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KSteem

@ksteem

Computer geek, photography, shooting, drones, scuba, nature

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@ksteem Feb 10, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC

Damage from the cold in Florida

Some of you may have seen that we got some unusual cold weather in Florida recently. We are about in the middle of the state north and south, and just a few minutes from the east coast. Here is the f…

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@ksteem Feb 1, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

My annual Solar Stats report

Hello all, I've finally gotten a little over a full year of Solar Stats to share. I think it's interesting to see the monthly stats and compare. Of course everyone's location and electric usage will…

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@ksteem Jan 19, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC

Incredible Ibis Monday SMAP round 254

Here are some more pics from my New Year's trip to the swamp in our local State Park. This time with a focus on Ibis. This will also be my entry to this week's #SMAP 254 contest with a free theme thi…

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@ksteem Jan 11, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC

Swamp Bird Egret Pics

I was finally able to get a break from work a couple weeks ago and not only flew the drone, but also stopped at one of the local swamp ponds for some bird pics. This is just the first set from dozens…

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@ksteem Jan 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC

Flagler Beach Pier FlyOver 2026-01-01

So our beach improvement project continues to move forward building our new Pier. The old pier was damaged in a hurricane several years ago and has been closed for use. Now they are in the process of…

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@ksteem Jan 3, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC

Not Dead Yet

Hello all, contrary to some reports, I'm not Dead yet. Well ok, I stole that line from the movie and the T-shirt. I've not been posting often recently. Holy cow it's been 2 months! Well, on that note…

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@ksteem Oct 21, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC

Drone Contest Update

Well, it seems that there is no rest for the wicked. I previously posted about a temporary pause to the Weekly Drone Contest. I very much appreciate all the folks that have continued to post to our D…

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@ksteem Sep 23, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC

Weekend Wing Chun

I've posted previously on how I was refinishing my Wing Chun Wooden Dummy. Well, the refinishing went extremely well. The new WaterSeal finish is holding up well to the weather, and getting almost da…

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@ksteem Sep 12, 2025, 8:37 PM UTC

Phone Bird pics of Egret

While I didn't feel these qualify for the weekly SMAP big bird contest theme this week, I still wanted to post. There are certainly a lot more big birds here in Florida than I've ever seen anywhere e…

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@ksteem Sep 6, 2025, 2:05 PM UTC

Weekly Drone Contest Paused

Hello all, I've decided to pause the weekly Drone Post of the week contest for a bit. Not sure if this will be for a couple weeks, couple months or long term. While I still enjoy viewing and commenti…

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