I’m Back!

After what at least seems like a long break from home and from Linux, I am now (as of yesterday evening) back at my parents’ house in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and using Ubuntu Linux.

This afternoon, at 4:00 p.m., I took a 45-minute walk around my neighborhood. Today also marked the first time I experimented with aperture priority (Av) mode on my Canon EOS R mirrorless camera and kit lens (24-105mm). I have a feeling I will be spending most of my time in aperture priority mode with the Canon EOS R — just as I have with my previous Nikon DSLRs.

Additionally, I have decided to stay with Ubuntu. My previous statement about it being a beginner Linux distro was perhaps naive. Ubuntu is one of the main Linux distros today, and it’s user-friendliness is a positive, not a negative. I also tried installing FreeBSD on another computer this morning. Unfortunately, I wasn’t even able to get to the FreeBSD Boot Menu, so this might take some work.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the nice spring photos!

My house
The National Weather Service’s Doppler radar looms high over my neighborhood
A dandelion seedhead
Dandelion flower heads
Young conifer cones
Wildlife Sanctuary sign
Trees next to the National Weather Service’s Doppler radar

Portland International Jetport

I am at Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine, and about to return to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

I am still using a Windows computer.

A tarmac at Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine

Moving

I will be moving out of my dorm at the University of Minnesota tomorrow.

I’m Switching Linux Distributions

I have been using a Windows laptop since March of 2019, since I had to move out of my parents’ house and into a dorm at the University of Minnesota. Later this year, I plan to buy another laptop and run a different Linux distribution. Ubuntu was easy to install and use, but I didn’t realize it was the Linux distribution often recommended to beginners. Therefore, I am going to try to find a different distribution that is more advanced. I have already researched how to install FreeBSD — another free and open-source Unix-like operating system — and I hope to use FreeBSD and other operating systems in the future.

Walter Library

I noticed these trees blooming on campus at the University of Minnesota last week and wanted to photograph one by Walter Library. Since March of 2019, I have been living in a dorm on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.

I am still using a Windows computer.

Trees bloom on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis