July 2021

Backlit sunflower. 🌼🌱

2021-07-19 · flowers

Rory doesn't like car trips, probably because she doesn’t do it as often as many dogs. She has the entire back of the car, but wants to be up front with us, for reassurance… which results in dog slobber on my shorts. But she eventually calms down a bit. 🐕🚙

2021-07-18 · dogs · vehicles

On the homestead blog: your weekly cat update. #Caturday 🐈

2021-07-17 · cats · Caturday

On the homestead blog: a focus on the chickens for this Flock Friday, including a couple of fun GIFs. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓

2021-07-16 · chickens · FlockFriday

For week/year 28 of my 52 years celebration, from 1998: me standing on the empty property we bought on which to build a house in NZ. #ThrowbackThursday #52years

2021-07-15 · 52years · david · ThrowbackThursday

Still sick; my temperature dipped down last night, but is back to 100.4 °F this morning. Better than 102.3, I guess. 🦠🌡🛌

2021-07-14 · health · technology

That’ll teach me not to go out amongst the unwashed masses. In bed with a mild fever. Hopefully not COVID, but at least I’m fully vaccinated, so I don’t need to worry too much about symptoms or transmissibility. 🦠🌡🛌

2021-07-13 · health · technology

Last night during dinner, Jenn kindly shared the sugar on the rim of her beverage with some bees. 🍸🐝

2021-07-12 · ashland · bees · beverages · vacation

We’re in Ashland for a long-scheduled brief vacation. Yesterday we did some wine tasting at three vineyards around the Jacksonville area. 🍷

2021-07-11 · ashland · beverages · vacation

On the homestead blog: for Caturday this week, a bunch of pictures of the mushroom girls, and a couple glimpses of the twins. #Caturday 🐈

2021-07-10 · cats · Caturday

On the homestead blog: ducklings in the chicken run?! #FlockFriday 🦆🐓

2021-07-09 · chickens · ducks · FlockFriday

For week/year 27 of my 52 years celebration, from 1997: me in our second flat, with our cat Piwhacket. #ThrowbackThursday #52years

2021-07-08 · 52years · cats · david · ThrowbackThursday

A moment of calm, looking up at a tree. 🌳

2021-07-07 · trees

Paladin enjoying a sunbeam in his usual dainty way. 🐈

2021-07-06 · cats

Simon macOS app 💻 #MediaMonday

2021-07-05 · dejal · MediaMonday

A pro Mac utility to monitor websites and servers for changes or failures. Yes, it’s an app I wrote, so I may be biased in recommending it, but for those who need that functionality, it is very useful.

On the Dejal blog: a bug fix for Simon is now available, version 5.0.1.

2021-07-05 · dejal

On Friday (during our house inspection) we went to a favorite restaurant for lunch, McMenamins Roadhouse, maybe for the last time. It has fascinating architecture, and pleasant gardens.

2021-07-05 · landscaping · shopping

A new @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of Sonja and some of her ducklings preening themselves on the floating island in our pond:

2021-07-05 · ducks · pond · TikTok · video

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Toe-bean desk snuggle time with Paladin. 🐈

2021-07-04 · cats · david

On the homestead blog: your weekly cat update. #Caturday 🐈

2021-07-03 · cats · Caturday