I can't exactly pinpoint where this tree felling is taking place. It may be about 700 metres to the southeast of our house. The bottom of the slope has been cleared already. I'm curious to know what vista will open up for us once all the trees are gone.
Airing out the cobweb.
I was briefly awake at 1130 pm last night. Through the open window I could hear not only the sea, but also a Ruru | Morepork. That’s the first time I’ve heard one here. I’m thrilled to know we have a Ruru in these parts.
Great explanation — The core of karakia:
Karakia is karakia. You’ve got ka - it ignites - ra - connectivity and kia is the essence of your voice, the tone of your voice, your sincerity, the words you are saying. … a karakia’s about intention, it’s about setting goodwill, it’s about setting a good direction.
Guess the problem (watch the video). I'm torn between good coverage and wrecking the night sky. Mobile coverage across the country with SpaceX:
We're very proud to announce a new collaboration with SpaceX to provide 100 percent mobile coverage across the New Zealand.
Our local Council livestream meetings then make the recordings available. After sitting through a few hours that didn’t interest me I emailed and asked for chapters or timestamps, even if just in the Description.
Heard back today that they like that idea and plan to implement it by next meeting. 👍
Over on the Micro.Blog Help site @manton has provided a list of 20 allowed file extensions for Micro.Blog file uploads. File type upload was a problem for me recently.
Bit of an ethical dilemma today, in a post on another blog. I linked to an 8 minute radio interview. Their copyright says I can link but not publish the audio file. Fair enough.
I had the AI Aiko.app generate a transcript. Transcripts aren’t mentioned in their copyright. Include it or not? I did.
The entertainment at the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival was excellent. It continued all day with a lot of variety. Very short clips below of a swing band, a marching band and a sea shanty group.
Kimbolton is a 90 minute drive northish from Waikawa Beach. At their Sculpture Festival they knew how to entertain, kids especially. Lots of food stalls, but also a pen of Dorset Downs sheep, a Mystery Wool Dig, a jump-in trampoline, a boat race pond and lots of other good rural stuff.
The Sunday Essay: Confessions of a cryptic addict
There is, however, no disputing the pleasures cryptic puzzles bring. Astle says when a clue is solved, “the endorphins spike and the cortisol and the adrenaline drops – so there is this real general and genuine wave of pleasure.”
At the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival were this horse head made from motorbike parts, stag made of horse shoes and bull made from bicycle tires.
Wait … is that a UFO?
Well, well, well. This 6 minute video is so interesting: What Are The Different Types Of Cinnamon?:
Did you know there are different types of Cinnamon? And the cinnamon you’re noshing on today is not the same kind your Granny used to sprinkle in her recipes. Our spice rack MVP has a long history that involves magic birds and power struggles.
Nice: Words from the land of the long white cloud: New Zealand English additions to the OED:
In its latest update, the OED is putting the spotlight on the country that its first inhabitants, the … Aotearoa—the land of the long white cloud—as the dictionary deepens its coverage of New Zealand English by adding 47 new entries.
Just checking the recipe for the chicken wings I want to cook shortly for dinner: Honey and ginger chicken wings | Jamie Oliver recipes:
place in the fridge to marinate for 24 hours
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Further back there seems to be some tree felling going on. That may well be on a different property — it gets a bit confusing round here.
It’s all go round here today, in the teeth of a cold southerly. The farmer next door is harvesting a crop that is probably maize.
The harvester looks pretty flash, so I imagine it’s a contractor.
I knew it was chilly this morning, with a cold wind, and that way down south there were snow warnings for the mountains. Still, I was very surprised when I went out for lunch to see the tops of the Tararuas had a fairly decent coating of snow too.
What, you've never seen a rabbit eating a peach? Well you have now. 🐇
