: Kayaking with my wife and our dogs on Lake Winchester in northern Idaho.
: Finished listening : Buried by Graham Masterton π This book is part of a series.it is well-written β¦
: A nice instrument and piece of furniture.
: Our rooster and a few of his court.
: Thereβs a good chance that it will start raining in a few minutes.
: I filled out a 10 page PDF form on my iPad with an Apple Pencil. It looked great,so I saved and β¦
: I found this insect in the garden last summer, and took a photo for identification with iNaturalist. β¦
: One year during the holidays we put together this tiny model bookstore. We had fun, but it took a β¦
: Finished reading: Freedomβs Fire Box Set (audio) by Bobby Adair π I picked up the 5 audiobook box β¦
: Our home has lots of houseplants.
: This analog watch was given to me by my beloved wife back when she was my girlfriend - about 45 β¦
: It may not seem like much now, but once the weather warms this becomes the central location of our β¦
: π· early March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· road March Microblogging Challenge
: π· Patience March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· horizon March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· Waiting for a connection. March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· shiny This is a bowling trophy awarded to an ancestor in the 19th century. Years ago we would lend β¦
: π· I made several of these gimcrack yard lights five years ago from some wood scraps and cheap solar β¦
: π· My daily ritual. March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· Together March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· From a walk my wife and I did last summer along the Washington-Idaho border.
: π· Whole March Photoblogging Challenge
: The 2023 gardening season has begun with a tray of pepper varieties. πΆοΈ π«
: π· Old time domestic engineering March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· Kitchen tile March Photoblogging challenge
: π· Zip tie on a gate next to praying mantis eggs. March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· Solitude. This is a favorite reading spot. March Photoblogging Challenge
: π· Weather Micro.blog March Photoblogging Challenge
: The chickens are secure. March Photoblogging Challengeπ
: Worth reading: Is it ethical to be on Twitter in the Musk era - A personal answer by John Scalzi
: During the winter we have a food court for the birds. I’m glad I filled the feeders before the β¦
: Our 52 year old 3-door commercial fridge was acting up today. The farm family that installed it in β¦
: 2.5 years after I retired I still get occasional calls from my old university colleagues for tech β¦
: The farm cats like it when we park a warm car in the garage in winter.
: We set out some of last season’s apples for the birds. Yesterday they were gone in several β¦
: One of the many things I like about this platform is the mention of apps and services that folks β¦
: Ms. Bean will often come find me when I am working in my study upstairs. Sometimes my wife will send β¦
: Iβm updating my web design knowledge, which dates back to the days when the <blink> tag was β¦
: Is America Broken? I just finished listening to The Gray Area podcast titled βIs America Broken? “. Sean Illing β¦
: Finished reading: Liberation Day by George Saunders π This is a book of ten short stories. I enjoyed β¦
: Finished reading: Year of Wonder: Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day by Clemency Burton-Hill π My β¦
: Happy New Year everyone! π
: I really dislike year end reviews of the news (or most anything else, actually). It seems to dampen β¦
: The temperature this morning is -15Β°F. It reminds me of the year we lived in Duluth, MN.
: Finished reading: The Bookstore Sisters π
: A huge willow after the ice fog lifted. If you look at the center of the tree you can see a major β¦
: Roof Socks We have some heavy snow predicted for the next few days, so I decided it was time to refresh the β¦
: Finished reading (actually, finished listening to): The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
: Three cheers for utility workers We had several days of thick ice fog this past week. The power was out for 11 hours on one of the β¦
: Elderberry branches after a couple of days of ice fog.
: This is the extent of my holiday decorating this year. I spent more time tracking down dead light β¦
: On a snowy day like today, it’s nice to be able to sink into the warmth and safety of a β¦
: The official Washington State fish is the steelhead trout. However, our house favorite is the coho β¦
: Although the trend is towards a warmer climate, it has been a damn cold November.
: On the topic of backyard birds, I finally identified a little brown bird that has been scratching β¦
: My motivation was tested today on a difficult jigsaw puzzle.
: I missed yesterday’s mbnov challenge word. I guess that shows a lack of commitment.
: Largely because of this month’s challenge, participating on Mb has become a daily ritual.
: Even though I am retired, I retain my professional interest in maps and the data that go into them.
: I find that reading and participating in conversations on Mb have lead me to adjust my whole β¦
: Farm animals out for a graze.
: On these unusually cold November mornings I have to break up the ice on the chickens' water bucket. β¦
: Something I’ve noticed about my use of MB. I check the Timeline, read some of the β¦
: Every morning I repeat the same farm chores, but I also take notice of the beauty of the early β¦
: I think I can walk into any room in our house and find a novel I haven’t finished.
: This mystery tire showed up at our place several years ago. I assumed it belonged to our son-in-law, β¦
: We use lots of rain barrels for watering the gardens on our farm.
: As we were waiting at the pharmacy for our fifth covid shot, I told my wife that a mobile β¦
: I admit to being an anglophile, and I’ve always liked hearing the British pronunciation of β¦
: My pondering over my mbnov post for leave has me thinking that English would make more sense if the β¦
: Although I tried to adjust my technique, I still haven’t found the best method for extracting β¦
: It is important to remember when looking at maps of election results for the US that land β¦
: My suspicion is that by the end of the day I will be following 20 more Micro.bloggers.
: The display of avian gluttony at our bird feeders is impressive.
: A cup of hot Irish breakfast tea will minister to my sense of well-being.
: It is a beautiful morning for a stroll across the Palouse prairie in southeastern Washington state.
: Iβm certain that I have never spent this much effort trying to use a particular word in a post.
: I’m certain I could be more productive, but I’m going to have another cup of coffee and β¦
: For a long time non-profit organizations have included address labels in their solicitation β¦
: We have a green ash tree out our window that attracts a wide variety of bird species. Today I β¦
: As I establish a habit of making regular blog posts, the insight from my fellow microbloggers will β¦
: Finished reading: Uprooted by Naomi Novik π
: Our favorite plum tree took a hard hit in last nightβs wind storm.
: This year our autumn lasted less than two weeks.
: I replaced a picket fence I built years ago with a rail fence. The rails are 100+ year old siding β¦
: This thunderstorm barely missed us.
: The trellises for the beans are up. π±
: Columbine from the garden.π±
: Finished reading: [The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society] This is a book that would not β¦
: I received my second Covid booster yesterday. Iβm wiped out today, but it is nice to have some β¦
: Our hiking companions are tired of having their pictures taken. π
: This is a view from our hike yesterday in McCroskey State Park, along the Washington-Idaho border. π₯Ύ
: My wife read about someone who keeps deer out of the garden by running a single strand of fishing β¦
: I found this 15 cm painted turtle in the middle of the road while on a walk along the wheat fields β¦