Sunrise on the mountains.

Reviewing photos from sunrise shoot. 📷

4:15a alarm this morning to go shoot sunrise reminding me of saying I first heard from my friend Layne Kennedy:

Big part of photography is f/8 and** be there**. https://www.laynekennedy.com/index

Icy branches from the spray off of Johnston Canyon upper falls.

Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon. https://www.johnstoncanyon.ca/

My blog turns 21 today! I’m so happy that I have stuck with this blogging hobby for so long. It is a life project that I will value forever. And continued growth in posting activity!

Total Posts Published: 9,474 (7,200 without title)

Total Words Written: 610,188 (that’s almost 15 novellas)

Having fun.

Capturing water fall.

Day 2 of the Micro.blog photo challenge — curved road with mountains behind. 📷 https://challenges.micro.blog/2025/05/31/june-photo-challenge.html

Select images grabbed quickly before going to sleep after day 1 of our Banff - Lake Louise photo workshop. Felt rusty in the morning but things clicked more throughout the day. Good day of shooting. 📷 https://photoworkshopadventures.com/north-america/canada/banff-lake-louise

Starting day 1 of the Micro.blog photo challenge while we are on a photo workshop in Banff. Day 1: Tree. 📷 https://challenges.micro.blog/2025/05/31/june-photo-challenge.html https://photoworkshopadventures.com/north-america/canada/banff-lake-louise

I added a Pellet Sensor to the Traeger this morning. Good confidence thing to have for long smoke sessions. https://www.traeger.com/accessories/traeger-pellet-sensor

612 POAP Challenge: Collect them now! https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/05/31/poap-challenge-collect-them-now.html

Screen recording at Lake Harriet claiming the very first POAP of the 612 POAP Challenge! https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/7364397 https://www.thingelstad.com/projects/612-poap-challenge/ https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/05/31/screen-recording-at-lake-harriet.html

Finished 4.05 mile walk in 73.1 minutes (18.05 min/mile). It was a delightful morning for a walk with great views and feats of strength. But perhaps most significantly I collected the very first POAP of the 612 POAP Challenge to officially kick off a summer project! 🚶‍♂️ https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/05/31/nice-morning-to-do-some.html https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/05/31/so-im-not-sure-how.html https://poap.xyz https://www.thingelstad.com/projects/612-poap-challenge/

Nice morning to do some fishing on Lake Harriet.

So I’m not sure how far around the lake this guy was going, but walking around 3 miles around a lake dragging a large tire behind you is next level. Impressive stuff! 💪

Entropy is definitely losing at our house today:

✅ Upstairs HVAC install complete

✅ Generator install completed

✅ Carpet replacement completed

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I find it ironic that I’ve got a lot of things going on and am struggling to find the time to read How to do Nothing by Jenni Odell. 😬 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600671/how-to-do-nothing-by-jenny-odell/ https://www.jennyodell.com

Ready for Game 4! Let’s repeat Game 3 Wolves!