Aaron’s Instagram

So glad to be a part of this fraternity of lunatics. As you may have picked up from posts I was tagged in, I've been on a little adventure the last week. I'll tell the story more completely at some point but this is video of our arrival in Redondo Beach, CA after having left Darien, CT 53 hours and 50 minutes prior. Huge thanks to my co-pilot Timothy Dat StickerGuy @parallelprintworks and Jared Pink @wrencheveryday for helping me get a silly little van, that wasn't running until the morning we left, all the way across this beautiful bumpy country.

So glad to be a part of this fraternity of lunatics. As you may have picked up from posts I was tagged in, I’ve been on a little adventure the last week. I’ll tell the story more completely at some point but this is video of our arrival in Redondo Beach, CA after having left Darien, CT 53 hours and 50 minutes prior. Huge thanks to my co-pilot Timothy Dat StickerGuy @parallelprintworks and Jared Pink @wrencheveryday for helping me get a silly little van, that wasn’t running until the morning we left, all the way across this beautiful bumpy country.

#cannonball #cannonballrun #vanlife #c2c #c2cexpress #keivan #keitruck #keicar #musketball #suzuki #suzukievery #joypop #microvan #yolo

Aaron’s Instagram

I wanted a hay rack but that's not really a thing in the south so I've ended up with this old us army wagon. We'll see if it can become friends with my unimog for a parade at some point.

I wanted a hay rack but that’s not really a thing in the south so I’ve ended up with this old us army wagon. We’ll see if it can become friends with my unimog for a parade at some point.

Aaron’s Instagram

This is A) common core algebra, B) a Unimog shift pattern, or C) a graphic from a service manual showing the time you will waste trying to use logic to solve a problem with a Kawasaki Mule?

This is A) common core algebra, B) a Unimog shift pattern, or C) a graphic from a service manual showing the time you will waste trying to use logic to solve a problem with a Kawasaki Mule?

Aaron’s Instagram

I picked up a couple new pieces of John Deere yard art this week. One was pulled by a horse the other runs about 46 times that.

I picked up a couple new pieces of John Deere yard art this week. One was pulled by a horse the other runs about 46 times that.

#johndeere #sicklemower #vintageequipment #3046r

Aaron’s Instagram

As a reward for another year as a chipper and optimistic fellow... Facebook marketplace decided that for my 2020 birthday I deserved this utv that sounds like you're shaking a can of nails while it's running. Two of its three pistons don't have any holes in them.

As a reward for another year as a chipper and optimistic fellow… Facebook marketplace decided that for my 2020 birthday I deserved this utv that sounds like you’re shaking a can of nails while it’s running. Two of its three pistons don’t have any holes in them.

Jesse’s Instagram

Please don't run away ever again Becky! You just aren't the rugged, outdoorsy type. If you wore shoes I think you'd be platforms, not hiking boots.

Please don’t run away ever again Becky! You just aren’t the rugged, outdoorsy type. If you wore shoes I think you’d be platforms, not hiking boots.
#petchickens #glamourpuss #polishchicken #bufflacedpolish #beckywiththegoodhair #zone7b #backyardchickens #gardeningwithchickens #escapist

Jesse’s Instagram

My car brings all the lizards from the yard! I don't know why this is happening, but there are at least three anoles on this car at all times lately! So weird! Obviously we are not driving it while it is a lizard habitat. Priorities!

My car brings all the lizards from the yard! I don’t know why this is happening, but there are at least three anoles on this car at all times lately! So weird! Obviously we are not driving it while it is a lizard habitat. Priorities!
#lizards #anoles #zone7b #Gwinnett #Lawrenceville

Jesse’s Instagram

I did some rearranging in the run and now everyone is acting like the floor is lava. They are all standing on the remaining logs shouting about how unacceptable it is. I just wanted to freshen it up! Turn the compost! Improve drainage! But no. They hate it.

I did some rearranging in the run and now everyone is acting like the floor is lava. They are all standing on the remaining logs shouting about how unacceptable it is. I just wanted to freshen it up! Turn the compost! Improve drainage! But no. They hate it.
#petchickens #chickenrun #polishchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #kahlo #sicilianbuttercup #Gretchen #zone7b #gardeningwithchickens #compost

Jesse’s Instagram

Becky and I had a long conversation about her escape this week. She's sorry she stressed me out and now understands that there are no treats on the other side of the fence. However, she blames me for not trimming her bangs. She got lost and couldn't see her way home. Fair point.

