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July 20180621_100949
crafted drip pan for new toaster oven July 20180704_125722_960x540
wasp drying off after bus rescue

At home

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A big thin-waisted yellow hornet July IMAG2989
Potter wasp 黃胸泥壺蜂 (huángxiōng níhú fēng) Delta pyriforme July IMAG2990
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spider working July 20180706_113823
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the new rain drainage ditch has failed July dog_return_960x540
three dogs after the storm July IMAG3139
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sauteed red amaranth leaf, Southeast Asian style July 20180709_074133
filming on Lanxi stream 蘭溪 during typhoon Maria

Replaced motor capacitor in Tatung fan which was slowing down.

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failing capacitor July 20180709_083039
classic black steel Tatung table fan July 20180709_222754
replacement capacitor wired in July 20180709_224109
base electronics reinstalled

Typhoon Maria

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film crew during the typhoon pollutes the stream area July IMAG3156
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plants out of the house July IMAG3170
plants out, but kind of randomly placed after the typhoon July IMAG3171
plants out, but waiting for news of next storm before putting everything back

We move most of our outdoor plants into the house, but typhoon Maria drops less rain than the storm earlier in the week. A large crew filming during the typhoon pollute and trample the Lqnxi stream area with gold glitter.

Bike loop east of Taipei through Kualai 闊瀨

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through Mucha 木柵 6AM July 20180714_072906
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from the 106 July 20180714_074013
Pingxi 平溪老街 July 20180714_074021
Pingxi 平溪老街 July 20180714_074235
Pingxi 平溪 - the train runs on the trestle above this stream July 20180714_083252
Lingjiao 嶺腳 near Pingxi July 20180714_091214
stream toward Shuangxi 雙溪 July 20180714_110517
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tea fields in the Kuolai 闊瀨 valley July 20180714_121224
tea terraces July 20180714_125838
Highway 5 through Pinglin 坪林 from above July 20180714_135928
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map from phone July 1209151071_strava_1531574118904_clipped
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115 km loop through Kualai 闊瀨 July 20180715_175107
picking up Tammy at the bus stop July 20180715_180714
cleaning up film glitter destroys the grass

Home projects

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Failed Magicshine light handlebar mount July 20180220_182259
board bottom July 20180220_182437
board top July 20180220_182458
8052F ASIC LED solar charge controller July 20180710_203620
cracked waterproof elbow patched with bottlecap July DSC_1144
repaired solar lamp installed July DSC_1146
lamp in clothes washing area

QX5252 datasheet

Lanxi stream 蘭溪 trace

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Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2902
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2904
James pulling garbage from the stream July GOPR2906
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2907
Tane July GOPR2909
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2910
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July G0012932
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2941
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2943
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2944
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 July GOPR2946
Out at the Road 6 bridge July lanxi_trace
Lanxi stream 蘭溪 garbage survey

Morning garbage survey of Lanxi stream 蘭溪 with James in light rain, including two whole raw chickens.

Xiaocukeng trail 小粗坑古道

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trail head July GOPR2953
Xiaocukeng trail 小粗坑古道 July GOPR2954
Jiufen 九份 July GOPR2955
Xiaocukeng trail 小粗坑古道 July GOPR2959
toward Keelung 基隆 July GOPR2960
turn off toward Houtong 猴硐 July GOPR2962
meeting on the trail July GOPR2965
temple for the mountain god 山神廟 July GOPR2968
protector of the miners 山神廟 July GOPR2970
Xiaocukeng trail 小粗坑古道 July GOPR2971
ruins of stone homes July GOPR2973
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looking toward Houtong 猴硐 July GOPR2976
ruins of stone homes July GOPR2979
Xiaocukeng trail 小粗坑古道 July GOPR2980
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Wolfgang investigates the ruins July GOPR2984
tree growing over a wall gone July GOPR2989
intriguing ridge July GOPR2992
瑞三礦業整煤廠 July GOPR2993
Houtong Station 猴硐 July GOPR2995
Houtong Station 猴硐 July xiaocukeng_map
Xiaocukeng trail 小粗坑古道
Keywords: bike, bridge, building, dog, garden, insect, map, mountain, plant, project, road, sign, stream, street, temple, trail, train, tree, vehicle, video, water
People: James, Wolfgang
Locations: Caonan, 草湳, Fulung, 福隆, Garden City, 花園新城, Garden City Garden, 新城花園, Home, 家, Pinglin, 坪林, Pristine, 精粹, Shiding, 石碇
Dates: 2018:06:21 - 2018:07:27