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I had simply never registered that Z keyboard command in Photos.app and have spent a lot of time over the months trying to use the slider control to zoom to 100%. If only they’d added the bit of text I’d been wanting to see under a menu: 100%. User error but Apple didn’t help.

Screenshot showing my text addition to the menu item.
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Morning dog. Sasha, only a few days away from her 16th birthday. 🐶

Small black dog on a rug.
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A couple of weeks ago I paid Amazon ~$20 on top of purchase price to ship me a pair of new earbuds. They were defective. Turns out I can’t ship them back because international parcels can’t contain more than 2 batteries. The postal worker also mentioned a cost over $100! 🤬

Screenshot of the rule about max 2 batteries.
Screenshot of packaging rules for batteries.
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I have supervisors. A couple of little Warou, Welcome swallow spend the day sitting on the rail by the lounge. Such cuties! 🐦

Swallow scratching itself.
Swallow with head turned to the left.
Swallow turned slightly right and with beak slightly open.
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And for today’s yoga session we have a simple little neck twist with head tuck. 🐦

Swallow preening the feathers on its lower back.
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Weird thing, but Aotearoa New Zealand Law says that beaches are roads. Land Transport Act 1998: In Part 1, the Interpretation, it says: “road includes— (c) a beach.” Weirder: the Law doesn’t actually define ‘beach’. 😆

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While one Kāhu | Hawk was flying around, another was relaxing on a fencepost. 🐦

Hawk on the wing.
Hawk on a fence post.
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With the flax spears opening Tūī | Tui are visiting to feed. 🐦

Blue and black iridescent bird feeds in a flax flower.
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I’m outta here! 🐦

Pied Stilt flies off, at the beach.
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My old girl Sasha, eating her dinner last night. 🐶

Sasha eats dinner from a bowl on the floor.
Sasha with head raised above a bowl on the floor.
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Listening to what I think is a Korimako | Bellbird this morning. 😍

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This makes me happy. I’ve now sent out 10 issues of a local monthly community newsletter I write (Buttondown is great for this). My subscriber count is gradually growing. This issue went out to 52 subscribers.

Chart shows increasing numbers of newsletter subscribers.
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A new skill I’ve learned today: How To Compare Two Images. Makes a web page with a slider to compare two images. See Compare 2016 and 2019 images of the North track area and Compare 2016 and 2019 images of the Miratana track area.

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We had 300 grams of mushrooms that were getting a bit old, so I experimented with making Mushroom soup. That was easy and delicious. I only wish I’d been able to buy some yummy bread to go with it…

Mushrooms on a chopping board beside a knife.
Mushrooms in a saucepan with a silicon spoon.
A bowl of mushroom soup with a little parsley and a swirl of cream.
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Flax spears in late sun.

Flax spears in late sun.
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Not Boss at parking!

Large Ford vehicle with numberplate Goboss parked half on the kerb in a parking lot.
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When I want to learn how to best use my Apple stuff I turn to the utterly excellent Take Control Books. For a few days they are on sale:

50% off. Sale begins on Thursday 11/24 and runs through Thursday 12/1

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I just watched Why Am I Craving Sweets? | Serving Up Science:

When we eat foods that contain lots of fat and sugar, it’s the natural chemical dopamine that gives us a rush of elation and desire for more.

Interesting! I’ll watch more from this series for sure.

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Aaargh! I’m sitting here feeling peckish and wondering what to make for dinner. Meanwhile all my US blogpals are posting photos of Thanksgiving food…

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I’m not in the habit of posting photos of public toilets, but March 2022 just before demolition of the ~70 year old building: 1. a row of 3 inaccessible cubicles for women, 2. the interior of one cubicle (yuk). Then, 25 November 2022, a new, accessible, all-gender space. 🚽

Line of cublicles in the old toilet block.
Detail of one old cubicle.
Fresh new spacious cubicle with change table and accessibility features.