The Micro.blog challenge word for day 11 is “machine”. I have a collection of old Macs in a corner of my office; antique PowerPC-based machines, including an early iBook, an original iMac, a G5 tower, a Mac mini, plus some ancient displays etc. 💻🖥📷 #mbfeb

Antique Macs

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 10 is “energy”. Homemade pizza is a tasty source of energy. Margherita for me, puttanesca for @jidabug (larger portion for me, as she doesn’t eat leftover pizza). 🍕📷 #mbfeb

Pizza

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 9 is “muddy”. Guess what happens when you add dirt and water together? Some muddy glop. But great for the base of the new duck island. 🏝🦆📷 #mbfeb

Dirt and water

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 8 is “hope”. An easy one for me today: I hope that the new island continues to float, and the ducks use it. They were just swimming near it, so don’t seem too freaked out by it. 🏝🦆📷 #mbfeb

Ducks near the new island

As a bonus picture for today’s Micro.blog challenge: sometimes Pippin has a craving for the dog’s water instead of his own. Bonus slobber flavor! 🐈📷 #mbfeb

Pippin drinking from dog bowl

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 7 is “craving”. Sometimes it’s really enjoyable to satiate a craving for a burger and tots. (Beyond Meat fake patty, American cheese, pineapple ring, sliced tomato, shredded lettuce, brioche bun, plus tater tots.) 🍔📷 #mbfeb

Burger and tots

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 6 is “sport”. Here’s a selfie from just now by our pond, with some ducks in the background. I don’t care much about my appearance, but it makes me happy to sport a long beard. 📷 #mbfeb

David by pond with ducks

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 5 is “pets” (suggested by me). Sometimes I wonder why we have pets; Paladin and Pippin often start the day by fighting. 🐈📷 #mbfeb

Paladin and Pippin

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 4 is “layers”. Our 19 chickens are good layers, averaging about 14 eggs per day in summer; the number reduces to only one or two during fall molting, but is starting to ramp up again now, at about five per day. 🐓🥚📷 #mbfeb

Eggs