July 3, 2009

Chuy's Restaurant, Van Horn, Texas

Not quite like the ones in Austin, but we had to try it.

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West Texas Windmills

Near Iraan, Texas--wind mills converting wind to electricity.

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June 28, 2009

A View from the Sometimes Islands at Lake Travis

With the drought conditions we've had over the past several months, Lake Travis is 37 feet below full. This means that the Sometimes Islands, located in the main basin of Lake Travis by Mansfield Dam, can be reached by swimming from Mansfield Dam park.

Scott and I gave it a go today and explored the island chain. Here's a slideshow of our adventure:

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June 27, 2009

The Sunflowers are Out in Force!

The sunflowers don't seem to mind our +100 degree heat. Quite Texas hardy!

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Servo Motor Controlled Squirter

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After cooling off at Lake Travis yesterday afternoon, Scott and I hacked around and got a servo-motor controlled squirter project working.

Could a whole automatic sprinkler system be far behind?

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