Stephen Foskett
@stephen
Former sysadmin and storage consultant, present cat herder for Tech Field Day and Gestalt IT, future old man shouting “on-premises” at clouds @SFoskett@TechFieldDay.net
Pretty sure that's not how that's supposed to look. I capped the pipe. Hopefully no more sewer smell!
I had capped the toilet and removed it before the smoke test (on plumber visit 2). But this didn't help. Let's see if you can see why… /5
This morning I decided to take matters into my own hands. I tore out the floor under the toilet in the basement. Guess what I found! /4
Houses built in the 1920s in the northern Midwest typically have a toilet in the basement. This was originally the only toilet in some houses! Ours had one. /2
Thanks @chrismarget.bsky.social for this inspection camera (10 years ago)! It really came in handy today!
Apple iOS Weather is accurately portraying the smoky haze in the air today in #Ohio Be careful out there!
Road through the woods Zombitse National Park, #Madagascar #SilentSunday
This family of Ringtail #Lemurs came down from the mountain at Anja Reserve #Madagascar to warm themselves in the morning sun! #lemur
Baobab fruit is edible! The case is "fuzzy" and the fruit inside is chewy, fibrous, and mildly sweet. The seeds are the size of marbles and very hard. You definitely don't want to chomp down on one accidentally!
It's hard to comprehend just how large these baobab #trees are! The people of #Madagascar call them "mother of the forest", and they stand two or three times taller than the canopy. This pair dominates Zombitse!
Another rare and incredible symbol of #Madagascar is the giant baobab #tree! Here are the "three sisters", located just west of Zombitse.
In addition to being home to lots of #lemurs, #Madagascar also has a ton of rare #bird species! The Coua spends most of its time on the ground, and this giant coua (Coua gigas) was very interested in our group when we visited Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park!
This rock formation is known as the "Queen of Isalo" and is featured on the #Madagascar 1000 Ariary note! #silentsunday
Does this look like a tomato to you? It's the #Madagascar Tomato #Frog and it looks even more like a tomato in person!
These flatid leaf bug nymphs looked like flower petals but were quite active! Isalo #Madagascar
The moon, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury seen above Isalo #Madagascar on Thursday night
A low ranking male ringtail #lemur kept watch for raptors at the top of the tree. I sat and enjoyed the troop's cooing and meowing call for half an hour, putting my camera away. #Madagascar
The ringtail #lemurs were still sluggish and huddled together in the tree. I scrambled up the steep slope to get a better look and they watched this big funny lemur from their perch #Madagascar #lemur
Our local guide came running back: The hira (as the local people call the ringtail #lemur) are coming down! I spotted a troop in a tree close to the river! #Madagascar
We visited Namaza canyon at Isalo National Park yesterday, hiking to the Cascade des Nymphs in search of wildlife and scenery. We timed our visit to meet the ringtail #lemurs descending from caves to the forest, stopping at this river for a drink of water. #Madagascar
This little red-fronted brown #lemur female surprised us in camp, looking for fruit. They absolutely don’t feed the #lemurs but she was persistent, grunting her “stay away” warning the whole time. They said she hadn’t done this before! #Madagascar
This red-fronted brown #lemur doesn't have a red front so she's a female! She was lonely so she follows a troop of ringtail lemurs, who have accepted her presence. She surprised all of us at Namaza, Geoparc Isalo, #Madagascar when she strolled out of the woods into camp this morning!
Many #lemur species are nocturnal, especially smaller ones like the Sportive Lemur. They spend the day in a cozy tree hole, but can be spotted during the day. Even though his eyes are open and he moves slightly he's deep asleep! This species is only found in the Zombitse Forest in #madagascar
Sifaka spend most of their time in the middle of the tree canopy but often come lower to feed. Still, we were lucky to see them on the ground. Even the local guides were surprised! #lemur #Madagascar