It was about 45°F (7°C) with a broken layer of high clouds when I got out of bed. Had my normal breakfast. J started making split pea soup in the crock pot. We only had a slow National Access signal with our Verizon USB sticks, so internet access wasn't very good. :( I worked up two blog entries, then processed images in Capture One (C1). The work I was doing in C1 is part of my normal work flow where I assign a final file name, adjust exposure and white balance, and create a 16-bit TIFF file in ProPhoto color space.

Had lunch around 12:20, and it was about 75°F (24°C). I continued processing images in C1. I processed images for a stock submission. I was working through images from our trip to South Africa in October 2007 and in particular our time in Springbok and Lambert's Bay. There's a large colony of cape gannets at Lambert's Bay, and we had a ball photographing the birds there (left).

J went to take a shower in the bath house around 1:55. When J retuned, she wanted to open up the window on her side of the office to get some cool fresh air, and I wanted the shade closed to keep down the glare on my monitor. Because we often have these conflicting desires, I worked up a solution. I put two 3/4-inch #8 pan head screws in the ceiling and used two clothes pins to hang a towel from them. Now J can do whatever she wants with her window, and I have a nice plain background. I wish I would have thought of that months ago! I processed more images for a stock submission.

I went up on the roof of the RV to look at the swiveling vent cover for our waste tanks because it had started making a squeaking noise when it swiveled. I thought it just needed some lubrication, but discovered that it needed a new bearing. Fortunately I was able to make a new bearing with two metal washers and a plastic washer. Then J came out and helped me extend the slide by hand. Our Bigfoot 29SL has a slide on the driver's side for the kitchen and livingroom, and the electrical system that extends and retracts it had stopped working on September 20, 2009. We used hand cranks to turn the two drive screws simultaneously, and it didn't take too long, or too much effort, to extend the slide. It was really nice to have that additional 19 inches (48cm) of space in the RV! Plus, I'll be able to access the electrical parts of the slide mechanism a lot easier with the slide out.

We had dinner at 6:12 of J's just-made split pea soup and Pillsbury Crusty French Loaf bread. It was tasty!

After dinner, I processed more images in Capture One (C1).