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Afternoon Walk Around Lake Ginninderra
Went for an walk around Lake Ginninderra this afternoon. Well, not “around” the lake: that walk would have taken a while. But I did walk along the path that would take me around the lake for about 30 minutes, then walked back again. Below are a few photos I took.
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Archie loves head-scratches. In fact, when I reach my hand into the cage to let him out, he doesn’t immediately perch on it. Instead, he bows his head expecting me to scratch it.
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These little fellas just love going for the keyboard and mouse when they’re out with me. Maybe, with a bit of training, I might be able to get them to do my work for me. 🤔
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The Powerline Track Walk
Went on a walk of the Powerline Track, which I was personally calling the “powerline walk” (yes, I’m impressed at how close I was). I saw this trail when I was in Canberra earlier this year, and knowing that I would be back, I made a note to actually walk it, which I did today. This track follows the powerlines just south of Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve, then goes under Gungahlin Drive and into the Black Mountain Nature Reserve. The weather was cold but pleasant, at least at the start of the track. It eventually got quite dark and a little wet near the end, but that did result in some nice winter lighting over the landscape.
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Most of the magpies I see in my daily life are of the white-backed variety, which is the common subspecie in Victoria. So seeing one with a black back, like I did today during my evening walk, is still quite a novelty.
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New mug today.
Not as large as the last mug-related merch I’ve received — that crown is retained by the Stratechery mug — but still a decent size.
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Day 8: union
Had some trouble with this one today, so I thought I’d hit it up in the textbooks. #mbmay
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Day 7: park
The park in Benalla, taken last month during our drive to Canberra. #mbmay
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Day 5: Earth
One of the first photos from Himawari-8, a JMA weather satellite that went online while I was working at the Bureau of Meteorology. The images it produced pushed our visualisation tools to the limit, but boy, they were absolutely stunning. #mbmay
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Day 1: switch
I usually sit at that table. But today, I decided to switch to the other side. #mbmay
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Walked a little of the Castlemaine to Maldon bike trail today, which runs besides the tourist railway line. Usually a steam train travels along it, but I didn’t see one today.
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Got my copy of Bloch’s Effective Java out today for the first time in years, in order to prepare for an interview. As far as books about programming languages go, this is probably my favourite. Very informative and easy to read.
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My printed Day One journals for 2021 have arrived, much quicker than I expected. They came out nicely. I think paper covers are the way to go — they feel much better to flip through than the hard cover one I have for 2020.
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Cling Wrap
I bought this roll of cling wrap when I moved into my current place. Now, after 6.5 years and 150 metres, it’s finally all used up.
In the grand scheme of things, this is pretty unimportant. It happens every day: people buy something, they use it, and eventually it’s all used up. Why spend the time and energy writing and publishing this post to discuss it? Don’t you have better things to do?
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I wish I had more to say today, on this, our last day of our summer holiday. So in leau of a better post, here’s a photo of a wallaby I saw on my evening walk.
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These signs were up around town today. We went to the usual places they have markets but there was nothing there: no stalls or anything. It’s only just now that I realised we may have looked at the wrong places.
Probably need more signs around those other market spots.
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Bocce in Fitzroy Gardens. Grand final for the 2021 season (yes, my friends and I came up with the idea of grand finals for our little casual comp 😏).
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Wangaratta station. Took a V/Line train back to the city after helping someone with the drive to Canberra.
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I wouldn’t call myself religious — I not someone who reguarily goes to church — but I do have a standing gig on my calendar: playing the pipe organ at the Christmas Eve family mass.
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For the last couple a weeks, a production crew have been filming around my place. I wish I noted down the production they’re working on. It was on the notice they sent to everyone, and I forgot to record it before I threw the notice away (this is what a journal is for 🤦).
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My Stratechery mug has arrived.
It now holds the enviable position of largest mug in my house, holding roughly 1.5x as much liquid as the mugs I usually use.
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Well, not every day you had a 5.8 magnitude earthquake around here (was originally reported as 6.0).
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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of walking a new rail trail just outside Leongatha, in South-East Gippsland. The rails are completely gone but some of the infrastructure has remained.
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A walk in the rain, with no one else around other than the currawongs. Fair bit darker than what the photo suggests.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 12: Sporg.
Mind turning slowly into sporg as I try to chase down this bug.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 11: Machine.
My trusty Breezemaster has been pushing air for 25 years now, and is still going strong. Came in quite handy today.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 9: Muddy.
It’s rare to find mud around here in February, along with grass this green. Usually everything is brown and dry. This summer has been a welcome exception.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 7: Craving.
Unfortunately, it’s what you’d expect.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 6: Sports.
This is probably the closest thing to sports you’ll see me do.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 5: Pets
Unfortunately no pets allowed on this walk.
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February Photoblogging Challenge. Day 3: Comfort. POV shot of me sitting in a comfortable chair while holidaying in Phillip Island this week.
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