So cool 🐦 : 3D printed eggs used in fairy tern rescue programme | RNZ News:
Staff remove the [real] eggs, take them to incubators at Auckland Zoo, and the terns continue incubating what they thought were their eggs.
… a record-breaking breeding season with 22 eggs laid and 14 chicks successfully hatched.
Hmmm, still none the wiser. Bizarre film. Asteroid City 🎥:
It is Anderson's homage to popular memory and mythology about extraterrestrials and UFOs witnessed in the American Southwestern desert in close proximity to atomic test sites during the postwar period of the 20th century.
I liked the alien.
The Outskirter's Secret (Steerswoman Series Book 2) by Rosemary Kirstein was as gripping as the first book. 📚
The world building in this series is phenomenal and as we learn more about steerswomen, outskirters and wizards there are some hints about what's going on below the surface. On to Book 3!
Fun moment: distance between where I live now and where I was born: Distance Between Cities Places On Map Distance Calculator:
18,759 km or 11,656 miles
Thanks to @crossingthethreshold.
Waikawa Beach, 20 March 2024. The Pacific Wave Appreciation Society appreciates even the smallest of waves. 🌊
Hmm, I'm reading out a brief speech from my iPad at a Horowhenua District Council meeting today. I had the speech in Apple Notes but was worried about accidentally editing (deleting) as I scroll. You can't make Notes read-only.
I ended up pasting into Pages, exporting a PDF and will use that.
I'm usually good with anagrams so was initially disappointed with my first try at Lex Friedman's By A Vowel puzzle.
I was relieved that after solving the first couple in the archive and remembering the answers have a theme, my results improved. Whew.
With Equinox tomorrow, I lit the first fire for 2024.
Waikawa river mouth shines in the early morning.
In 2 days time I will be speaking to our local District Council for no more than 5 minutes on an incredibly divisive local topic: vehicle access to Waikawa Beach.
The community has been polarised. I support a pedestrian-friendly beach where vehicles are not allowed. Refining my talk…
Ate dinner with friends at Samrat Indian Restaurant in Waikanae. Just like last time, the food was delicious. I had a goat curry. It was followed by a surprise amuse bouche of vanilla ice cream.
Bag 2 of the Lego build complete, with no parts left over. 😅
So quiet today — I took a nap in the sun with crickets for company. Delightful.
Kāpiti Island and Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) on a clear sunny day.
Hah hah — love it!
Note: the title attribute reads: Doug's cousin, the one from London, runs a Bumble love cult.
Whew, I've completed the first pack on my 5-pack Lego build.
After discovering a leftover piece 😳 I returned to Page 11 and inserted the missing parts. And corrected another mistake.
Then I took a photo.
Then I corrected the wrongly inserted parts …
I don't often read fantasy, but on Annie's recommendation (what Annie said goes for me too) I took a chance on The Steerswoman (Steerswoman Series Book 1) by Rosemary Kirstein. 📚
I found it really engaging and immediately bought the next.
I like that the main character is a scientist.
Also spotted this morning.
A different kind of bird low overhead at the beach today.
Hardly a challenging plot, but the movie 80 for Brady was fun. 🎥
Hard to go wrong with a cast that includes Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field.
