July 2020

On the homestead blog: I seem to do tweaks every day; today I added a tarp to the roof of the duckling run, to give them some more shade. 🦆

2020-07-15 · ducks

The answer to today’s #WhatsItWednesday question, as correctly identified by one person: it’s a hose valve. I got it for our fountain garden to allow adjusting the pressure of the fountain independently of the other irrigation emitters.

2020-07-15 · GardenPlumbing · WhatsItWednesday

Let’s play What’s It Wednesday again. What do you think this is? #WhatsItWednesday

2020-07-15 · WhatsItWednesday

Flowers of the day: wild poppies etc behind the greenhouse (with a bonus glimpse of chickens in their run in the background). 🌱

2020-07-15 · flowers

An extremely short video of a duckling rapidly paddling when stepping off the ledge in the duckling pool. Fun with sound! 📹🦆

2020-07-14 · ducks · video

On the homestead blog: today I did another minor tweak to the duckling pool, and they didn’t even wait for it to finish filling before they wanted to go in. 🦆

2020-07-14 · ducks

From Heinlein’s 'The Number of the Beast’: 💬

2020-07-14 · quote

Tomorrow I will seven eagles see, a great comet will appear, and voices will speak from whirlwinds foretelling monstrous and fearful things — This Universe never did make sense; I suspect that it was built on government contract.

Flowers of the day: a rose bush in our front garden. 🌱

2020-07-14 · flowers

On the homestead blog: today I improved the steps into the duckling pool. 🦆

2020-07-13 · ducks

On the Dejus YouTube channel: today I rearranged the steps for the duckling kiddie pool, and made the water more deep, so they could actually swim for the first time. Watch their feet zipping along as they get used to this new experience! 📹🦆

2020-07-13 · ducks · video

Pod4Ham podcast 📡 #MediaMonday

2020-07-13 · MediaMonday · podcast

A fascinating podcast about the musical Hamilton, where each episode features different groups of interesting people talking about a single track from the Original Broadway Cast Recording.