Flower of the day: calla lily. 🌱
Month: August 2020
Quote from The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey: 💬
The word ‘temporary’ … has elastic qualities of infinite expansion.
The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 11 is “transport” (suggested by odd). This morning I moved my (rather dusty) truck in preparation for going out to transport the new ducklings home, maybe today, maybe tomorrow. 📷 #mbaug
Flowers of the day: a couple of yucca plants. 🌱
Quack quack! The newest ducklings have been hatched and shipped, so the quackage should arrive at my local post office for pickup either tomorrow or (more likely) Wednesday. 🚚🦆🎉
Dithering podcast 📡 #MediaMonday
A fairly new podcast from the insightful Ben Thompson and John Gruber, talking about current tech news and issues. Three episodes per week, exactly 15 minutes per episode.
I saw a headline today that Best Buy currently has Apple’s HomePod for $199. Since we’ve been eating at our dining table more recently (instead of in front of the TV), listening to music on the Amazon Echo, we thought we’d get a HomePod for better sound.
The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 10 is “windows” (suggested by @Miraz). Here are views out two of the custom-built chicken coop windows. 📷 #mbaug
Flowers of the day: a rose bush in the garden by our kitchen. 🌱
On the homestead blog: Welcome to season three of the Yellow Cottage Homestead Ducklings show! We begin by cleaning out the duck house in preparation for the new ducklings, due around Thursday. 🦆
