Yesterday was another day of flying with a 5k hike up to the top of the ridge and a 15 minute flight down. Came across a clutch of day old turkey chicks on the hike up and it was kinda funny watching the hen freak out so much. The flight was a "back on the horse" flight for me after the big collapse happened so did not need it to be super long. In 5 days I got 2 hikes and 4 flights in. #paragliding #hiking #flight #homesteading #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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PDC, Utd, Hike Scoop To Launch, Turkeys, Paragliding Flight 106, Rest, Cooling Off - Sunday | PeakD

Yesterday morning I was up early again thanks to the uber noisy birds outside. I got to see some of PDC matches before t... by flemingfarm

HOLY SHIT! That was an insane flight yesterday as I took my first half collapse of my wing as I flew towards the hillside. Thankfully my reaction was automatic and correct and the wing reopened with a huge BOOM then I was able to scrub off the sudden speed and continue the flight. The next 10 minutes of the flight I spent blurting out "HOLY FUCK" as the experience hit me. The landing was perfect. Going for a hike and fly today and hopefully a bit more enjoyable flight. #paragliding #flight #fear #homesteading #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Spiders, PDC, Reseed, Paragliding Parker

So the plan for yesterday was to go fly in the Chewelah area and it turned out that we got the okay for Parker

Had a GREAT #paragliding flight mid day yesterday, my 104th and 2nd in my pod harness. HOLY SHIT I love the harness! It is a true game changer for me now. I feel so much more safe in it, I can feel my wing far better, and I flew with my hands pushing on the brakes and only pulling a couple short times. Did my first true figure 8s to land and touched down nice and gentle. This spider was very intent on wrapping the other spider on the edge of the hot tub as we soaked. I'm betting he was no longer of any use to her aside from a meal... #homesteading #flight #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Paragliding Inkler

I headed up to Inkler

I am signed up for my #paragliding SIV course in July!!! Super stoked! I will get to learn the extreme maneuvers needed to deal with most any problem the wing will find itself in. Mid day I got a lot of mowing done but only about a 1/3 of what needs it. I'll get the boys on it today and this weekend. RAMFEST at the school was a pretty big draw for the community and we saw oodles of people we know and the boys saw tons of their friends and had a great time. We managed to get there early enough to not have to stand in huge long lines wince many people showed up after 6pm. #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Rain, SIV COURSE!, 3DP, PDC, Mowing and More Mowing, RAMFEST, Community Event - Thursday | PeakD

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First flight in my new pod harness, 2nd flight from Quartzite, first time flying through rain, 4th flight on my wing, one of my better landings, and the scooter ACTUALLY MADE IT the 4.2 miles and 1000 foot climb back to the car! By all rights I shouldn't have flown but I missed the nearby rain as I was launching but in the end it was just sprinkles and no problems happened, but good lessons learned. I should have listened to the birds when I first got to launch and not waited so long. #paragliding #hiking #hikeandfly #flight #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Hike and Fly Quartzite Mountain, Flight 103, Flew Through Rain, Scooter Ride To Car, 3DP, NHL, Sun - Wednesday | PeakD

Woke up yesterday to see the little storms on the doppler to the south and the edge of them was just visible over the h... by flemingfarm

Got in a solid ride yesterday morning to the lake and back and got in some marginal kiting with my #paraglider. The winds were okay but the location was shit so I fought it as long as I could before giving in and riding home. Sheep can be amazingly stupid, it's just astonishing sometimes just how bad they are. Thankfully the alpaca has brains and is willing to just go tromping through the brush and can lead the big babies around. #homesteading #cycling #kiting #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Foggy Sun, 3DP, Bike Ride to Lake To Kite, Eagle, Flowers, Sheep, Wing Packing - Tuesday | PeakD

Foggy start to the day yesterday morning with another .21" of rain in the gauge. At least the garden has sprouted so thi... by flemingfarm

The PNW is living up to the legends of WET... Despite us being on the supposedly dry side of the crest the inundation continues. I got the hot tub gravel leveled off with the rest of the wheelbarrow load and am quite pleased with the levelness of the tub. Thanks to the rains I did get organizing done in the house which was needed, then spent a bunch of time with my new watch getting it setup the way I want it. It would be really nice if the rains would stop... #Homesteading #deluge #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Damned Rain, 3DP, Hot Tub, Gravel, Organizing, Burn Pile, New Garmin Watch, Finally Sun - Monday | PeakD

These mornings are starting off foggy thanks to the continued rains that REFUSE to stop inundating the region. On one ha... by flemingfarm

It really refuses to stop raining, but work must go on. After 3 years it was finally time to relevel the hot tub. It had settled a lot on the filter corner which is the opposite corner from my seat which meant the water dropped off my jets first. I had to add a good few inches of gravel to the corner and feather it out along the edges. It is WAY WAY better now and if it does over flow it will do so to the backside that has a giant boulder beneath to keep it from settling. #homesteading #diy #fukinrain #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Da Rain, Hot Tub Draining Cleaning, 3DP, Burn Pile, Hot Tub Leveling, Sheep, Filling, Sun Rain - Sunday | PeakD

