Miraz Jordan

I used to use a Keyboard Maestro action to open my Time Machine System Preference but with some OS upgrade it stopped working properly. It would open the General section but not specifically Time Machine.

Yesterday I finally solved this via bvanpeski/SystemPreferences · GitHub:

Hooray!

Something special happened last night. There I was lying with my eyes open hoping sleep would capture me. I could see a couple of stars through my west-facing window and put my glasses on to identify them. Orion was sinking.

Then a small brief snowball shot down from above. Fireball, I reckon. ☄️

On my bike ride today I drank a can of L&P (Lemon & Paeroa, lemonade), then when I came home I drank far too many cups of tea. That's why it's almost midnight and I'm still awake. 😵‍💫

That's what happens when you turn 69. Nice long birthday though. 🤣

I biked 10 km beside the river in Palmerston North and I’m having a rest and enjoying the view before I head back to the car.

Today's adventure: bike along the Manawatū River Park Pathway in Palmerston North then have lunch at my favourite, Mr Choi, where the chicken teriyaki is delicious.

Listened to this interview yesterday — so interesting — Record-smashing Tonga volcano sheds new light on how underwater volcanoes blow:

This particular eruption was so powerful, NASA actually detected the cloud rising to 57 kilometres high. … That meant that it had so much power, and so much velocity, it punched through the jet stream of the stratosphere and it pushed ash and basically salt water into the mesosphere.

I planted two Grevillea New Blood today.

A stunning deep red flowering ground cover.

It is a quite vigorous frost-hardy plant that flowers over a long period from Autumn to Spring. Best suited to well-drained soils in full sun but will tolerate partial shade.

25cm x 1-1.5m

Thanks to @bsag I'm currently reading Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner.

There are some wonderful turns of phrase …

On Sunday mornings Henry would wind the clock. First one and then the other the quivering chains were wound up, till only the snouts of the leaden weights were visible, drooping sullenly over the abyss of time wherein they were to make their descent during the seven days following. After that the family went to church, and there were wound up for the week in much the same manner.

Deb and I brunched today at Harrison's cafe and garden centre in Pekapeka. It's such a peaceful environment and the food is fine.

While waiting to pay for a few plants, the next-door cat, who thinks the cafe and its people who give it cuddles are just the best thing ever, graced the counter. 🐈