spluttersteve

@spluttersteve.bsky.social

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Senior staff software engineer (rendering and backend systems), C++, Vulkan, photography, hiking, bread baking, gardening, and drumming. Trying to be a good parent and still get some sleep

A flour dusted loaf sitting on a cutting board, with a single score line and partial ear
Backlit brightly colored leaves of several tall birch trees, a crepe myrtle, and an apple tree
Three turkeys from a flock of a dozen or so playing keep away with an apple core
A white, delta wing rocket / RC glider on a small yellow launchpad with concrete underneath. The rocket launches then glides down undue the control of the owner
OUR RECIPE FOR Harvest Grains Bread 21/2 cups (298g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour 1/2 cup (57g) King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 cup (74g) King Arthur Harvest Grains Blend 11/2 teaspoons salt 21/2 tablespoons (28g) sugar 2 teaspoons instant yeast 1/4 cup (21g) nonfat dry milk 11/4 cups (283g) lukewarm water 3 tablespoons (43g) butter or vegetable oil (35g) • Mix and knead ingredients - by hand, mixer, or bread machine set on the dough cycle - to make a smooth, elastic dough. Cover and let rise 1 hour (or allow the bread machine to complete its cycle). Dough will become somewhat puffy, but won't double in bulk. • Shape into loaf, and place in lightly greased 81/2" x 4 1/2" bread pan. Cover and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until crowned about 1" over rim of pan. • Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 35 minutes, or until center registers 190°F on a digital thermometer. Cool completely on rack.
A dough ball in a bucket read to proof, sunflower and other seeds clearly visible
Weather station rain gauge graphic showing Rate 0.92 in/hr, Day 2.66 in, Event 8.43 in
Graphic from our weather station rain gauge showing 1.82 inches since midnight (7 hours), and 4.85 inches for the event (24 hours so far)
Our orange tabby Zuma asleep on the cat tree, his chin propped up on the platform next to him
A basic stage setup with a wooden door in the center, pink farmhouse structure to either side, with clouds and a rainbow above. Paintings of grassy hills and a town flank the farmhouse
8 dough discs arranged in a checker pattern on a parchment lined baking sheet, ready for their second rise
A large backlit great egret with his reflection partially visible in the rather scummy water
A black t-shirt with a graphic image of Citadel Station on the front and the TriOptimum logo on the left sleeve
A grimacing jack-o-lantern sits on a stone wall, with an single strand of orange lights draped over the wall, providing a loose “body” shape
An adult California Quail, well hidden sitting on the branch inside a brambly bush, waiting to see if I'm going to pass by
A western scrub jay perched on a small tree branch in front of some mixed foliage, eyes me carefully as I move around trying different shot framings
Sibling cats Zuma and Skye cuddling in a way too small cat bed
I voted by dropbox
10 week old kitten Skye relaxing on my legs
Our cats Zuma and Skye sleeping next to each other in nearly identical poses
Closeup photo of our gray and white tabby cat Skye as she lounges on stomach while I’m lying in bed
Zuma with the zoomies looking totally psychotic while on a cat tree
A three inch long tan praying mantis, hanging out on a new guinea impatiens
Front view of a tan praying mantis, about 3 inches long, hanging from the underside of a magenta and green coleus leaf
Our gray and white cat Skye lounging in the afternoon sun on a cat tree
My son sitting in an amazing climbing tree and planning his next steps at China Camp State Park
Two of our cats, Zuma and Skye, crashed out in their favorite spots on the cat tree
A female ruby throated hummingbird enjoying the nectar from a twinberry honeysuckle
A juvenile goldfinch dismantling a dried cobweb thistle, holding a seed by the pappus (the white stuff that lets it float on the wind)
Juvenile goldfinch perched on a dried up lupine branch, it's feathers fluttering in the wind and fog
Our cats Zuma, Toby, and Skye enjoying the morning sun on out stairs
A cool moss covered tree with lush ferns beneath
A blueberry scone the size of a large adult hand, a mocha, and the Point Reyes Station town center in the background
Closeup of a gray and white tabby looking back at the camera. Focus on the eyes is very sharp
A colorful female cardinal resting on a snow covered evergreen branch
A round cauliflower cake with red onions pressed into the top and sesame seeds around the outside
Sketch of a dragon head in profile
Dish towel with 2 gourds and the text "It's decorative gourd season, bitches"
Shut up and take my money Futurama meme
The kiddo standing on a large stump surrounded by redwood trees
Distant shot of a steep rocky hillside with my son climbing down
A doe and fawn trotting down a suburban neighborhood street. The fawn still has spots
Zuma, our large orange cat in a very small cat tree hut