Paladin in a cardboard bed in my office, where he often spends much of the day. 🐈
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March 2021
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of our ducks by the pond and on the grass:
· ducks · TikTok · video
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A quote that springs to mind today, from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams: 💬
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Dishwashers washed tedious dishes for you, thus saving you the bother of washing them yourself, video recorders watched tedious television for you, thus saving you the bother of looking at it yourself.
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Last night we cleared out a bunch of old game and TV detritus while moving our gear into a new shelving unit, so of course Paladin had to sit on it like Smaug the dragon on a pile of gold. 🐈🐉🎮
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Acorn macOS app 💻 #MediaMonday
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I don’t need the power of Photoshop or similar apps when creating or editing graphics. I have used Acorn since the first version as my go-to graphics app; it has a lot of powerful features, without being overly complex.
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Some hummingbirds at the feeder, while we experience a little unexpected light snow. 🐦❄️
· birds · weather
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A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of our ducks rooting around in a garden next to the pond:
· ducks · TikTok · video
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On the homestead blog: yesterday we did our first inspection of our beehives of the year, now that it’s warming up enough to open the hives. 🐝
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On the homestead blog: for this week’s Caturday, the last pictures of Poppy, a bunch of pictures of Porcini, plus a bobcat visitor. #Caturday 🐈
· cats · Caturday
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"Hi Bob." Last night’s bobcat also went by the cat house. More in Caturday tomorrow. 🐈
· cats · wildlife
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A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of chickens with a new mealworm treat roller toy, that they can peck at to dispense treats, to keep them occupied:
· chickens · TikTok · video
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On the homestead blog: your weekly flock update. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
· chickens · ducks · FlockFriday
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I think this might be my first sighting of a bobcat (GIF). 🐈
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For week 12 of my 52 years celebration, another photo from the 1970s, of me, my brother Neville, and our mother having fun on a backyard water slide. (I have very few pictures of myself as a tween/teenager, so I’m using these older pics.) #ThrowbackThursday #52years
· 52years · david · family · ThrowbackThursday
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The answer to today’s #WhatsItWednesday question: it’s a Mac OS X 10.1 installer CD-ROM, to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the general release of Mac OS X 10.0 (while I used 10.0, unfortunately I don’t have an installer disc for it). 💿
· macs · technology · WhatsItWednesday
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A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of peeking at a chicken in a nesting box, which wasn't appreciated:
· chickens · TikTok · video
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Let’s play What’s It Wednesday again. What do you think this is? Be specific. Hint: celebrating an anniversary, though not quite the right one for it. #WhatsItWednesday
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An interesting tree next to our pond.
· pond · trees
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On the homestead blog: I am sad to report the passing of Poppy, our feral momma cat. 🐈🪦
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Pippin squirming on the mat in my office this morning. 🐈
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A bonus picture of Betty, just because I like it. 🦆
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