For the past 10 days it has been like this almost every day. There is that old saying, “It isn’t the heat, it’s the humidity”. 91° F (33° C) temperature with a heat index of 107° F (42° C) has meant that I couldn’t work outside without the sweat literally dripping off me.
Smart would be working inside, but since we are trying to get ready to leave in Sophie for our summer travels, the outside work has to be done. I guess you could label me Roasting Rob.
This time, a brief video of our nightly bathing bird. When we see him doing his nightly ablution we know it between 5 and 6 PM (17:00 and 18:00). And yes, I know there is a significant amount of background noise, but you can also hear him splashing around in the water. When you live where the wind almost never stops blowing you can get so used to it that you really don’t notice it. Such is the case where we live.
In the past five years I have bottled over a thousand bottles of homemade wine The above is a short video of a batch during primary fermenting. What you see on the top of the must is a layer of Zante Raisins which I added to to give the wine a special “twist”. I also added some toasted oak and wine tannin to further improve it.
In 2 to 3 years this wine will rival any $25 to $35 a bottle wine I have ever tasted. All the wines I have made have been from wine kits.. I tweak the kits so the wine is what my wife and I like, and we definitely like something different in wines. If you have any questions what this is all about ask away and I will be glad to answer.
Not being birders, our best guess is a female Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
Those wings move so fast!
