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Michael Hamrick

@michaelhamrick.bsky.social
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I help municipalities and utility providers get a better return on their technology investments. I like paddling in whitewater and tinkering with an old CJ7. Located in East TN

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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 18h
this is the only picture i took at Disney's Magic Kingdom earlier this week
a seemingly timber structure at a theme park. meant to look like bark on timbers with a scalloped face. there's a lamp on the right with a perfect warm glow.

pretty sure it's concrete, but i'm not sure
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
worth it
picture of a brush guard brand tag, silver and black
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Blew the cobwebs out of the tail pipes this afternoon. Still makes me grin
Cracked, dirty windsheild view pulling out of the driveway. Might should get some new wiper blades and give her a bath
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
found a random gem yall should see, this good girl loved her some broccoli
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
anyone have ideas about how i might hack these into something useful?
two pieces of vehicle tracking hardware sitting on an ottoman. many colorful plugs and a few not
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
been seeing these stickers around
gas pump sticker of trump pointing to the price per gallon with the caption 

"I did that
also I'm a pedophile"gas pump sticker of trump pointing to the price per gallon with the caption 

"I did that
also I'm a pedophile"
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
same
gonna be trading muscle cars for RAM at some point, driving fast on curvy roads is fun
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#technique
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Little vinegar
Veggies in a blackpot on a porch, gas tanks in the background
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Put it all together
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Garlic
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Clean it up yall
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pineapple waiting to shine
A handful of pineapples waiting their turn on the grill. They're sitting on some drift wood leaning against a white wall
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Beer break
Carrots on a sheet pan with a pair of blueblockers stuck in a table
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Smoke?
Onions and peppers on a grill trying to soak up some smoke
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Olive oil sprayer for the win
Prepping onions
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Shade acquired
Pop up on a back porch  Bluebird skies above
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
That's thinking too far ahead... Maybe half the peppers
Orange peppers in a bowl
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Neck is getting red peeling garlic Hot sauce day
A pile of garlic on an outdoor table. Full sun, although right now it's behind a cloud
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
fridge pickles, check spicy on the left and not spicy on the right
bottom drawers in a fridge full of jars of pickles, a few peroni beers im about to enjoy, a rotisserie chicken, and a box of those 2 chicks drinks the mrs likes large pickle spears in a quart jar being held upside down. the garlic, dill, and cerano pepper are visible in the bottom of the jarsmaller spears in a pint jar with the same ingredients
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Late summer entropy means cucumbers in trees
A cucumber about 15 feet off the ground that I'll never harvest. The vines escaped the garden arch a while ago, but this is the first fruit I've seen
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Little fawn in the flower bed, not worried about me. They both retreated smugly after I walked out
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Thought I was gonna holler Go on Get!, but when I snuck out the door she had a little fawn with her, spots and all. Less pissed about the garden now
A deer in the flowers from the kitchen window. There's a glare and mostly green vegetation surrounding the doe. A red hose and some stonework are also in frameA doe in greenery. She's playing the T-Rex don't move game. There's a small fawn just out of frame that I haven't seen yet.Green vegetation consumes a child's gym toy with bright yellow bars. Doe and fawn are visible in the darkest part of the frame, center top halfBlurry shot of fawn in the forest shadow, spots and all
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains.
cover of Blind Melon's debut album

young girl in a bee costume on a stage with black curtain behind her. the words blind melon arch over her head
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
don't see this often, cheers yall
in hand, clear glass bottle with a rope wrapped neck and wood topped cork, the wrinkled and faded label on the side reads "ROHO | 100% Kenyan | AGAVE SPIRIT" 

there's a few bannanas in a bowl in the background on top of a small chest of unfinished wood drawers with darker wood floors at the bottom of the image
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wooden spoon and also drum stick
A hand holding one of a pair of wooden spoons that are also drum sticks. There's some pasta boiling in a pot and the stove is doing that weird purple trick in the camera. The sticks have good bounce but the balance is off
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Ted Tostada
white plate with shrimp tostada and 3 small bowls of salsa with a basket of chips
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
tomato lunch
a blue rimmed plate resting on a cutting board resting on the kitchen counter. there are 5 slices of tomato on the plate with half a jalapeno, a few chives, and salt and pepper. a pair of disembodied feet wearing flip flops are visible at the bottom

