Way back in February 2017 I noticed small white posts appearing around the place — as in the background of this selfie. The closeup shows more of the post. Turned out they are Geodetic Survey Marker indicator posts. Today I reported one that had come adrift.
Another excellent read: What They Knew: (Detective Clare Mackay 4) by Marion Todd 📚:
there’s a strong chance that there’s a killer on the loose in St Andrews.
Clare and her team will have to look past the obvious conclusions and delve deeper into the lives of the victims
3 am: Sasha 🐶, on my bed: I need to go out … Ohh noo, it’s raining out there … back on the bed instead. I’m awake, read, settle back to sleep at 4 am.
4.01 am: Sasha 🐶, on my bed: I really need to go out. I go out, in the rain, to guide her. Never did get back to sleep. 🥱🥱
Heh: Bird of the Year: Bats join the competition
Including the mammals in the Bird of the Year competition is certainly setting the bat amongst the pigeons, so to speak
The long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa, is one of two native bat species in New Zealand
My 🐈 buddy Leo has an excellent view from his spot on the sofa. This was taken yesterday.
My 🐈 buddy Leo’s family have a spa pool they urged me to use. That’s a nice way to begin a cool and grey Sunday. Ahhhh.
I really enjoy this writer. Goodbye Sea Angel: A Port Alma Murder Mystery by Anne Shillolo 📚 was another great read:
DC Holly Towns takes an extra paid shift on board the Sea Angel party boat … But before the night is out … a body is found on the lower deck.
My buddy Leo was relaxing in the play loft today. 🐈 I enticed him down the steps though.
It was high tide when I took the dogs to the beach, so we had to negotiate our way through driftwood.
I’m visiting my buddy Leo today. 🐈
Finally, yesterday, the part of our shared private lane closest to the road was resurfaced. The existing surface was scraped off, shingle laid and graded, then rolled. At last now the sun has come out, and as the shingle dries out it will harden. Now for the $$$.
By the time I came home this morning the part of our driveway from the garage out past the gate had been completed. Thanks to the rain it’s all a bit sticky right now, but once it dries out it’ll be a good solid surface.
Every couple of years I get a free mammogram with BreastScreen Aotearoa. It’s 10 minutes of having my breasts squished and squashed uncomfortably. Could be lifesaving though, so it’s a small price to pay. Simple delicious eggs on toast breakfast beforehand.
Today workers scraped off the bottom part of our driveway and started spreading fresh shingle from the garage to the gate area. Tomorrow they finish adding shingle and then compact it.
Lone kowhai flower.
These are ‘before’ shots from today of the road end of our private lane. Tomorrow a contractor will scrape off the top, add fresh base coarse shingle and compact it. Maybe then I won’t have to clench my teeth while cycling along it in case of biting my tongue!
Hah! Hands off our Hairy Maclary! (wonderful kids book):
this mistake has been calcifying for … 40 years. The Scots have thought Hairy’s theirs for as long as we in Aotearoa have known he’s most indubitably ours. It’s… as entrenched as Hairy’s… hustling and also bustling.
Spammers don’t discriminate. Here’s the latest ‘Nigerian princess’ email, this time in Te Reo Māori.
This 5 minute video was intriguing — I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible:
An elevator that can go smoothly from horizontal to vertical isn’t possible… right? Turns out the conventional wisdom is wrong, and the Schmid Peoplemover has been doing that for many years.