Note: This post is going to be somewhat technical and not much in the way of general interest. But, as this blog serves as a kind of a diary, I decided to go ahead with this story.
I made another change to my web site. It is minor, but it feels like a much bigger deal. The change is for a new tab titled “Gallery” and can be found on both my home page and the blog page. Here is the story behind it.
When I slimmed down my website I eliminated quite a few files, including my galleries. I missed having a spot I could go to view some photos so I decided to bring back a Gallery page.
This was not as easy as it sounds. I wanted the new gallery to be viewed on different devices which have different screen sizes. (Screens are now called “viewports” in web-speak.) So, off I went to do some research.
The web has programming standards created and maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium, commonly referred to as W3C. They have an on-line school that I have visited before. I went there in search of an interactive gallery page.
I did find most of the code I needed, then spent a few hours tweaking it to my needs. I created a new cascading style sheet (a CSS style sheet) and attached it to my code page. Another first for me, I attached my standard style sheet to the same page, something I had read could be done but I had never done it.
The standard css sheet handles the navigation bar and footer sections, and the new css sheet handles the formatting of the photos. The two work together to display the page while adjusting to the screen size the viewer is using. It looks good on the devices I have tried, including my desktop Mac, my iPhone, a MacPro laptop, and an iPad. let me know what you think!
Right now the Gallery holds a random set of favorite photos, but I see other uses for it going forward. Holidays, special events, and various themes will be displayed in the future. The limiting factor is space on my hosting service. I am signed up for a 10-gig plan and am sitting at just under 8-gig now. I will rotate photos in and out to stay under my size limit.
Now on to other, more interesting, news and updates.
Grayce, the puppy, has recovered from her first rabies shot and is full of energy. She runs (really flies) when she is outside doing what Pam called “zoomies” around the yard. The introduction to the rest of the house continues and, surprisingly, it is oldest dog Bru that seems to be most put out by the newcomer. That relationship may take some time to develop.
We received some snow, accompanied by 50+ mile-an-hour winds, that caused many schools, roads, and businesses to close for a day or longer. The temps were not that bad but the wind sure howled. I was able to get out the John Deere and clean up the sidewalks and our mailbox station so we could walk to pick up our mail.
My left ankle is healing as it should, according to the doctor. I am to the point where I do not have to have the boot on all the time and can remove it when fairly stationary, like when I am sitting at my computer. Next appointment is in another 2 weeks and I hope I get permission to remove the boot full-time.
Pam reports she is seeing tiny green sprouts in the Mary Lynn flower bed. As soon as the recent snow melts we will begin our spring chores, including removing the leaf mulch from the flower beds. The lawn will need a thorough raking to remove the winter accumulation of twigs and branches. It will be good to be outside and active again.
A large excavator has been moved in to the lot across Main Street from us, presumably to prepare for the new home we were told would be put on that lot, but after a couple scoops the machine was shut off and nothing else has happened for several days.
Becky came over for a visit and gave JoJo some love while she was here.
Big news for Felicity and Peter: The move-in was completed and they are now full-time in the renovated house. There is a lot of work yet to do, but they can now call the house their own.
This is a sunset photo Felicity sent me featuring Seneca Lake in the background. Photo was taken from their back yard.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny
Pam reports she does not have a comment this time. Look to the next post for her observations.
Happy Trails!
When we got Sully, Mesa wouldn’t have anything to do with him….
Then one day, Josh was laying on the floor and started playing with them at the same time..He went from two hands to just one hand petting both dogs at once and playing with them both..All of a sudden both dogs are playing with each other…I couldn’t believe it…From then on best buddies…Go figure, cause I can’t explain it!!!!!
Craig:
We are hoping nothing similar occurs with Grayce and the other two dogs. The cats don’t seem to mind Grayce although they get out of her way when se comes over to them.
Thanks for the note.