In 2004 when we lived in a townhouse, our backyard was tiny. But we made the most of the space, with some nice landscaping, a small pond, and a bench from which to watch the fish. #ThrowbackThursday
· landscaping · pond · ThrowbackThursday
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August 2020
Flowers of the day: since I used a pumpkin flower as my What’s It Wednesday question yesterday, it only makes sense to feature it as the flower of the day today, with a tiny pumpkin in the first pic, and a pollen-covered bee in the next ones. 🌱🎃🐝
· bees · flowers
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On the homestead blog, I ask for your thoughts: should we get more ducklings? 🦆
· ducks
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On the homestead blog: your daily duck pictures, featuring lonely Sven. 🦆
· ducks · pond
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The answer to today’s #WhatsItWednesday question, as one person correctly identified: a pumpkin flower. Here is the full picture, with a pollen-covered bee in the flower, and from further back (photos courtesy my wife). 🌱🎃🐝
· flowers · WhatsItWednesday
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On the YouTube channel: Betty and a Rouen wrestling, then Cora uses a rock to slide into the pond. It looks like that's a frequent route. 🦆
· ducks · video
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Let’s play What’s It Wednesday again. What do you think this is? #WhatsItWednesday
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And since water flowing is better experienced with motion, here’s a GIF edition of that picture.
· gif · WaterFeatures
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The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 5 is "flow" (suggested by @TheDimPause). I enjoy watching and listening to the water flow when I turn on the pond’s waterfall. 📷 #mbaug
· mbaug · WaterFeatures
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Flowers of the day: dahlia, with a bee trying to get in. 🌱🐝
· bees · flowers
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On the homestead blog: a link to another blog post about ducks, and some pictures. 🦆
· ducks
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An appropriate quote to follow my sunset pictures, from 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke: 💬
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Only Time is universal; Night and Day are merely quaint local customs.
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The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 4 is "peace" (suggested by me!). Enjoying a moment of peace and tranquility in the quiet of the evening, watching the sunset. 📷🌅 #mbaug
· mbaug · pool · sunset
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Flowers of the day: a self-seeded butterfly-bush in one of our flowerbeds, fairly popular with our bees. 🌱🐝
· bees · flowers
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On the homestead blog: as mentioned yesterday, Bert really doesn’t like Sven. I don’t know what his problem is, but he keeps chasing Sven. 🦆
· ducks
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Wonderful! podcast 📡 #MediaMonday
· MediaMonday · podcast
Everyone can use a bit more optimism in these pandemic times; this podcast features Rachel and Griffin McElroy talking about things they enjoy. It’s such a cheerful podcast. (See also the related site wonderful.fyi.)
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The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 3 is "bug" (suggested by CTD). We welcome spiders to catch unwanted bugs; this one has built her web on our deck, safely out of our way. 🕷🕸📷 #mbaug
· mbaug · wildlife
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Flowers of the day: several varieties of daylilies. 🌱
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On the homestead blog: sixty days of the new ducks sounds like a lot, but is only about 8.5 weeks. 🦆
· ducks
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On the homestead blog: let’s take a brief digression from the usual cute ducks and other animals to talk about a nemesis of mine: bamboo. 🌱
· landscaping
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