People self-hosting WordPress sites and cross-posting to Micro.blog and/or Twitter: by default WordPress converts emojis to images, which breaks emoji-based tagging, among other issues. I just installed a plugin to disable that. 🔌🎉
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April 2020
Today’s moment of cuteness: we just gave Rory a new two-prong antler to chew on, and Paladin was most fascinated. 🐈 🐕
· cats · dogs
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I recently switched to making coffee via AeroPress instead of Keurig K-Cups. It’s a bit more work, but not too bad.
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On the homestead blog: a bunch of photos and GIFs of the fountain garden stream.
· WaterFeatures
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Speaking of Pippin, apparently his purr is 39 decibels (according to the Noise complication on my Apple Watch).
· cats · technology
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Today’s moment of cuteness: Pippin asleep in his favorite spot, on a former dog bed that he has claimed for himself.
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On the homestead blog: first beehive inspection of the year, with some bad news and some good news.
· bees · jenn
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A moment of cuteness: Porcini and her mother Poppy snuggling in their cat house (an outtake from the Caturday post; I have lots of pictures to choose from, but can’t include them all).
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On the homestead blog: yesterday I mowed the lawns and field. Just for fun, I flew my drone while doing so, and got some photos and video.
· aerial · david · GardenEquipment · landscaping
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A moment of cuteness: the ducks waiting for me on the temporary bridge over the (currently off) pond waterfall stream.
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On the homestead blog: for Caturday this week, another coyote visit, plus the usual assorted cuteness. #Caturday
· cats · Caturday · wildlife
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In case you missed it, one of the GIFs of fish and a duck from today’s bonus homestead post.
· ducks · fish · gif · pond
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On the homestead blog: some bonus pictures of the fish and ducks in our pond. The koi are starting to come out of hibernation, becoming more active as the weather warms up.
· ducks · fish · pond
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On the homestead blog: for Flock Friday this week, we start with a GIF of frisky ducks, then a bunch more duck pictures, some token chicken pics, and finish with some misty ducks. Too many ducks? Is there such a thing? #FlockFriday
· chickens · ducks · FlockFriday
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On the homestead blog: I captured some aerial photos of the gardens, pond, greenhouse, mountain, and more.
· aerial · landscaping · pond
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From July 2002, a trip to Mount Hood and the historic Timberline Lodge. #ThrowbackThursday
· david · ThrowbackThursday · travel
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Pippin and Paladin hanging out under my desk.
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For today’s moment of cuteness, some daffodils in a wild patch of our field.
· flowers
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We have a bunch of potato flour, and lots of eggs, so we looked for recipes to use those. Not a lot of options, but one we found was Potato Flour Muffins. I tried making it yesterday, but the result wasn’t great.
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A moment of… cuteness? Rory sprawled on the floor.
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