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On the homestead blog: we begin week two of ducklings. They’ve grown noticeably already. 🦆

2020-06-11 · ducks

Back around 2004, computers didn’t have a tiny built-in camera; Apple introduced a relatively massive iSight camera that could be stuck to the back of your Mac. #ThrowbackThursday

2020-06-11 · jenn · macs · technology · ThrowbackThursday

For completeness, one more example of supporting things I believe in and enjoy: I also joined the new Accidental Tech Podcast membership program. 💵

2020-06-11 · podcast

I also just set up a monthly donation to Black Girls Code, to contribute towards more diversity in my industry. 💵

2020-06-11 · donation

I’m still enjoying micro-lending via Kiva, having started last month. Yesterday was my monthly auto-deposit, but I set it up incorrectly so it auto-lended, so I just made another deposit so I could have the fun of choosing. 💵

2020-06-11 · kiva

Flower of the day: irises. 🌱

2020-06-11 · flowers

The answer to today’s What’s It Wednesday, as correctly guessed by two people: it’s a 3-gallon water jug filled with chicken feed. It drains into a tube with holes from which they can eat. 🐓 #WhatsItWednesday

2020-06-10 · chickens · WhatsItWednesday

On the homestead blog: Happy birthday ducklings! They hatched one week ago today. 🦆

2020-06-10 · ducks

Let’s play What’s It Wednesday again. Almost certainly too easy this time, but let’s find out. What do you think this is? #WhatsItWednesday

2020-06-10 · WhatsItWednesday

On the Dejus YouTube channel: Quack and peep. Sound on! Listen to Bert's raspy quack in the first half of the video, and the ducklings peeping in the second half. 🦆

2020-06-10 · ducks · video

On the homestead blog: building a three-bin composting system. 🔨

2020-06-10 · building

Today’s flowers: poppies. 🌱

2020-06-10 · flowers

On the homestead blog for today’s duckling update, Bert and the ducklings saw each other. 🦆

2020-06-09 · ducks

We had food truck burritos for dinner tonight… which is the first time we’ve had food not prepared by us since March 6. Tasted so good! 🌯

2020-06-09 · food

On the Dejus YouTube channel: Bert the duck checking out the chickens in their run. 🦆🐓

2020-06-09 · chickens · ducks · video

A timely quote from Isaac Asimov’s Prelude to Foundation: 💬

2020-06-09 · quote

Saying something is 'too bad' is easy. You say you disapprove which makes you a nice person and then you can go about your own business and not be interested any more.

Flower of the day: calla lily. 🌱

2020-06-09 · flowers

On the homestead blog today in the duck house, I captured some interesting EcoGlow interactions, plus added some straw bedding. 🦆

2020-06-08 · ducks

On the Dejus YouTube channel: Slow-motion bees in the bee pool. We have a pool from which our bees can drink, filled with rocks for them to land on so they don't drown. This is a slow-motion recording of bees drinking and flying above the pool. 🐝

2020-06-08 · bees · slow-mo · video

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