Bob Davidson
@cmdrbob558.bsky.social
Retired paramedic, sourdough baker, likes fixing stuff & working outdoors
Holiday Public Safety Announcement. Most of the time we put the oven on to heat & not look inside until it dings it's ready to bake. My spouse mentioned seeing a brighter red spot on our lower element when Xmas baking & when cold I saw it was drooping & had split! Check your ovens once in a while!
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Holiday Public Safety Announcement. Most of the time we put the oven on to heat & not look inside until it dings it's ready to bake. My spouse mentioned seeing a brighter red spot on our lower element when Xmas baking & when cold I saw it was drooping & had split! Check your ovens once in a while!
Deep blue winter sunset tonight.
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Deep blue winter sunset tonight.
Up to check on the cottage & lake is a freezing & snow is staying on the ground.
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Up to check on the cottage & lake is a freezing & snow is staying on the ground.
Great thrift shop find last night. $2 each! Will have lots of great sci-fi short stories to read this winter.
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Great thrift shop find last night. $2 each! Will have lots of great sci-fi short stories to read this winter.
Today's bake is a whole buckwheat,wheat & spelt berry sourdough with bran & wheat germ. I steamed the whole grains first & am very happy with the rising!
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Today's bake is a whole buckwheat,wheat & spelt berry sourdough with bran & wheat germ. I steamed the whole grains first & am very happy with the rising!
Had a new bird showing up at the feeder. Took a few days to get a clear pic but I think it's an immature female Eastern towhee!
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Had a new bird showing up at the feeder. Took a few days to get a clear pic but I think it's an immature female Eastern towhee!
The unexpected improbable October poppy just bloomed! Frost, cold days & nights, drought & even the stem bending & it still made it. A good symbol for not giving up in the face of adversity. Sometimes the conditions aren't perfect & you aren't in the perfect conditions but you can still thrive.
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The unexpected improbable October poppy just bloomed! Frost, cold days & nights, drought & even the stem bending & it still made it. A good symbol for not giving up in the face of adversity. Sometimes the conditions aren't perfect & you aren't in the perfect conditions but you can still thrive.
Icelandic poppies still blooming! I think they like the cooler weather!
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Icelandic poppies still blooming! I think they like the cooler weather!
This valiant poppy thought our Sept heatwave was summer & is trying to bloom. With cooler Oct days & nights & some frosts I'm covering it at night but still hoping it'll fully unfurl.
October 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This valiant poppy thought our Sept heatwave was summer & is trying to bloom. With cooler Oct days & nights & some frosts I'm covering it at night but still hoping it'll fully unfurl.
This week's bake is a nice cracked wheat sourdough. Very pleased with how it came out.
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This week's bake is a nice cracked wheat sourdough. Very pleased with how it came out.
Saw this lovely owl wings outstretched having a sunny dust bath on the dirt road. He flew up to the White pine overhead & gave us a look.
August 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Saw this lovely owl wings outstretched having a sunny dust bath on the dirt road. He flew up to the White pine overhead & gave us a look.
My brother salvaged a virtually new old style Canadian made washer. Built like a porcelain coated tank. Seals on the mangle leaking oil but will be fun to see if it still works.
August 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My brother salvaged a virtually new old style Canadian made washer. Built like a porcelain coated tank. Seals on the mangle leaking oil but will be fun to see if it still works.
Catching up from travelling with some fresh Italian style cornmeal white sourdough.
August 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Catching up from travelling with some fresh Italian style cornmeal white sourdough.
Plan cities to have treed canopies everywhere again.
August 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Plan cities to have treed canopies everywhere again.
Today's sourdough is a brand, cracked wheat & wheat germ. Rose great in the heat today.
July 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Today's sourdough is a brand, cracked wheat & wheat germ. Rose great in the heat today.
Nothing like a night in the woods to relax the mind. Woke during night to owls having a conversation. Morning was full of birds announcing the sunrise.
July 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Nothing like a night in the woods to relax the mind. Woke during night to owls having a conversation. Morning was full of birds announcing the sunrise.
Currant season is here. Got 2 quarts last evening, lots more to pick. We have 23 bushes of red, white & black currants in the backyard lol.
July 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Currant season is here. Got 2 quarts last evening, lots more to pick. We have 23 bushes of red, white & black currants in the backyard lol.
This week's sourdough is whole buckwheat, wheat & faro groats with molasses, bran & wheat germ. Will make great toast!
June 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This week's sourdough is whole buckwheat, wheat & faro groats with molasses, bran & wheat germ. Will make great toast!
Great to spend time with an awesome group of people working together on a community project & stopping to enjoy the spring wildflowers too!
May 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Great to spend time with an awesome group of people working together on a community project & stopping to enjoy the spring wildflowers too!
Trilliums & Daffodils blooming! Only one red trillium this year peaking out from under a leaf.
May 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trilliums & Daffodils blooming! Only one red trillium this year peaking out from under a leaf.
Trees are just starting to leaf out. Such a magical time of the year! First blooms are out too!
May 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Trees are just starting to leaf out. Such a magical time of the year! First blooms are out too!
Translucence, reaching for the sun
April 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Translucence, reaching for the sun
Little Easter bunny in the garden! Happy Earth Day! Was nestled under a garden seat. Didn't need rescuing. Momma bunnies will be back soon enough.
April 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Little Easter bunny in the garden! Happy Earth Day! Was nestled under a garden seat. Didn't need rescuing. Momma bunnies will be back soon enough.