Another very enjoyable read from Kris Bock: Someone Cruel in Coyote Creek (The Accidental Detective Book 3) 📚

Kate … receives a message claiming Mayor Todd Paradise is taking bribes … Kate sets out to discover the truth, with help from her multi-generational … crew.

Book cover: Someone Cruel in Coyote Creek.

I popped up the road for a quick treat today. Yum!

Chocolate icecream in a cone.

June 2012 we went zip lining in Rotorua. I coped by clutching the safety straps so tight. The first person in this video is the guide who helped me strap in and turn the camera on. Then I fly!

Heh, I was looking for a different photo but came across this one from September 2003. Remember the Iomega Zip Drives? I probably took this photo to sell it.

Purple plastic box on top of a power cord.

RIP my Japanese Quail Glee, which leaves only one now, little Fliss, the striped one. Glee was full of zip, until she wasn't. 🐦

4 quail eggs, one looking hardboiled and a yellow quail chick.
Baby Glee hatched on 24 February 2019.
Glee (and Fliss) on 28 February 2023.
Glee (and Fliss) on 28 February 2023.

I enjoyed watching Britt-Marie Was Here 🎥:

The plot follows the titular protagonist Britt-Marie, a 63-year-old homemaker … who leaves her cheating husband of 40 years and reluctantly takes on a job as a youth soccer coach in the remote town of Borg.

Movie poster: Britt-Marie Was Here.

Well, at least one of us is asleep at 1.30 a.m. 🐶

Small black dog asleep on a rug.

Oh 1.30 a.m. I’m getting to know you all too well. 🥱

Screenshot from the procession video.

I'd completely forgotten about this almost 2 minute video: Rosario Procession, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Sunday 13 September 2015.

I'm moving 2 Publii sites to a single Micro.Blog site via Mars Edit

I tried Publii static site builder for over a year. Now I’m moving two sites (what a mistake!) to a single site on Micro.Blog, which means manually transferring ~350 posts. Thank heaven for MarsEdit (a key reason I’m moving).

Partial list of posts in Publii.
Partial list of posts in Publii.
Photos I need for the post, listed in the Finder.
Photos I need for the post, listed in the Finder.
Copy text from Publii.
Copy text from Publii.

Then I drag in the images and add alt text, replacing them from the original post. I also adjust the date on the post to reflect the original published date and time.

Check the Preview in MarsEdit.
Check the Preview in MarsEdit.
Posts listed in MarsEdit.
Posts listed in MarsEdit.

In future I’ll enjoy the enormously greater flexibility and utility of Mars Edit for new posts and for working with existing posts.

I’m also looking forward to the much faster and smoother publishing process with Micro.Blog, and, once I upgrade my subscription, the ability to include the handful of short videos I have each year, and the ability to send posts by email.

Plus I get to support a superb service that’s proven itself with me for my personal blog for more than 5 years now.

Only another 120 posts to go…

This Ring-Necked Dove was totally unfazed when Sasha and I walked past less than 2 metres away. They’re so friendly. 🐶 🐦

Now I understand why professionals have to stabilise their videos!

I was enthralled by the sample: this was an immediate buy and a fantastic read. You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner. 📚

Themes of identity, friendships and finding a place in the world, all while being Deaf.

Highly recommended.

Book cover: You're Welcome, Universe.

Jana DeLeon somehow manages to keep her Miss Fortune books fresh and interesting. Clue Krewe (Miss Fortune Mysteries Book 24) was another very enjoyable read and a great adventure with Fortune, Gertie and Ida, while not forgoing explosions and chaos. 📚

Book cover: Clue Krewe.

Hmmm, after wondering what had gone so wrong that everything Micro.Blog was down I tried Down for Everyone or Just Me which said it was just me. Switched my location with Unlocator away from my own ISP and behold: everything Micro.Blog is working just fine. Whew.

This is one of my favourite trees around here — a neighbour’s tī kōuka | cabbage tree on a slightly misty morning. 🌴

A large leafy and branched cordyline with hills area behind, and a slight mist.

A wee shake just to keep us on our toes. 〰️

M4.6, 46 Km deep.

Update: later settled at M4.8, 28 Km deep.

Screenshot of quake details.

Dja reckon? Gonna rain?

Very dark cloud against blue sky.

Cool! 9 minute video from Tom Scott: This is “impossible”, but New Zealand is trying anyway.:

common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established, it can’t be eradicated — but the team from Predator Free Wellington think they can do just that.

This is one of the Spinifex plants volunteers put in 4 months ago on a severely eroded part of our beach. The weather’s been perfect for plant growth, warm, wet, warm, wet etc. So pleasing to see such growth.

Spinifex plant in sand.

This mama pheasant was guarding a bevy of her babies. She stood her ground for a long time. 🐦

Pheasant — large speckled bird looking at the camera, amid long green grass.