That bit of orange in the middle of the photo is a cardinal sitting in the nest, tending to the eggs
I didn't want to get any closer and scare her away.
Yearly Archives: 2015
There's a very thin line between leading edge and bleeding edge
Unfortunately it looks like +Nissan is going to have break out some bandages after today's Le Mans test day. The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is about as all-new as it gets and the first day on the track with the rest of the 24 Hours of Le Mans field does not appear to have gone very well. http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2015/24-heures-du-mans/classification/test-day/test-day-24-heures-du-mans-2015-test-practice-2.pdf
While the +Porsche 919s led the way with a best lap time of 3:21.061 followed closely by their +Audi USA R18 cousins, the best Nissan could manage was 3:50.713, putting this front-drive hybrid LMP1 back with the GTE machines. They have a lot of work to do in the next 13 days 🙁
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Perhaps +Chevrolet marketers will be saved from themselves by the Patent and Trademark Office
The US Trademark Office suspends GM’s application for the Bolt trademark because Yamaha already has one for its motorcycle.
At the Detroit Grand Prix today, the gap between the Tudor Sports Cars and IndyCars was filled by Formula Off-Road Trucks
Seeing these trucks jumping over ramps on the grand prix course in the pouring rain was a hoot so I captured some in slow motion on my Moto X
As we progress (or is that regress?) toward a self-driving future, GM is gett…
As we progress (or is that regress?) toward a self-driving future, GM is getting proactive on the safety front
DETROIT—Saying the automaker is always looking ahead to the future, top executives from General Motors announced plans Thursday to recall a fully autonomous car by 2021.
Today Hyundai becomes the first automaker to launch Android Auto
Anyone that purchased a 2015 +Hyundai Worldwide Sonata with the navigation head unit can bring it their local dealer for a free software update that will enable +Android Auto support. For now there is no news about Apple CarPlay support although since the Google I/O developer conference is also happening this week, I'd guess that we'll hear something the week of June 8 when Apple holds it's Worldwide Developer Conference.
I got demos of both systems back in January https://sam.abuelsamid.com/2015/01/19/trying-out-android-auto-and-apple-carplay-with-hyundai/
Last summer a pair of robins built a nest in the middle of a fuschia hanging …
Last summer a pair of robins built a nest in the middle of a fuschia hanging on the deck so we put up in another, hoping they'll be back
Another member of the backyard wildlife brigade
Another member of the backyard wildlife brigade
Over the past couple of weeks as I've been working in my outdoor office, on several occasions I've noticed a cardinal flying into the lilac bush off to my left
I took a look and noticed a nest taking shape, and sure enough when I checked again today, there were several small speckled eggs in there that look like cardinal eggs.
Pickup trucks can be hugely useful for a lot of jobs, but they can also be just plain huge
It's good to see Pickuptrucks.com publish a piece that looks at reasons why you might not want actually buy one. Personally, I've long been of the opinion that for my lifestyle, a truck is a great thing to be able to borrow (see item 5 in the list).
By G.R. Whale. I’m a pessimist and a contrarian — I’ve been that way for years and I don’t see imminent change on the horizon. I’ve also been playing with pickup trucks for 40 years. After recently having a few in the driveway simultaneously, I realized there are good reasons not to buy a pickup …