Unless you actively hate dogs I’m certain this video from WeRateDogs will bring you 7 minutes of joy: The Dogs of 2020:
in a year filled with so much bad… our dogs were very, very good
🐶 😂
Pohutukawa or Rata in flower — I can’t tell the two types of tree apart. Also, this morning, I planted a tiny Kowhai tree. Fingers crossed it can survive.
Flax bushes are great. Birds, native and exotic, feed on the flowers. But the fibrous, stringy, tough leaves are hard to cut with a knife. They are also a nightmare when weedeating as they catch and wind round the head. That’s why I’m thrilled with my new flax cutter! Easy peasy!
This is a great round-up post from feminist academic, Debbie Cameron: Not unprecedented: 2020. Her posts are always informative and thought-provoking.
Ahh, rewatched Warehouse 13 S01E01. It’s a fun show and I’m looking forward to watching more.
a team of field agents retrieve artifacts that have become charged with energy that gives them dangerous powers.
The great thing about summer this year is that I don’t have to get up super-early to take the dogs out before it gets too hot for them. Oh, and I get to wear my snuggly winter woollies more. And I get to stay indoors more and read or internet. 🥶🌧
After reading several comments from Micro.Bloggers and this review I Wish “Wonder Woman 1984” Had Been About Wonder Woman, I’ve put my plans to see WW1984 on hold. I’ll wait till I can watch on my computer. Disappointing when movies don’t centre the eponymous female lead.
Humans Used to Sleep in Two Shifts, And Maybe We Should Start It Again: 💤
Some believe sleep disorders, like sleep maintenance insomnia, are rooted in the body's natural preference for split sleep. Therefore, split sleep schedules may be a more natural rhythm for some people.
Wow, I’ve kept a log every day for over a year. Usually that kind of thing falls apart fairly quickly. I’ve also posted on Micro.Blog at least once per day for more than a year. Daily log is in OmniOutliner — a favourite utility app I’ve used for years. Captain’s Log. 😀🖖🏼
Oh boy, reading with a sharp eye a book by an American author and discovering innumerable fine and subtle potential distinctions between American English and New Zealand / British English. Prepositions, plurals, word choice… 🤯
We really enjoyed Netflix ☛ The Grizzlies. 🎬
Based on a true story, … depicts a youth lacrosse team set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.
centred the perspectives of Inuit youth and did not fall into white savior tropes
Three desserts from Christmas lunch.
Yesterday we took the red car through the touch-free carwash in Palmerston North.
Yesterday I visited the Wildbase Recovery in Palmerston North and saw this Kākā. The facility is amazing, helping wild birds recover and recuperate until they can be released. 🐦
These ducklings in the gardens in Palmerston North were very bold. 🐦
The hunt in the next door paddock. Rabbit on the left eats grass. Wild ginger cat on the right lies in wait. 🐇 🐈
The dash for safety … was successful.
Our favourite dog pal Willow is visiting for the day. 🐶
Milk.
Another superb Aussie movie: Ride Like a Girl 🎬:
Michelle Payne … became the first woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup in 2015.
Features Kiwi actor Sam Neill.
There were some fraught moments…
