I was thinking about how I could photograph and document the new trees as they grow, when I had a really cool idea. The other day I found my old iPhone with a cracked screen just sitting in a drawer. The camera still worked fine, and I realized that if I could position it somewhere dry and figure out the timing, I could use it to make a time lapse video of the trees growing throughout the year. Conveniently, I found a time lapse photography app that does just that, so setting everything up was really easy. I set up the phone on a mini tripod in a window overlooking the back yard, and set the app to take one picture everyday at 1:00 pm. If I can resist messing with it, it will be really interesting to see how it turns out.
The time to start planting has finally come! I finished installing the irrigation system, we had a big soaking rain last week that softened the ground, and temperatures are slowly starting to come down. The perfect conditions for planting some trees! The boys grabbed their shovels and did their best to help out by digging, squishing chince bugs, and watering. They worked really hard, and I'm so proud of both of them. This will be their orchard too, and I know they'll be so proud knowing that they helped get it started.
I was thinking about how I could photograph and document the new trees as they grow, when I had a really cool idea. The other day I found my old iPhone with a cracked screen just sitting in a drawer. The camera still worked fine, and I realized that if I could position it somewhere dry and figure out the timing, I could use it to make a time lapse video of the trees growing throughout the year. Conveniently, I found a time lapse photography app that does just that, so setting everything up was really easy. I set up the phone on a mini tripod in a window overlooking the back yard, and set the app to take one picture everyday at 1:00 pm. If I can resist messing with it, it will be really interesting to see how it turns out.
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Bryce Carleton
9/22/2013 12:08:42 pm
Good luck on the new location Clayton. I hope it turns out as good or better than the last one! I'm looking forward to your new experiments :)
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John
9/23/2013 01:51:51 pm
Congratulations! The time lapse is a great idea and hope to view it one day. I was wondering if you could explain how you put your irrigation system up. I just drag hoses all over but it is getting too cumbersome.
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jclaytonbell
9/23/2013 10:09:21 pm
Sure thing. I'll try to make that the subject if my next post.
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Allyn
9/28/2013 04:52:57 am
I bet it feels strange to start over, but you are taking all the experience with you. Things will go easier this time.
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I'm a geologist in Houston, Texas who loves growing fruit trees.
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