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Sweat bees are super cool and really mellow. This one was on the deck, flew up and hovered in front of me so I held out my finger and it landed on it then hung out for a while. A little bit before stryeyz was out in the yard and got to pet a bumble bee. The sheep now have a massivepen of green to munch their way across in hopes of teriming it back a bit. Asshats are too timid to go exploring it though. #homesteading #farming #3dprinting #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Sweat Bee, Burn Pile, Sheep Pen, Pod Harness and Repair, 3DP, Fire, Grilling - Saturday | PeakD

Foggy start to the morning yesterday and we had .2" of rain in the gauge from the prior 24 hours with more inbound over ... by flemingfarm

This is going to end as well as thalidamide did. Or maybe like the Fly? Croninberg? #trustthescience #brwaaaaaack

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The rain refuses to stop, but it IS the PNW... After my dawn grain run yesterday it rained most of the day so I worked around the house. Got the bees more syrup then after the rains abated in the afternoon got the bon fire lit and this morning it is just barely a pile of ashes it burned so well. Sadly the Spokane Chiefs lost and ended their playoff run. #homesteading #FIRE #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

3DP, Dawn Grain Run, The Rain, Utd They Fall, Syrup, Coyote, Bon Fire, Chiefs Lose - Friday | PeakD

First thing yesterday morning I opened the printer to find all the dibbles had printed out perfectly. The ASA printed re... by flemingfarm

So insanely stoked on the pod harness, and I really can't wait to get it in the air. 3.4 pounds is all it weighs and is one of the lightest pods made. Kited in the afternoon and got a tiny feel of it attached to the wing. 3dprinted the dibblers for #garlic planting and now need to find the right sized boards to attach them to. Should make the rows really straight and easy to plant the cloves this fall. #homesteading #farming #paragliding #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

POD HARNESS! 3DP, PDC, Dumb Dead Turkey, Kiting, Dibblers, Trailer - Thursday | PeakD

It arrived nice and early yesterday morning!!! I got J to school then had to let R sleep in a bit thanks to the super la... by flemingfarm

Really happy to finally have the brake handles for my paraglider printed out and installed. Took a while to find the right one to scale properly but now can't wait to take my wing out to try them. The file is on Printables. The Spokane Chiefs hockey game was good despite them losing 5-2. Even in the WHL that puck moves damned fast. #homesteading #hockey #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Mount, PG Brake Handles Printed, Garlic, Trees, 3DP, Strawberries, Rain, Spokane Chiefs Hockey Game - Wednesday | PeakD

After getting the boys to school yesterday morning, then picking R up due to his not feeling well, I had to deal with th... by flemingfarm

The nice long time on the chiro table helped me beat the knots into a little bit of submission yesterday. Enough so that I was able to haul more of the branches to the burn pile. There is still a good bit more to cut and haul but it is really making the area look a ton better. Been meaning to do this for years. #homesteading #3dprinting #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

3DP, Long Chiro Visit, Tree Trimming, Brush and Limb Hauling, Chiefs Spanked - Tuesday | PeakD

After getting the boys to school yesterday morning I got a print going which I barely got done before having to leave fo... by flemingfarm

After the rain deluge yesterday was largely dry. In the afternoon the boys helped me clear out a bunch of the tree and brush by the creek. The tree had fallen over years ago and kept growing so the branches want to lay on the ground. In the interest of fire danger and asthetics I've been wanting to get it dealt with for a while. There is plenty more but this is a great start, and we have plenty for another bon fire. #homesteading #farming #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Young Robin, 3DP, Garden Sprouts, Pain, Tree and Bush Trimming, Storm Cell - Monday | PeakD

The rain had passed overnight and yesterday morning we had right on a half inch of rain from the storm. It cleared the d... by flemingfarm

Novel means of H production! https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-scientists-hail-industrially-viable-technology.html

Lol... OH MYYYYYY! #trxfees

Wet and rainy Mother's day yesterday which was nice as it washed the dust off everything so all the trees and plants look much better. I'm fighting pain so my day was minimally productive but after the huge grain load and the mowing I probably fucked myself up too bad. Aging sucks big fat donkey balls. #homesteading #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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The huge load of grain shoveled twice yesterday morning was quite the workout first thing. I then had to mow all around the farm since we have rain inbound. Ordered the rest of hte garlic for Fall and I will have 22 varieties growing next year. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Huge Grain Run, So Much Shoveling, Pea Fence, Clothes Line, Mowing, Garlic Order, Fire, Grilling, Water Line, PAIN - Saturday | PeakD

Early mornings are not doing well for me and I end up with real shitty sleep. Yesterday I made it out of the house and o... by flemingfarm

Killer day of #Paragliding yesterday at Tekoa. Got 2 shorter flights on the new wing, got a good feel for the wing loading and the feel of the weight shift in turns, or more so the minimal needed to turn. My landings were solid and ran both of them out. I got great advice on aspects to work on which I will be dedicating much kiting time to. #freeflight #gliding #homesteading #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Paragliding Tekoa, Flights 101 & 102, Weird Winds, Corn Planting, Fire, Grilling, Coffee, Trailer - Friday | PeakD

After getting the boys to school yesterday morning I I got a few things done around the house then got the car loaded up... by flemingfarm