π· Patience March Photoblogging Challenge
![2 border collies](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/771e112906.jpg)
π· horizon March Photoblogging Challenge
![sunset](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/35631d8bb3.jpg)
π· Waiting for a connection. March Photoblogging Challenge
![Power ports on devices](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/a6fb1023b4.jpg)
π· shiny This is a bowling trophy awarded to an ancestor in the 19th century. Years ago we would lend it to a local congregation to use in their communion service.
![bowling trophy](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/6390eda09c.jpg)
π· I made several of these gimcrack yard lights five years ago from some wood scraps and cheap solar lights. About half of them still work. March Photoblogging Challenge
![solar lights](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/94469a6eec.jpg)
π· My daily ritual. March Photoblogging Challenge
![coffee setup](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/1dc47a3f15.jpg)
π· Together March Photoblogging Challenge
![dog and cat](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/6d924cff97.jpg)
π· From a walk my wife and I did last summer along the Washington-Idaho border.
![Forest landscape](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/47fc081a07.jpg)
π· Whole March Photoblogging Challenge
![](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/9eadb4f620.jpg)
The 2023 gardening season has begun with a tray of pepper varieties. πΆοΈ π«
![indoor plant stand](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/c5911a3ca9.jpg)
π· Old time domestic engineering March Photoblogging Challenge
![bottom of an old treadle sewing machine](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/9d11c37d2e.jpg)
π· Kitchen tile March Photoblogging challenge
![Kitchen tile](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/cab19342be.jpg)
π· Zip tie on a gate next to praying mantis eggs. March Photoblogging Challenge
![Zip tie on a gate](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/0e76a9780f.jpg)
π· Solitude. This is a favorite reading spot. March Photoblogging Challenge
![rocking chair in a reading nook](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/5a82459b36.jpg)
π· Weather Micro.blog March Photoblogging Challenge
![a patch of sunlight on the snow](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/df1e2500a2.jpg)
The chickens are secure. March Photoblogging Challengeπ
![fence surrounding the chicken pen](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/72fb6b55a7.jpg)
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 snow started.
![lots of birds at feeders](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69605/2023/41085f1076.jpg)
Our 52 year old 3-door commercial fridge was acting up today. The farm family that installed it in 1970 had 10 kids, so a big fridge was nice. Fortunately, it just needed a refill on its refrigerant. They don’t build them today like they used to.
2.5 years after I retired I still get occasional calls from my old university colleagues for tech support. Itβs nice to be remembered I guess π.