Amateur radio station is getting better organized. I am ready to help people if they call for help. In the past week I made radio contacts with men in the nearest city and with others in neighboring cities. Electricity used for radio contacts was produced off-the-grid at home using a solar panel.(john1126.com)
Small garden harvest for today, but it was HOT yesterday... with a high of 102°F... Plant growth is slow in this extreme heat. I'm thankful for even this: one tomato, one serving of okra, and one cayenne pepper (which appears to have been nibbled on by a bird.)(john1126.com)
Easy way to cook vegetables and rice...(john1126.com)
Why do they look so happy?(john1126.com)
When the electricity goes out, it is good to know how to cook food off-the-grid. This cornbread was cooked inside a wood stove. I will post the video link for you, in case you want to see how it was done, in the comments.(john1126.com)
Snowy morning here in Arkansas (Jan-05-2024) - A Cardinal visits the bird feeder....(john1126.com)
Hiking around Lake DeGray, Arkansas - The wife and I were blessed with ideal weather conditions today.(john1126.com)
Answered prayer... one of many:(john1126.com)
My wife (not pictured) is bringing home fresh coffee beans from Uganda. They grow the beans and roast them there next to a waterfall. My old Sunday school teachers are shown sitting at the table. My wife says the people there are "wonderfully open, kind and accepting."(john1126.com)
Arkansas was hit hard with hail today: June 14, 2023. While I was in the house this evening, the sound of the ice hitting was like horses galloping on the roof!(john1126.com)
US Government Confiscated Gold from Citizens ~ But it's a free nation, we are told ~ US citizens were required to forfeit their gold to the Federal Reserve, which is a private bank not audited by the US Government - What will they confiscate next? They will replace all money with mark of the beast.(john1126.com)
First frost came through my part of Arkansas this week that damaged many garden plants. I picked this last batch of jalapeno peppers, cayenne peppers, and a small amount of okra. I thank the Lord for this harvest!(john1126.com)
A colorful leaf found on the ground near my workshop....(john1126.com)
Some tomatoes are ripe for the picking, which is amazing since a brutal hail storm shredded my garden last month.(john1126.com)
It's not even winter yet.(john1126.com)
Since when did crushed CRICKETS become a super food? Reviews for an actual product sold online... "unfortunately it made me sick."(john1126.com)
Is anyone else noticing lower quality rice? ■ Each time I cook rice, I examine it and pick out black pieces, like with this bag of Uncle Ben's parboiled whole grain rice. In other brands of whole rice I have found green pieces, as if the rice did not fully ripen.(john1126.com)
Portland, Oregon today (Jan-19-2024) with the volcano, Mt. Hood, capped with snow.(john1126.com)
It's so bright in there! Unedited photo of the portable wood stove (except for resizing)....(john1126.com)
I have a new friend. He wears a blue collar and must live nearby. He was outside my workshop listening intently. He may hear the rat chewing in the soffit. Maybe God sent this cat to help.(john1126.com)
It's not a tumor!(john1126.com)
Okra blossoms in the heat, even around 100°F! (Picture from the garden today: July 23, 2022)(john1126.com)
Zucchini, in place of bread, for breakfast! ~ First zucchini from my garden in 2022 ~ It has been a challenge to grow them with dry, hot weather, plus vine borers and stink bugs attacking the plants!(john1126.com)
The land is waking up.... Shrubs have put forth yellow blossoms today.... (Feb-26-2024, Arkansas USA)(john1126.com)
Chicago today (Jan-19-2024) as the lake begins to freeze over....(john1126.com)