Day 494: The Lake is Dry Again

Shabbos was comparatively quiet, as the wet lake bed kept away most of the weekend warriors. By the afternoon, it had dried out enough that we could go for a walk.

This morning, B and I remounted her door so it swings into her room, making it easier to get through the door I added that goes to the bathroom. It’s actually a class of their home school schedule called “RV fixin’ with Tattie”:

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This afternoon, local PPGer Tuan and his wife showed up for some flying. He packed it in after one flight due to turbulence, not surprising as we just finished up a couple days of windy weather:

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Not much else to report, just a solid daily homeschooling schedule. We’re really enjoying not moving every few days.

Day 491: Saving the Best for Last

We had another nice day out on Jean Lake.  The kids got a good bit of cycling in today after homeschool, and I continued searching for the perfect RV insurance.  We had an amazing sunset this evening:

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Micha came out and we tested his new $100 generator, so now he can be completely off the grid.  We’re expecting a bit of rain and quite a bit of wind tomorrow.

Day 490: Homeschool, Smoking Vehicles, and Helicopters

It’s another beautiful day here on Jean Lake:

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Part of homeschool today was practicing camera control manipulation outdoors.  The kids are using their cameras in “M” mode, manually adjusting ISO, shutter speed, and aperture to get the correct exposure:

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Next up was an introduction to Stencyl:

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Meanwhile, in the distance, something was going on involving trucks with colored smoke and a circling helicopter, seen here on the left:

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In Geography Through Art, the kids painted the Taj Mahal:

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In Writing, B completed the cover for her short story, which was written on circular sheets of paper:

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The kids worked through the first exercise in Stencyl:

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B painted a series of desert plants as an extension of her writing work:

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All in a day’s work!

Day 489: Big Wings and Small Paintings

This morning the winds were in the 1MPH – 2MPH range, so takeoff and landing would be challenging, but I flew anyway.  This was my 10th flight:

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I managed to stick the landing despite the fast approach due to lack of wind:

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B made a cover for the short story she wrote:

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In Geography Through Art, the kids painted miniature paintings like those commonly painted in India:

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About 30 minutes before sunset, the wind was at about 6MPH, which made for an easy takeoff and landing:

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Looking down at Micha’s trailer:

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A low flyby of Micha:

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Flight #11 was a great success:

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