A bonus “station”: a boxed Mac mini and Airport Extreme base station, also from 2005. Remember when Apple made Wi-Fi routers? (And remember the ad for them?) #mbfeb
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The word for day 23 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “station”. Here’s Portland’s downtown train station from 2005. I bet this view would be quite different nowadays, since the area in the background has gone through a lot of development. #mbfeb
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On the homestead blog this week, my first sighting of a coyote, plus some raccoons, and less Pumpkin than usual. #Caturday 🐈
· cats · Caturday · wildlife
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The word for day 22 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “spectacle”. Watching Rory lick sour cream off a spoon is quite the spectacle, with slobber and sour cream going everywhere. #mbfeb
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On the homestead blog this week, the heron returns, a super-exciting stack of food bags and fun egg math, and assorted duck and chicken pics. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
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The word for day 21 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “progress”. The daffodils sprouting shows the progress towards spring. #mbfeb
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After we moved to the US in 2001, we bought a cute Volkswagen New Beetle car. #ThrowbackThursday
· jenn · ThrowbackThursday · vehicles
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A few more photos from our weekend trip; we stopped at a lookout above the Columbia River where Celilo Falls used to be, before it was flooded for a dam, plus some pics around the Stonehenge memorial.
· Hood River · travel · vacation
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The word for day 20 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “scale”. I’ve just scaled back my wallet from a thick leather one to a new SlimFold wallet (thanks to Marco for the recommendation). #mbfeb
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After lunch on our Hood River mini vacation, we headed east to the Maryhill Stonehenge, a replica of the original. It was built as a World War I memorial.
· Hood River · scenic · vacation
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The word for day 19 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “space”. Here’s a space between stones at a Stonehenge replica from our Hood River trip; more photos of it later. #mbfeb
· Hood River · mbfeb · vacation
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On Saturday during our Hood River mini vacation, Jenn and I did some tastings at a couple of wineries. We were planning to visit more, but felt we had enough after two. We went to Syncline Winery and COR Cellars.
· beverages · Hood River · jenn · vacation · winery
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On the Dejal blog: Chicken GIFs is heading for the chopping block. Apple is cleaning out apps and other content that haven’t been updated in three years, and Chicken GIFs is one. I have made it completely free until it vanishes; if you want it, get it now! See the blog post for more info.
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The word for day 18 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “oppose”. I decided not to oppose Apple’s notice that they’ll remove my Chicken GIFs iMessage sticker pack, since it hasn’t been updated in three years. #mbfeb
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The main reason for our trip to Hood River was to attend the winemaker dinner at our favorite winery, Marchesi Vineyards, along with friends. Some very tasty food and wine, accompanied by words from the winemaker, and Italian arias. An excellent evening.
· beverages · david · food · friends · Hood River · jenn · vacation
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The word for day 17 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “cool”. A frosty window on a cool morning. #mbfeb
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We just had a little weekend getaway, staying in Hood River, Oregon at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa. Here are some pictures of the hotel and our room.
· Hood River · travel · vacation
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The word for day 16 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “rest”. Letting my roast potato and Canadian bacon pizza rest for a moment before cutting it and adding dollops of sour cream. Mmm, tasty. #mbfeb
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On the homestead blog: for this week’s cat update, lots of cuteness, and a bit of drama. But only one GIF. #Caturday 🐈
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The word for day 15 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “balance”. Like most cats, Paladin has no trouble balancing on the narrow railing. #mbfeb
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