Abandoned 40% through: A Deadly Course (Sugarbury Falls Mysteries Book 1) by Diane Weiner 📚. Amateur detectives leap to various conclusions. I think I prefer trained detectives.
I abandoned Aged for Murder (A Tuscan Vineyard Cozy Mystery—Book 1) by Fiona Grace 📚 about 33% through. The write-up didn’t make clear it’s a romance with lots of ‘chiseled jaw’ and ‘stunningly handsome’. Romance is so not my thing, especially if it’s hetero.
I quite enjoyed Murder Under the Palms (Detectives Preddy & Harris Book 2) by Paula Lennon 📚. It was a little slow though.
I bought myself an autumn day treat while out and about this morning. A very delicious real fruit blackberry icecream cone at the nearby blueberry farm.
Hah, remembering this day in 2020 when global Covid cases numbered less than 500,000.
I don’t often listen to music but this morning I’ve been captivated by Deva Mahal. For example this just released All Your Ships Have Sailed by Troy Kingi, performed by Deva Mahal and ensemble. Lyrics What a voice!
I’ve had this M1 MacBook Pro for over a year now. Today after 9 hours of use the battery has ‘already’ dropped to 50% charge from full. How easily expectations change! Any of my previous MacBook Pros I’d be amazed to get 9 hours battery use at all.
Up, up, down, down. 🐦 Canada Geese, on the wing.
These ring-necked pheasants are very common round here. They’re splendid birds, but also kind of incredible. That eye belongs in a cartoon. 🐦
My new favourite — Shedunnit:
a storytelling podcast that unravels the mysteries behind classic detective stories.
I’ve listened to 3 episodes so far and it’s just so good! If, like me, you enjoy reading mysteries, or perhaps if you write them, give this show a try.
We see Kingfishers around here quite often — usually in the garden. I didn’t really expect to see this little one on the beach yesterday. 🐦 Kōtare, Sacred kingfisher
I spent an age today making a Big List of Waikawa Beach Birds. Counting only live birds, not those washed up on the beach, there are over 50! 🐦
These Rock pigeons, although common everywhere, are actually not that easy to find at Waikawa Beach. 🐦 I first spotted them a few months ago, but it was only yesterday things came together for a quick photo of one. It flew away immediately. 😒
This spammer failed to trick the detection engines by using these intriguing font forms. However, I do like the overall look. Must have been a big job to create.
These two annoyingly distant Spur-winged Plovers were at the beach this morning. I’ve been wanting to get photos of them, but am a bit disappointed with the results. 🐦
A few small shakes overnight, 2 very close and shallow 〰️:
- Sun Mar 20 2022 8:28 PM: 15 km south-east of Seddon; M4.5; Depth: 10 km.
- Sun Mar 20 2022 11:50 PM: 10 km west of Levin; M3.2; Depth: 5 km.
- Mon Mar 21 2022 12:08 AM: 10 km west of Levin; M2.6; Depth: 5 km.
I was never really very fond of gulls, but I’m coming to quite like the ones at Waikawa Beach. Tarapunga, Red-billed gull. 🐦
I really enjoyed The Girl Who Killed You (The Shee McQueen Mystery Thriller Series Book 3) by Amy Vansant 📚:
Shee quickly tracks [a missing] boy to a Bahamian island playground … The job seems such a breeze, she hires her daughter to infiltrate the age-restricted compound.
Waikawa Beach at 9 am on a cool, clear, sunny, still morning. Paradise.