This was one of two good things to arrive in the mail this morning: Letter advising “no evidence of breast cancer” after a recent routine mammogram.
I want to include this photo in a (mainly birds 🤓) quiz. Trying to decide which one of these military helicopters it is. Hmmm, I’m thinking SH-2G(I) Seasprite.
Another excellent read from a favourite author: Fear on the Fens: (DI Nikki Galena Series Book 13) by Joy Ellis 📚
[they] must find a man who’s been missing for two decades and unravel the painful past of a broken family before anyone else dies.
… with their hands tied …
The dogs don’t like it when the grass in the dog yard gets too long. 🐶 It must tickle their bottoms or something and then they poop on the water tank, which I don’t want them to do. So it was time to tackle the long grass with the weedeater before today’s rain. Before; after.
I spotted this small yellowish-green bird on a flax spear but couldn’t make out what it was. I took a couple of photos through the window, but as soon as I opened the door for a better look it flew off. Greenfinch. 🐦
It’s duckling season. 😀
One reason I’m looking forward to an extremely high Covid vaccination rate in Aotearoa New Zealand is so the flood of [everything] encouraging people to get vaccinated can stop. So many articles, posts, memes, campaigns, news reports, ads, emails etc etc etc.
Mysteries featuring black lesbians, with a touch of romance, are few and far between. Smoke Before Fire by A.M. McKnight 📚
I give this developing author a pass on the many typos, but the price should be half what it is on a lightweight book. Considering reading more by McKnight.
Yay, Apple are finally thinking about shipping me the iPhone I ordered a month ago. Selling some shares to cover the cost. Bought Applecare for this one too since it’s both so expensive and so droppable.
Today I was rung by someone from LINZ who asked if I could put the broken marker post I reported yesterday back in the ground.
When I dug into the hole I could see the post had been snapped off. There is a building site opposite and I suspect a truck ran it over.
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.
