day for a rural, self-sufficient, rancher. #grownostr #farmstr #proofofwork

Winter is coming. We have ice and snow in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. I went into town to fill my diesel tank. Only one place in town has off-road, so there was a line. Farm supply store was packed as well. Didn't see the grocery store, but there was probably a run on milk, eggs, and bread. Just a reminder, the best time to make your winter preparations is before the ice storm warning. In my defense, though my tank in the truck was empty, I do have a filled 50 gallon tank in the barn. #grownostr #farmstr #homesteading

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair..." J.R.R. Tolkien Happy birthday, Professor Tolkien. This one's for you. Ruins of Isengard smoked in a T. Cristiano bent Dublin #tolkien #pipestr #grownostr

Good morning. Time to burn fossil fuels and get shit done. #gm #proofofwork

This will be today's soil morphology lesson. I did an evaluation on this soil yesterday. Notice the grey coloration at 25 inches. This indicates a water table. A septic system on this site will need shallow placement trenches and a curtain drain to reroute water around the system. #grownostr #soil #proofofwork

Good morning 100k carry #edc #pocketdump #gunstr #knifestr #gm #grownostr

Just a small leather project to finish out the day. Simple pouch for a LilyGo T-Deck. #meshtastic #leather #proofofwork #makeyourownshit #grownostr

All the components finally arrived, and I got my solar #meshtastic node put together and set up. The view from the tree RAK 19003 board 10000 mAh battery USB-C output solar panel Pelican Case #grownostr #proofofwork

Happy Thanksgiving, Nostr. Well, no Bitcoin discussion at dinner... That's because we were busy discussing #meshtastic. Lilygo t-deck was a big hit with the kids. I then gave my cousin a Heltec V3 board to start designing some 3D prints for. #thanksgiving #grownostr

Good morning Always be ready to seize the day. Walther PPS Case Sodbuster jr Zippo lighter Maratac flashlight Pry bar Wallet Keys Spare mag Meshtastic radio 1611 Bible #gunstr #knifestr #edc #pocketdump #gm

Deer season opens tomorrow. Took my single shot 12 gauge out of the back truck seat, and put the 30-30 in it's place. Marlin 336 with XS rail and Leupold Scout Scope #gunstr #grownostr

Tonight's #pipestr blend Countryside from JM Boswell Medium English blend, Oriental forward with some pleasant sweetness from the Cavendish, and smokey Latakia in the background. Smoked in a Calabresi bent billiard, my first and favorite pipe, which I purchased at a cigar shop a block or two off of Bourbon Street in New Orleans in 2004 just a couple weeks after I turned 18, and which I then smuggled home because we were there on a high school trip #grownostr #tobacco

Altoids tin Meshtastic node Mk II #meshtastic #grownostr

#bitcoin #memestr

Yep, it really can be this simple. This is a Heltec V3, in the bit of Styrofoam it ships with, along with a 2000 mAh battery inside an Altoids tin. Seems to work just fine. Next week, I plan to upgrade it with an external antenna. #meshtastic #grownostr