2026 Archive

June

Getting Ducklings in a Row[a]
All twelve of them.

Littler Crested Grebes[b]
When taking a stroll I saw this family of Great Crested Grebes. I immediately ran home, grabbed the 150-600mm.

Gasworks[c]
The remains of the naphtha steam reforming plant that stood here until January 2011.

The Fluffballs of Husarviken[d]
The ducks had kids, too.

Littlest Crested Grebe[e]
A pair of great crested grebes have had additions to the family.

May

Supernumerary Rainbows[f]
We've had some sunshowers lately.

What Coding Assistants Excel At[g]
After using coding assistants a bit, I think I know what they excel at, and what they do less well.

Failure Modes of AI in Software Development[h]
Everything old is new again.

AI as a Junior Developer[i]
The ambition to practicality ratio is stratospheric.

National Museum of the Marine Corps[j]
A museum dedicated to the few and the proud.

April

Great Falls Park[k]
The Great Falls of the Potomac River.

A Detour to Husarviken[l]
After the cherry blossoms, I popped down to the jetties for some reflections.

Fish Park Playground Cherry Blossoms[m]
I was going to hit the gym, but got sidetracked. High clouds, starting to light up in color, cherry blossoms, in full bloom... and I knew I wouldn't be able to do a single rep unless I first grabbed my camera and photographed this.

Morning Serenade[n]
Spring is here, and with that, early sunrises and birds.

Spiral Staircase[o]
A view down the staircase.

March

Dusty Icy March[p]
All the snow just melted over the last weekend, leaving us with that bare, raw springtime weather.

Controlling Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 with the SendInput API[q]
The key presses and mouse presses must have duration, otherwise they won't be recognized.

February

The Gray Wolf Rises[r]
Right next to Kastellholmen lies an old wreck, and when the water level drops enough, it rises to the surface.

Kawaii Bike[s]
The small boutique Kawaii is what it says on the box - a whole shop filled with cute stuff. So much, in fact, that it overflows into the street, like this bike.

January

Flames in the Winter Sky[t]
It's been snowing almost every day, and when not snowing it's been overcast. Worth it for this, though.

The Monochrome World[u]
Sometimes the world explodes in color, and sometimes it's just the opposite, like a pencil sketch on a white paper.

Snow is Here[v]
We had a green Christmas, but a white New Year's.