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If it feels like I've been absent for a moment, that's because I was. I have some posts I need to catch up on making from the weekend, but in the meantime know that I am back!
This weekend was a busy one and on top of that I decided to migrate to using my own home-grown Microsub server. That didn't go quite as planned so I was "heads-down" working on that any time I had computer time. That was limited until lunchtime today when I got the rest of my issues fixed I think.
We shall see!
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This hike was all business. I just needed to get my 6th hike in while it was still February!
Guess who was able to fix photo editing on their lunch break in PADD for iOS?? =D
Never thought I'd be thinking about building a shader in WebGL so that I can post fancily edited photos to my blog from my phone using a Star Trek themed web app I made.
Just #IndieWeb things I guess, lol
ps, how good does PADD look??
I shaved my beard the other day! Do I regret it? Yes. Would I do it again? Also yes!
It's seriously been about 10 years since I've fully shaved my beard. It was time to start fresh!
We heard so many birds yesterday on our hike!
I've been busy! There's a big batch of improvements landing in PADD today. It touches pretty much every part of the app so I'm writing this post to walk y'all through it. First though, I want to give a disclaimer: I'm building this stuff primarily for myself (not you, sorry). I want a good way to quickly post to my own site and read the blogs I care about. PADD is my attempt at that. If it turns out to be useful to other people, that's great. If not? Well, then at least I have a reader I like...
Read moreThings coming to #PADD (my #IndieWeb reader) soon: Photo editing Harvest to Gardn button Better input for tags on post editor Control over syndication targets via micropub Import/Export OPML files to and from your Microsub server A "Discover" page so you can see what other users are interacting with (not their interactions, just counts) to help you find more blogs to follow. I can't wait for this to be done cooking!
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I'm making a ton of updates to PADD. So many! I'm really excited to share them with everyone. Until I can: here's a taste!
I'm adding a photo editor featue right into PADD. This will make quick photo posts to your blog not only possible but easy. Why did people leave blogs for silos? Because blogs weren't fun or easy to use!
Hike
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February is a big month for me! Valentines, my late mom's birthday, and then my own. My last two hikes have been to mark occasions. Fitting that this one have some incredible views for us.
Starting out the hike through volcanic basalt led me to think we wouldn't be seeing anything in bloom quite yet. I was mistaken. Shortly after starting we were greeted with some Apricot Mallow in bloom. Not long after that we also saw some Scarlet Paintbrush as well!
The climb up to Scout Cave itself was tough but so worth it. We spent a solid few minutes enjoying the shade and the views from inside the cave itself. It's a popular enough hike and we had seen a handful of other hikers so I didn't expect to have the cave to ourselves. We enjoyed it though!
After leaving the caving and starting our decent Azure suggested we detour on our way back to the car and hit Johnson Canyon. It's seasonally closed to protect wildlife habitat, so we can't always hike it. We had already done most of the climbing there was to do so I agreed and I'm glad I did.
Hiking back into Johnson canyon was an amazing opportunity to hear a number of bird calls. I loved seeing the moon over Johnson arch. I especially enjoyed the incredibly green and lush landscape that water can transform a desert into.
10/10, would hike again!