Pictures (Bonfire, Conference, Bearded Dragon...)

This is a pictures only blog entry. First, the Bonfire at Arthurs: 3/8/09...

Mom and Pam with the fire ablaze in the background.

Brian and Jess, chillin by the fire

The sacrificial burning. We named her, but she will remain nameless.

Close up...

And she's burnin.

Man of the hour.. now check out the videos!



Learning from the master tribesmen. Lesson 1: How to spear a fire. Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt!



Lesson 2: How to burn the St. Patricks Day...chair.

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NESEA Building Energy Conference 2009.

This is a picture of architect Steven Strong of Harvard, MA. He's a great speaker and very knowledgeable about solar technologies. I saw him speak at Greenbuild in November as well.

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I saved the best for last. Bearded dragon pictures AND videos!

First, the "terrarium" which we built out of an old 56 inch TV that no longer works. We gutted it, sealed it up so no crickets / other critters will escape and this is what the final product looks like. We may make more "home improvements" as time goes on.

This is the bridge I made one Saturday morning. See the Golden Gate resemblance?

With a little fabric in the background, a heat lamp and some light the terrarium really comes to life. Don't you think? Notice the other TV on top of the other TV/terrarium, which also doesn't work. Good to be a poor college student.

Here she is; about 5 inches long at the moment. Within a few months she can be a foot in length. A year from now she'll be a beautiful (who knew a bearded female could be so pretty).

And this is her cage all done up. She may be perfect for breeding a year from now... laying 20 or so eggs that once hatched can sell for $25 - $40 each!

There she is eating a mealworm..with a little help from a mysterious yellow pencil.

...And last but not least...the cricket has been defeated! Hahah, I have had way too much fun by myself at my house in Amherst tonight. It's a little shaky at the start but the ending is gold!