A well-equipped good boy is a serene sight for us. Despite the cold and the rain, the local park has become an instant favourite to all of us.

A golden retriever standing at the gate to a park, inspecting the floor. He is wearing his blue colloar with matching blue lead, and a blue raincoat with check pattern.

Sometimes the foliage is as distracting as the ball.

A golden retriever standing in an autumn-worn garden, looking for a ball.

Yes, he has a “cute” card and he’s not afraid to use it.

A golden retriever, lying on the floor and facing up with wide brown eyes and a slightly open mouth. He is wearing his work bandana, with matching green lead.

Scheduled my catching up on the photo-challenge. Feels good — I’m going to go a few days past the challenge with more posts since I want that bloody pin.

These flowers have appeared in the wake of the storms. We’re already seeing life unlike anything we had ever seen in our previous homes.

A number of flowers close-up, with one in the foreground. They are a purple/blue colour, with lots of droplets on the leaves.

Wordle 1,020 5/6

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🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
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That was fun!

Gibberish doesn’t have those features, it’s meant to be easy to understand. I want my users to use almost all of the features in Gibberish, not just 10%. Users are supposed to click around the Gibberish app, look at the post information etc, and ask, “Is that all?” That’s a good thing.

— Zhenyi Tan, Gibberish Is Now Available on TestFlight

The app is an intriguing idea in its own right. However, I love seeing people make anything with this mentality and am keen to support those efforts.

The newest video from the folks at Lux, about the latest update regarding their upcoming video app, Kino is a good example as to why I am so happy to largely buy from them sight unseen. Clear and simple communication is one of those creative tricks; it takes so. much. work to produce such a thing.

It’s a competitive field but the ball is probably his favourite toy.

On a field of grass, a golden retriever runs towards the edge of the frame. He has a ball in his mouth.

Wordle 1,017 6/6

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⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Today I learned a new word.

Today I am drinking coffee and can taste it, for the first time in a week.

Fuck you, flu-ey sickness.

Wordle 1,015 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Been flu-ey for a few days so this feels satisfying. My brain is gradually returning to where it should be.

I’ve come to realise that I am the type of person who prefers to use 1,000 apps, all of which do 1 thing perfectly; as opposed to using 10 apps, none of which do anything well.

I feel about bloat as I do about ads.

I’m doing well with Spelling Bee as well. Related: TIL you can use the letters more than once. -_-

Connections Puzzle #286 🟨🟨🟨🟨
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This is a nice little run. Also been enjoying Connections.

Strands #20 “Romeo and Juliet”

🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

Somehow tore through this one. Been enjoying Strands a lot.

Wordle 1,008 3/6

⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨
🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Best result yet. That felt good.

Wordle 1,007 5/6

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Pretty tough.

It’s 1:30am and I am wide awake. In other words; D&D night.

Wordle 1,006 5/6

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🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was so mean!