On the homestead blog this week, a number of animated GIFs, including a 30-second summary of the last week inside the cat house, and more. #Caturday 🐈
Author: David
This quote from Heinlein’s Time Enough for Love seems appropriate (or something) on my birthday: 🙃📚💬 #mbmay
Delusions are often functional. A mother’s opinions about her children’s beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning them at birth.
A special birthday treat for breakfast: homemade green eggs and ham. Very tasty.
I was born at 16:17 NZ time on May 23, 1969. So right… now is my exact birthday. 🎂
Yesterday’s second attempt at sourdough bread turned out a bit better than the first time, though still a bit too much hydration, I think. 🍞
As a responsible flag owner, I have lowered my flag to half-staff as directed by the presidential proclamation to honor the victims of the pandemic, though I don’t understand why; not like it’s over. Is this another “Mission Accomplished” situation?
On the homestead blog this week, GIFs of birds swooping, chickens fighting, and the duck flapping his wings, plus more pictures. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is a classic book (and movie). An amusing quote from it (with a deeper meaning): 📚💬 #mbmay
I’m a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.
Today’s moment of cuteness: Paladin in a cardboard nest. 🐈
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the big Mt St Helens eruption, so it’s fitting that my next scheduled throwback photos are of a visit there in August 2003. #ThrowbackThursday