Becky and I had a long conversation about her escape this week. She’s sorry she stressed me out and now understands that there are no treats on the other side of the fence. However, she blames me for not trimming her bangs. She got lost and couldn’t see her way home. Fair point.
#beckywiththegoodhair #beardedchicken #bufflacedpolish #polishchicken #petchickens #bouffant #bighairdontcare

Jesse’s Instagram

Their personalities are so perfectly captured here. Vi is headed straight for me because if I squatted down there might be treats. Kahlo on the left is cracking me up with that interested head tilt. Becky is clueless and facing the wrong way. Donna is not participating. These are my pets. Pets are not food!

Their personalities are so perfectly captured here. Vi is headed straight for me because if I squatted down there might be treats. Kahlo on the left is cracking me up with that interested head tilt. Becky is clueless and facing the wrong way. Donna is not participating. These are my pets. Pets are not food!
#vegetarian #petchickens #DarkBrahma #bufflacedpolish #silkie #whitecrestedblackpolish #polishchicken #covercrop #itsweeds

Jesse’s Instagram

This girl is GROUNDED! Becky with the Good Hair gave me a terrible scare by wandering off yesterday! I couldn't find her before dark so she spent whole night in the wild! (It might be obvious from her look, but she's not the outdoorsy type.) The neighbor found her wandering in their yard this morning and returned her to safety. Becky is grounded. Vi is in trouble for not supervising her flock. Kahlo is stressed out from the upheaval. I'm exhausted. Keep it together flock!

This girl is GROUNDED! Becky with the Good Hair gave me a terrible scare by wandering off yesterday! I couldn’t find her before dark so she spent whole night in the wild! (It might be obvious from her look, but she’s not the outdoorsy type.) The neighbor found her wandering in their yard this morning and returned her to safety. Becky is grounded. Vi is in trouble for not supervising her flock. Kahlo is stressed out from the upheaval. I’m exhausted. Keep it together flock!
#polishchicken #bufflacedpolish #beckywiththegoodhair #myflock #petchickens #escape

Jesse’s Instagram

I am sitting inside the chicken coop because it is raining. Gretchen is clearly saying "Lady, that's my house." But I don't want to get rained on and I do want them to have free range time so this is the compromise.

I am sitting inside the chicken coop because it is raining. Gretchen is clearly saying “Lady, that’s my house.” But I don’t want to get rained on and I do want them to have free range time so this is the compromise.
#judgemental #sicilianbuttercup #Gretchen #freerange #petchickens #beckywiththegoodhair

Jesse’s Instagram

My winter garden looks like a lettuce playpen. I learned the hard way that I must fence in these babies or every hungry critter in the neighborhood will stop by. Broccoli, collards, kale, cabbage, lettuce and celery should keep the chickens and me in greens until spring. The fence stops deer, chickens, most bunnies and zero squirrels. I would say it is about 10' x 20'.

My winter garden looks like a lettuce playpen. I learned the hard way that I must fence in these babies or every hungry critter in the neighborhood will stop by. Broccoli, collards, kale, cabbage, lettuce and celery should keep the chickens and me in greens until spring. The fence stops deer, chickens, most bunnies and zero squirrels. I would say it is about 10′ x 20′.
#zone7b #wintergarden #lacinatokale #redleaflettuce #cabbage #broccoli #growyourown #chickensnacks #eatlocal #lovelawrenceville #Gwinnett

Jesse’s Instagram

I can never find a shirt with capacity listed. I suppose materials, wash instructions, and country of origin are important but I really need to know how many bell peppers it can carry. "Long sleeved tee. Cotton. 18 bell pepper capacity. Not recommended for tomatoes." This is useful.

I can never find a shirt with capacity listed. I suppose materials, wash instructions, and country of origin are important but I really need to know how many bell peppers it can carry. “Long sleeved tee. Cotton. 18 bell pepper capacity. Not recommended for tomatoes.” This is useful.
#harvest #greenbellpepper #showmeyourpouch #headedtothefreezer #growyourown #eatlocal

Jesse’s Instagram

Bryyyyyyce! (That's how I usually say it because that's how she squawks. Long, drawn out, braying.) Even though she is a catalog model for @mcmurray_hatchery, she rarely holds still for head shots.

Bryyyyyyce! (That’s how I usually say it because that’s how she squawks. Long, drawn out, braying.) Even though she is a catalog model for @mcmurray_hatchery, she rarely holds still for head shots.
#whitelacedredcornish #CornishHen #brycedallashoward #petchickens #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram

Jesse’s Instagram

Do I have a handful of scratch or is Gloria just a close talker? Both are true. Glo finally finished her molt so she's friendly again. Unlike Becky, who is a bitter porcupine of rage.

Do I have a handful of scratch or is Gloria just a close talker? Both are true. Glo finally finished her molt so she’s friendly again. Unlike Becky, who is a bitter porcupine of rage.
#petchickens #backyardchickens #gloriavanderbuilt #myflock #chickensofinstagram #chickenportrait #portraitmode

Jesse’s Instagram

A baby asparagus in October? I don't know how to interpret that. All the other stalks are huge and ferny or dead. But this hopeful little sprout...

A baby asparagus in October? I don’t know how to interpret that. All the other stalks are huge and ferny or dead. But this hopeful little sprout…
#zone7b #gardening #asparagus #freshasparagus #outofseason #organic #springtime

Jesse’s Instagram

This Dirt Vulture is Ruthie. She is broody (again) and when thrown out of her (empty) nesting box she immediately evicted her (much larger) sister from the favored dust bath. She is tiny but has energy.

This Dirt Vulture is Ruthie. She is broody (again) and when thrown out of her (empty) nesting box she immediately evicted her (much larger) sister from the favored dust bath. She is tiny but has #RBG energy.
#silkie #ruthbaderginsberg #petchickens #dirtbath #Gwinnett #broodyhen #broody #tinybutmighty

Jesse’s Instagram

Peek a boo! Slide to see you! The eggplant trees are about chest high and still producing. This little dude was pretty well hidden but the super long antennas gave him away.

Peek a boo! Slide to see you! The eggplant trees are about chest high and still producing. This little dude was pretty well hidden but the super long antennas gave him away.
#grasshopper #eggplant #gardenpests #zone7b #Gwinnett #growyourown #antennas

Jesse’s Instagram

The Garden Inspector noticed that I was finalizing the winter garden and came over to discuss my permits. The fence is way too high and planting 100% of the lettuce INSIDE the fence was ruled a violation. I threw some scratch in the opposite direction and she took off. Hopefully that was a big enough bribe.

The Garden Inspector noticed that I was finalizing the winter garden and came over to discuss my permits. The fence is way too high and planting 100% of the lettuce INSIDE the fence was ruled a violation. I threw some scratch in the opposite direction and she took off. Hopefully that was a big enough bribe.
#gardeninspector #gloriavanderbuilt #Glo #petchickens #gardeningwithchickens #zone7b #oliveegger #myflock #wintergarden

Jesse’s Instagram

Becky is having a very odd molt. Just her shoulders and about 10% of her bouffant. She's VERY angry about it though. No one can get near her without a strenuous telling off.

Becky is having a very odd molt. Just her shoulders and about 10% of her bouffant. She’s VERY angry about it though. No one can get near her without a strenuous telling off.
#petchickens #beckywiththegoodhair #bufflacedpolish #polishchicken #chickensofinstagram #gardeningwithchickens

Aaron’s Instagram

Two new 3d printers for Tangent Werks, the company I'm starting with my brother. These monsters will print 8ftx2ftx2ft or 4ftx4ftx2ft. Combined with our 3D scanning and CAD design we're hoping to bring big things to custom car builders or anyone else that needs a big 3D print.

Two new 3d printers for Tangent Werks, the company I’m starting with my brother. These monsters will print 8ftx2ftx2ft or 4ftx4ftx2ft. Combined with our 3D scanning and CAD design we’re hoping to bring big things to custom car builders or anyone else that needs a big 3D print.

Jesse’s Instagram

Lunchbox peppers are my favorite for snacking. Very sweet, very few seeds and patient! I had yellow last year but found red and orange this year. Feels like $5 per pint? I just eat them but I like to feel like it is a good value.

Lunchbox peppers are my favorite for snacking. Very sweet, very few seeds and patient! I had yellow last year but found red and orange this year. Feels like $5 per pint? I just eat them but I like to feel like it is a good value.
#zone7b #lunchboxpeppers #redlunchboxpeppers #orangelunchboxpeppers #Gwinnett #eatlocal

Jesse’s Instagram

Violet, lap for scale. Vi is a big girl. As we've previously discussed, she hid her identity from me for years! Now that we are all in the loop we can celebrate her stature fully. Look at those hips!

Violet, lap for scale. Vi is a big girl. As we’ve previously discussed, she hid her #DarkBrahma identity from me for years! Now that we are all in the loop we can celebrate her stature fully. Look at those hips!
#petchickens #violet #violetzindars #backyardchickens #zone7b #gardeningwithchickens

Jesse’s Instagram

I've got some serious moulting in the flock! Bryce and Glo are on the far side of it. Becky and Gretchen are deep in it. I think Wilga and Ruth are just missing feathers from hanging out with their feather plucking sisters. Everyone is looking a little rough.

I’ve got some serious moulting in the flock! Bryce and Glo are on the far side of it. Becky and Gretchen are deep in it. I think Wilga and Ruth are just missing feathers from hanging out with their feather plucking sisters. Everyone is looking a little rough.
#petchickens #moulting #moultingchicken #sicilianbuttercup #zone7b