Good morning. It’s #ThrowbackThursday, so here are a couple of pictures of the tiny backyard of our townhouse from 2005.
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November 2020
Alright, one last picture for today; the ducks in the pond this afternoon, with Sassa flapping her wings. Did you enjoy these (roughly) hourly homestead pictures today? Want me to do it again tomorrow? 🦆
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Another fun chicken picture: Buffy getting ready to jump up to try to reach some high kale leaves in the veggie garden, with Domino in the foreground. 🐓
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On the homestead blog: today I added the last project summary page, Deck, to the Project Summaries pages. The Deck one links to two deck-related projects from last year. These pages serve as useful references, more easy to find than searching through blog posts.
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Cats and ducks are cute, but let’s not forget the chickens. 🐓
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What could be more wholesome: a GIF of Porcini affectionately licking her mother, Poppy, in the cat house. 🐈
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Want another duck picture? 🦆
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How about a couple of cute pictures of our pet cat Paladin? 🐈
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Another picture for your enjoyment and distraction. More fun than watching results coming in is watching the cats on my cams; here's a screenshot, showing a cat in a cabin, two snuggling in their house, and one eating. 🐈
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Since this election stuff is still dragging on, and we could all use some distractions, how about some more frequent pictures from my homestead… like the ducks a few minutes ago. Please share, and follow me for more soon. 🦆
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The Micro.blog challenge word for day 4 is "near". Our feral cats enjoy sleeping near each other inside their heated cat house. 📷🐈 #mbnov
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If anyone needs a bit of tranquility today (for reasons), here are some pictures of my ducks from this morning. 🦆
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Video: Best day of the year for our chickens. Once the first frost of fall brings the veggie garden growth to an end, we let the chickens in there, so they can eat the remaining tomatoes, kale, lettuce, etc. 📹🐓
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The Micro.blog challenge word for day 3 is "astonish". It’s Election Day in the US, so if you haven’t already voted, do so today! Let’s astonish the world with the voter turnout. (Photo of Heinlein's Time Enough for Love.) 📷💬🇺🇸🗳 #mbnov
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Apple has announced an event for Tuesday next week, expected to introduce their first "Apple Silicon"-based Macs. As a Mac developer, you can bet I’ll be watching that.
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20 Macs for 2020 podcast 📡 #MediaMonday
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A limited-run podcast from long-time Mac pundit Jason Snell, counting down his picks for the most notable Macs of all time. Some of the best, some of the worst. There are also related articles and videos.
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On the homestead blog: adding an upper back door to the cat house. 🔨🐈
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The Micro.blog challenge word for day 2 is "concentrate". As many will observe, it will be hard to concentrate on work for the next couple of days… but I’ve got lots to do, so will leverage my ability to not worry about things I can’t control. 📷 #mbnov
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In November we’re doing a Microblogvember challenge on Micro.blog, where @macgenie posts a random word each day. The word for day 1 is "dreary". Daylight Saving Time just ended, so I have the dreary task of resetting several clocks. 📷🕰 #mbnov
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