April 2021

Paladin sleeping on my sweatshirt, in his cardboard nest, and on one of Rory’s beds (hey, she wasn’t using it). 🐈🐕

2021-04-30 · cats · dogs

On the homestead blog: for Flock Friday this week, some pictures of Betty and her nest in the duck house, a few pictures of other ducks, and some of the chickens. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓

2021-04-30 · chickens · ducks · FlockFriday

A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of Betty nesting on a clutch of duck eggs:

2021-04-29 · ducks · TikTok · video

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On the homestead blog: more work on the bee shed project, including some tweaks to the door, adding corrugated cladding, and filling gaps. 🔨

2021-04-29 · building

For week/year 17 of my 52 years celebration, from 1987: the entire Form 7 of my college (or in US terms, the senior class of high school). I’m in the center of the second-from-top row, wearing my “Head Librarian” badge. #ThrowbackThursday #52years

2021-04-29 · 52years · david · ThrowbackThursday

I was about to get up to do my morning rounds, then this happened. Guess I’m stuck for a bit. 🐈

2021-04-28 · cats

On the Dejal blog: Time Out 2.8b1 released. Announcing the first beta release of an update to Time Out, my popular break reminder app for macOS!

2021-04-27 · dejal

A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of our stream water feature:

2021-04-27 · TikTok · video · WaterFeatures

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Bonus GIF of the deer. 🦌

2021-04-27 · deer · gif · wildlife

I spotted a deer while on my rounds this morning. She wasn’t overly concerned about me, though did flush out a cat (Spud) who was watching her from amongst the grasses. 🦌🐈

2021-04-27 · cats · deer · wildlife

I enjoy the stone bridge and cascade of our (artificial) backyard stream.

2021-04-26 · WaterFeatures

For All Mankind TV series 📺 #MediaMonday

2021-04-26 · MediaMonday

An excellent TV series on Apple TV+, based on the concept of what might happen if the space race hadn’t ended; if the Soviets had landed on the Moon first, and the ripples following that.

I was just looking through pictures I have marked for future posting in my photo library, and noticed this fun GIF I made last year. It looks like our truck is on fire, but it’s just a reflection of a fireplace in the glass of a door, perfectly lined up. 🛻🔥

2021-04-26 · gif · vehicles

A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of watching activity on the Turquoise beehive:

2021-04-25 · bees · TikTok · video

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Paladin and Rory hanging out together. 🐈🐕

2021-04-25 · cats · dogs

Ooood nnning! I guess the Rebound podcast mug isn’t dishwasher safe. The paint is flaking off to the touch. Oops. I could make a joke about it being cheaply made like the podcast, but the mug and the podcast both still have delicious content.

2021-04-24 · beverages

On the homestead blog for Caturday: some cute pictures of Porcini (shocking, I know), plus I lift the fog on the cabins cam. #Caturday 🐈

2021-04-24 · cats · Caturday

On the homestead blog: chickens, ducks, birds… and more of Betty nesting in the duck house. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓🐦

2021-04-23 · birds · chickens · ducks · FlockFriday

A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of watching one of our beehives:

2021-04-22 · bees · TikTok · video

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On the homestead blog: yesterday we did a beehive inspection and mite treatment. 🐝

2021-04-22 · bees

For week/year 16 of my 52 years celebration, from 1986: my high school (college in NZ terms) form room photo. I’m in the blue sweatshirt in the center, with my best friend Donald next to me with his eyes closed. #ThrowbackThursday #52years

2021-04-22 · 52years · david · ThrowbackThursday