I recently decided on Move It Mondays to start my week off right. Today was so gorgeous I took the kayak to the river and paddled for an hour. Im getting better: less water in the kayak, went a bit further. Utterly peaceful.
This Micro Monday I suggest @danielpunkass, creator of MarsEdit and Black Ink, podcaster with @manton at Core Intuition and all-round thoughtful person.
Was that Venus looking in while I did my morning stretches? Starwalk said Yes. And it turns out Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all together in the west. First day after Solstice and we move towards summer now. A couple of seconds more light in the day…
We have new neighbours. Neighhh. 🐴 👏
Emily Graslie is one of my favourite YouTube video presenters. Now shes part of the Prehistoric road trip which turns out to be not just video, but a whole experience. I havent yet watched, but plan to dig in soon.
Down in the dunes this morning, this wonderful fungus.
Rain glorious rain! It rained for more than 24 hours. Yesterday alone brought nearly 40 mm. The water tank is overflowing and the garden sure needed it. It was also enjoyable spending a day in by the fire, though there was a break where I took the dogs out.
Sleepy as last nights good shake left me awake for more than an hour. At 7.5 magnitude and only 33 Km deep its a good thing the quake originated about 1,000 Km away from me. 〰️
I did not know this:
The combined gravitational pull of the Sun, Saturn, Jupiter and other planets cause the shape of the Earth’s orbit to vary from its most elliptical to almost circular on a 110,000 year time scale.
Via Come Rain Or Shine.
And on motorcycling: two keen motorcycling women friends (each has 2 or 3 large bikes) married back in February 2014. They rode their bikes to the ceremony… But look at the amazing cake another friend made for them!
A conversation with @Strandlines about gendered protective gear reminded me of a Letter to the Editor I wrote in 1972, when I was 17 and rode a motorbike. (BTW: I've never cared an iota about fashion in my entire life.) Headline: Wanted: sensible rig for girl motor-cyclists.
Such a fascinating and provocative 40 minute interview: Caroline Criado Perez: Invisible Women.
Maybe health workers would like the safety of PPE that actually fits, or police would like stab proof vests that protect against pointy weapons.
Last night Oshi drove me crazy with almost continuous barking for about 90 minutes when I went to bed. 👿
Today I may know why: one dead quail and one missing quail who left a lot of feathers behind. I think a stoat halved my flock! 😤 🐦
Do you know about MyNoise? I use the iOS apps, but also listen on my Mac sometimes (as now). A library of customisable sounds to help with focus, distraction, tinnitus. I often use this to help me sleep.
use the noises you most enjoy to mask the noises you don’t want to hear
I enjoyed Margaret Mizushima: Hunting Hour 📚:
a girl has gone missing from the junior high … police dog Robo … his highly trained nose leads them right to Candice
Unfortunately reading at night and a dark theme led to disturbed dreams for me, so I finished reading during the day.
This Micro Monday I’d suggest you follow @cheri , author of some excellent cozy mysteries and other books.
I love watching the signers on Government briefings. The signer just now seems particularly expressive in face and body as well as gesture. Unfortunately we have 2 new cases of Covid-19 after 24 consecutive days of none. New arrivals into NZ.
I know, slightly, the author of the NZ Health and Disability System Review, so am not surprised that measures to counteract systemic racism are included. “Create a new Māori Health Authority” is up there.
8 board members … an equal number of Māori and Crown representatives.
Excellent! Aotearoa New Zealand has free health care for all but the system was run down over a long time by conservative governments and was a shambles. Improvement is coming — overhaul of health system
shift focus in all areas from treatment to wellbeing, the report said.