ODonnellWeb
ODonnellWeb
Chris O'Donnell
Launched on 12/31/1995, and updated regularly ever since. It's probably one of the oldest continually maintained personal websites on the WWW.
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Birding at Dorey Park It's difficult to photograph birds at all times; it's especially difficult when they mostly live in the leaves. I did get this one decent shot this morning of a brown thrasher. We saw 33 species, including my...
Camping at Machicomoco State Park Trip: 56 Nights: 187-190 And the 2026 camping season has started. We spent the weekend at Machicomoco State Park near Gloucester, VA. It's only a 70-minute drive from home. Until a few weeks ago it was...
County Roads, Take Me Home My phone served up a cover version of this John Denver classic as I was chauffeuring my wife around yesterday. Something about the lyric hit me in a way that I'd never noticed before. Almost Heaven, West...
Sunday Dreary Sunday After some much needed rain last night, the temps barely hit 50°F (10°C) today, with the wind making it feel much cooler. I have not left the house today. I haven't really left the computer. I had some much needed...
I've been tweaking the CSS for the site I've spent the morning tweaking CSS for the site. Please let me know if anything is off for you. It all appears to be fine on my desktop and phone.
Q1 Books I keep the list of books I read at the books link above. Here are the highlights from the first quarter of 2026. The Society of Unknowable Objects: This follow up to The Book of Doors mostly delivers. Life After Cars: A...
Last night was the final lecture class for Virginia Master Naturalist training. 35 hours of classes, 10+ hours of field trips, and a few additional hours of continuing education since January. It was like being back in night school,...
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Oops I had a catastrophic OS error, probably self-induced. I've reinstalled the operating system (technically moved from Debian 13 to Linux Mint, because why not try a new OS if I have to install from scratch?), and I've learned I wasn't...
When I said these would be occasional, I meant it! Spring has sprung here in RVA. The pollination is upon us and everything is covered in a gold-colored dust. Ugh. However, now that the threat of a serious freeze is done until November,...
As part of my Virginia Master Naturalist training I need to create something (presentation, demonstration, etc.) I made a Zine.
DrupalCon was in Chicago this year. I arrived Sunday morning and after connecting with a couple of coworkers we hit a nearby Irish Pub where I was able keep an eye on the Purdue game as we ate. I attempted to go for a walk in the...
Thoughts in the calm before the storm. RVA is in the category 4 storm warning zone for tomorrow. 70+ MPH winds, 1-2" hail, and tornadoes are expected. All the schools are closed. The church preschools are closed. The commercial...
It was 60F (15C) yesterday. It's going to start snowing in a couple of hours. I am so over winter. I think this is only the second weekend this year that I have not worked at least one day. I probably should have been productive today,...