Our ducks, going after mealworm treats this afternoon. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Flock Friday for a surprise revelation about them! Yes, I’m going to make you wait to next year. 🦆
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December 2020
Some bubbly from last year’s New Year celebration. Been quite the year, eh? Here’s hoping 2021 will be better. 🥂 #ThrowbackThursday
· beverages · holiday · ThrowbackThursday
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Good morning Porcini. 🐈
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Some icy pics of the pond and surrounds from my morning rounds. ❄️🦆
· ducks · ice · landscaping · pond
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Our pond is partially frozen this morning; the first time this season. It'll probably melt in a few hours, once the temperature is above freezing. Here's a time-lapse GIF of the ducks swimming in the non-frozen part. ❄️🦆
· ducks · gif · pond
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Tonight’s dinner: pizza with leftover Christmas ham and fresh pineapple. 🍕
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Jason Snell's 20 Macs for 2020 project wrapped up today with his number 1: the iMac G3. While I had some misgivings at his relegating the original Mac to number 3, I can’t argue with his first choice. It was truly a game-changer for Apple and the world.
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A super-relaxed Paladin in a sunbeam. 🐈
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On the homestead blog: your weekly cat update! #Caturday 🐈
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And so it begins. Today we are doing our 17th annual The Lord of the Rings movie marathon, where we watch 12 hours of all three extended editions of the movies. Yes, I really said seventeenth. 🍿
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Video: ducks flapping wings and having zoomies on the pond. Enjoy a minute of our ducks swimming around our pond, occasionally flapping their wings, zooming, and diving.
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On the homestead blog: Merry Christmas and happy holidays! It’s also a Friday, which means it’s time to peek at the flock. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
· chickens · ducks · FlockFriday
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The hummingbird feeders are partially frozen; might be time to add the heating pad. ❄️🐦
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For Throwback Thursday on Christmas Eve, here is our tree from 2005. Have a safe holiday everyone! 🎄 #ThrowbackThursday
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Spud on the awning, trying (and failing) to sneak up on Porcini below. Plus another pic with them plus Pommie behind Porcini. 🐈
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I could’ve sworn I refilled the feeder just a few hours ago. Refilling twice in one day is unusual. 🐦
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A few pictures of hummingbirds from today; in the last picture, they’re scattering when our dog comes running. 🐦
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A brand-new book: a Cortex Theme System journal, from Myke Hurley and CGP Grey. I’m going to try their yearly theme concept in 2021. I’m still deciding on my theme; currently leaning towards the Year of Consistency. 📚
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A couple more old reference books: the manuals for THINK’s Lightspeed Pascal (1988) and THINK Pascal (1991), plus some more books on my shelf. 📚
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I dug out my ancient Inside Macintosh reference books from storage. Remember when Apple’s developer documentation came as paper books? Volumes I-III on the original Mac APIs, IV on Mac Plus, V on color Macs, and the truly massive volume VI on System 7. 📚
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Unusual views of the brown gazebo, with the pond deck and white gazebo in the background of the first picture.
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