Urgh, this wind is a definite incentive to stay in bed. 💨
On my Micro.blog site styling the photos also affected my avatar at the top of the page. This CSS fixed that:
img#avatar {margin-top:0; padding-top:0;}
On my Micro.blog site I didn’t like my photos being smooshed together. This CSS has helped:
img {margin-top:1.5em; background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px gray;}
It adds space and a drop-shadow. See miraz.me for how it looks.
The map mystery
Whenever a Kiwi spots a world map in the background of some News broadcast, our eye is inevitably drawn to the space where New Zealand should be. All too often we're not there! Which is why this 3 minute video is so important. 😎
NZ where the bloody hell are you?
Includes a starring role for our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.
I was wondering how much CO2 I save by making hyperlocal trips on my bike. This handy CO2 calculator is useful: The approximate CO2 per litre of … petrol … is … 2.31kg.
We all need to cut back where we can.
On strong role models in film and tv — we need more
Here's an excellent research-based 7 minute video from BrainCraft about how important role models are: How Dana Scully Changed Science —
…we take a look at the Scully Effect, … It's had the largest impact on women in STEM, but strong role models in film and tv have an impact on *everyone's* career choices and changing the public perception of scientists.
Sunset, and I glanced up at the now cloud-free Tararuas to see snow on the peaks. No wonder it’s so chilly outside. Photos: pink sunset colours on snowy peaks.
That scary rain on the roof sound
It's common in New Zealand for houses to have a tin
roof. In our case that's long-run Colorsteel. So when it rains heavily it can get quite noisy.
This morning we had a sudden rush of almost 15mm per hour. The noise level rocketed up from 40dB to 80dB and two small nervous dogs rocketed up onto the bed.
14.9mm per hour rainfall.
Heavy rain noise.
Sasha and Oshi on the bed while heavy rain is scary.
Pictures: screenshot of rainfall rate; screenshot of decibel level; two small dogs on the bed looking alarmed.
Today’s beach observation: an intact sand dollar.
This morning I stood on the deck and took photos of some of our household and neighbours. Photos: 2 black cats; brown horse eating grass with a pine tree in the background; brown and white steer eating grass in a paddock.
Don’t mean to harp on it, but that earthquake was BIG and LONG. I’m actually shaking still. A couple of tiny items fell off a shelf and no damage I’m aware of, but wow! #eq
Wow. If you never hear from me again it’s because I didn’t follow the rule about “Long and strong get gone”. Very big earthquake and very long. Feeling literally shaken. 6.7!!! #eq
I enjoy the posts from @YellowCottage . They’re a great Micro Monday follow if you enjoy photos and brief videos of cats, posts about bees, and building stuff like the house for feral cats.
Two fine looking horses were ridden past me on the beach this morning. 2 minutes and 14 seconds later one had lost its rider in the sea and was bolting for home. Beach excitement knows no bounds.
What the heck! I always watch the Apple Events live (at 5 am, urgh!), but this next one’s at 3 am New Zealand time! Guess I’ll just be reading about it.
The quail still aren’t laying every day but I have gathered enough for an occasional meal of fried eggs. (Photo: quail eggs in frying pan.)
We visited the Ōtaki Cat Show today. It’s hard to see Orientals with exaggeratedly triangular faces and Persians with almost entirely flat faces. The enormous Maine Coons and Norwegian Forest Cats were splendid though. Photos: Oriental (extreme iPhone crop); Norwegian Forest Cat.
Today 30 or 40 volunteers turned out to help plant thousands of Spinifex, provided by the local Council. The plants help stabilise and retain the sand.
With blue skies and sunshine it’s the season to bike to the beach with the dogs. It’s about 1 Km by road to my preferred beach track. Soon though we’ll have to go early morning to avoid the heat. Little dogs can’t release heat so well as their airway’s too short.
This appealing fungus popped up in the dog yard without my noticing till today.
