Handy Sandy Sheds some Light on the Situation

 Hullo! Today we are going to switch out the motion activated light in the carport...

This is it! It only works in "Test" mode which means the little photo sensor on the top is fried.

It's been here as long as we have and it's time for a refresh...

This is an easy job for anyone to do!

We bought the new light fixture, which is basically the same as the existing one, except in black.

There were a TONNE of options at Home Depot but this one was reasonably priced AND it uses the same bulbs as the existing one!

First step... turn off the breaker for the light!

Whew... that's a lot of breakers!!

Luckily, the humans had mapped them out when they first moved in. And it looks like Breaker #7 handles the carport...

We tested it out beforehand too just to double-check...

So we turned the breaker off...

And are going to test the light again... this little bear does not want frizzy fur and fried stuffie brains.

Double check... yep, the light is dead!

Alright, let's get started!

There are no obvious screws but... see that little cream-white nubbin in the middle... if you pry that out with your fingernails (assuming you have them)...

There's the screw!

So we took out the screw and...

There's the gasket (we are going to keep that)... and then all the wires tucked in there...

Pull them all one and undo those orange thingies... then connect the appropriate wires of the new fixture to the house wires and...

There's the new fixture... all hooked up!

Tuck all those wires back in, fasten the screw and...

It works!!! 

Well, of course it works... Handy Sandy was supervising this job!!! And yes, one light is an old bulb and one is a new LED.

Camping Adventures

 Hullo! We have finally arrived after our epic road trip! I'll let you guess where we are... And we are camping...

In a trailer! That is much more civilized than a tent... this bear is moving up in the world.

And we have a good supply of firewood...

Cause despite all of the fire bans in the rest of the province, this forest district has no campfire bans!

We went for a nearby hike and found Sande the Rock Snake!!!

Let's check it out! How long can a rock snake be??

It starts here... and goes...

And goes...

And goes!!!

OMG!

It's still going!

And... we finally found the end of it! Whew... thought it was going to go on forever.

Now we can go for our hike.

We walked through the forest...

And relaxed by the river.

And then came here...

To the Sandy Point... there are a lot of things named Sandy (or Sande) here!

There are a lot of cool rocks here as well...

We found a cool carved bench. One side has a forest gnome(?) and the other side has a little stack of chanterelle mushrooms. Cool!

After stretching out our legs... we went for another hike (I know... 2 hikes in one day!!). This is a creek and...

The salmon are spawning!!!!

How cool is that!

We think it is pretty cool...

And it is cool... more salmon for the future.

We came across this cluster of trees, all growing together in some sort of harmony - a hemlock, cedar and spruce... wish humans could do the same.

It's quite lovely on this trail.

And we took a pic with the mega spruce...

And then ended up at the lake! I mean... there are other lakes around here... but everyone just calls this "The Lake"...

And yes... there are dead salmon at the lake as well...

So we won't get our toes or wing-tips wet (did you notice Blueberry has like... zero feet??).

And enjoy the view...

Which is really quite lovely.

Then we came back to camp...

And had some snacks.

And... of course...

Made a campfire!!! Yay!!!

This little bear has bee campfire deprived this summer (2025).

This little squirrel came by but it was interested in smoked salmon...

And then we crashed in our bunk...

And dreamed of salmon and campfires... and long rock snakes!