not pictured the spoonful of mayo i plopped on there after i took the photo
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
garden loot
after a week away, couple of big tomatoes, couple of small tomatoes, a cucumber, and some peppers in a white plastic bucket. Tossed a handful of half eaten fruits and a big yellow cuc. Based on the tracks, there's at least one very happy deer out there
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
stuck in the mud at crotch island #mapsinthewild
small section of a topographic map of the coast of Maine. Friendship Quad
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Ceiling sprits
Ominous eyes and tight painted lips on a woman's figurine hanging from exposed ceiling joistsSame figurine zoomed out a bit to show the knife in her hand and colorful necklace and flowing hairIf a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its ass on every hop. 2 figurines hanging from the ceilingCloser view of frogbird. Very nice colors, greens and blues with gold accents and red highlight around the eyes
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
#mapsinthewild near Cushing, ME
Tall can of beer in hand with green lawn and ocean in the background. There's an elevation map of Maine printed on the can in an attractive color ramp
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Sausage biscuit w tomato should hold me through a quick river float. Hope everyone else is doing what they want
Oven and countertop aftermath of sausage biscuits. Intentionally left the dirty sink out of it. Prob my favorite breakfast
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
new to us adventure whip so far van life looks alot like owning a boat
Dark blue pro master van in Amazon branding parked in a pretty overgrown driveway. There's a birdfeeder on the left
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Mom's old ass strainer finally bit the dust. The Mrs is trying to contain her excitement at the prospect of a new one
A metal strainer very much older than I am with a dishwasher blasted hole in the bottom. My feet and floors in the background
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
the ones I pulled yesterday are 'Black Strawberry' and looks like it'll produce well. Also watching one called 'Chocolate Miracle'. I may have to fry one of these for a BLT before it starts ripening up
white veggie label that says 'Black Strawberry' - a variety of tomato. tomato stem and a few weeds in the backgroundBlack Strawberry tomatoes growing on the vine. Dense groupings of small to medium fruit in groups of a dozen or so hidden in a tangle of 3 or 4 'primary' stemswhite veggie label that says 'Chocolate Miracle' - a variety of tomato. some small weeds in the backgroundseveral Chocolate Miracle tomatoes on the vine. larger fruit just about fist sized waiting to ripen
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
might've jumped the gun on these a bit, but as usual it's looking like things are gonna really hit when we're out for a couple days...
pair of large cherry or salad size tomatoes in a hand. fruit colors are dark starbursts over orange flesh, maybe ripening to red. there's stone tile in the lower background and fridge art in the upper

happy to get the variety if interested, think this ones still tagged
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
may fit the bill
she doesn't see too well anymore, but still likes to soak up the sun

brown dog laying on a raised bedbrown dog looking out the window not too sure about the large halloween spider decorationa brown dog confident the perimeter is secure from her perch of logs
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
no idea what this Lil one is, but it's nice in a sea of invasives
tiny purple flower with blurry green backgound
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Mrs says evening, eastern red and tricolor for this evening's bat count
Software screen on an iPad laying on an outdoor table at dusk. Empty beer can on the top left and the corner of an iPad cover on the right. Some sort of bat microphone sticking out of the bottom of the device
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Garden Update: tomato plants are getting big - thanks neighbor. They've already got quite a bit of fruit. Peas can almost reach the fence arches, and the eggplants are getting hammered by bugs. not veggies but bonsai kit looks like about 60% mortality
bonsai starter kit with 2 of 5 small pots with greenery showing. a black starting tray is to the leftfront yard garden late in the day. tomatoes positioned along the front edge of 3 raised beds with the best sun exposure. mostly oak - hickory forest with invasive understory in the back ground. a tall leek rises in the foreground on the left ready to burst into flower. the leek and tomatoes are mostly head high
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Garden update: leeks are blooming
A garden leek, bright green, starting to burst with white flowers. It's as tall as I am and kind of looks like fireworks if squint just right
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
So close... Some folks like the rain
A hydrograph of the tellico river near tellico plains, tn. Needs to be a bit higher to make the drive worth it. Might get a shot this rainy weekend.
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Cuban sandwich and black beans w rice for lunch
Iron beer soft drink can, red and yellow print. Since 1917
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Like a weed
Growth timeline on a piece of kitchen trim. Roughly an inch every 6 months. Days can be long but the years are short kinda thing
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Garden update: 1st cherry tomato of the season
A single small tomato on a branch with a couple of yellow flowers. It's mostly green with a large patch of purple. Blury eggplant in the background with the border of the raised bed
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Anyone want a Royal #5 coffee roaster? Helped a friend move one today, pretty sweet machine, and produces a fine cuppa
Silver brand tag on an old cast iron coffee roaster that says "Royal No 5". Sunlight washing out in the door and floor of a shedDark shed photo of an old coffee roaster sitting on a wheeled cartCloser view in the same dark shed with polished accent pieces and loading door with viewing window
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
little late, but cheers yall
End of paved driveway into stone steps and walkway. Log cabin and addition in background surrounded by spring greenery and bloomsCloser to the house, a curved stone staircase leeds to a door with a handrail on the outside of the curve. A few more stairs leed to the garden boxes on the right. View from the door down curved stone stairs with handrail on the right. Green trees in the background Higher perspective above handrail showing a curved stone retaining wall supporting a landscaping bed and the curved stairs
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
almost missed these
Bright pink rhododendron flowers tucked away in the backyard. Dappled sun with dark green shadows. Several years old but still rocking the tagClose up of bright pink flowers with pollen covered stamen against waxy green leaves
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Michael Hamrick @michaelhamrick.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Dinner update: panko breaded, baked chicken thighs with a spinach salad w strawberries walnuts and goat cheese
Baked chicken in a pan on the stoveSpinach salad in a silver bowl with a pair of green tongs
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