This past week and weekend were busy on the homestead with visitors. My stepson came out for a visit Wednesday and Thursday. @mraggaj made his way here for Friday and Saturday - brought his ATV 4-wheeler. We would take turns riding it around the property to cool off from digging up the new tomato garden bed.

New Camera with 25x Optical Zoom

The week started with the arrival of a new camera - Cannon SX620HS with 25x optical zoom. I wanted a pocket size camera with optical zoom for closeup wildlife photos. I also wanted a camera that could take decent night time photos - compared to the Samsung Note 2 cellphone camera that I have been using. Below is a quick picture of the full moon that was captured with the new Cannon with auto settings.

Optical Zoom Demo

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Stepson Visit

Always fun spending time with the stepson. We all walked down to the lake to see what was new. In the no zoom picture below you can just barely see the Canadian geese and gander on the lake.

In the picture below you can see how the new camera's 25x optical zoom gets us much closer to the action.

Geese and Gander on the Lake

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Discord Radio on the Patio

Wednesday night I introduced my stepson to Discord radio shows. We tuned in to the @smacommunity Discord broadcast - @movement19 was in the middle of his The Roadblock 3 hour DJ set. Hip hop this night, stepson was impressed.

Target Practice with the Red Rider BB Gun

The Red Rider BB Gun is a classic - and a lot of fun to target practice with. No need to load each BB or pellet, and no need to pump multiple times - just pump, aim, then pull trigger. If you ever see random plastic bottles or cans hanging on tree branches in my pictures, they're for target practice. Click GIF below to watch the Full Length Video.

@mraggaj Helps with Removing Sod

Friday brought @mraggaj - and he was ready to get to work. In the GIF below you can see us digging up the new garden bed that will soon be filled with five varieties of climbing cherry tomato transplants. Click GIF below to watch the Full Length Video.

Raccoon Vs Raccoon

Whenever @mraggaj comes for a visit, our loud sounds and smells of food seems to always attract raccoons - and they're not shy. @mraggaj was enjoying his sandwich when a raccoon snuck up behind him and put his paw on @mraggaj 's shoulder. It's best not to feed raccoons - they will make a mess next time if you don't have food. A couple more raccoons showed up, they were not in the sharing mood. Click GIF below to watch the Full Length Video.

Frisbee Golf throw Practice

The last time @mraggaj was up to visit he brought a set of frisbee golf discs. A set of three - one for short range putting, a medium range, and a long range frisbee. I purchased a set of frisbee golf discs since, so we tested them out. We roughed out a frisbee golf course on the property with 9 goals - using tree trunks as the goal target for the frisbee. Click GIF below to watch the Full Length Video of our practice frisbee throws. I'll have a lot of fun with the course with my son and any friends that come to visit.

A fun long weekend on the homestead, now it's back to work on the garden beds.

Have a great day!