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The Annie Cat has seasons. She only uses the wool bed during the cold season.

Lemongrass came back this year after dying back over winter (we also took cuttings over winter and one managed to take). So hereโ€™s homemade lemongrass ice cream topped with praline. ๐Ÿ˜‹

Franciscan Assemblage. Mendocino NF. โค๏ธ

Been a few years since we first wanted to mulch the backyard. Weather got nice so here we go with 10 cu yd of chips!

We made roasted hot pepper sauce recently. A mix of jalapeรฑos, anaheims, serranos and yellow wax peppers (more orange red upon ripening)๐Ÿ‘Œ Worth the wait growing and ripening peppers to red. ๐ŸŒถ

For iOS 14 Shortcuts, seems the volume control function for AirPlay devices is only reliable after the audio begins. So for a DarkNoise shortcut, it switches to an AirPlay device, then DarkNoise plays, and finally after a four seconds wait the volume is controlled.

Coconut-Gochujang Glazed Chicken With Broccoli is pretty good. We added Gochugaru (Korean pepper flakes) for extra heat. Would recommend serving as a rice bowl though. It begged for a bowl.

Tess of the Road was excellent so now reading where it all started: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman ๐Ÿ“š

Billions of almonds waiting to be hulled.

Western Toad finally makes a reappearance in the backyard and it has GROWN. Wish I had something for scale.

The Annie Cat is so displeased that the game controller isnโ€™t working right.

Excellent sourdough shape, crumb, and pretty good flavor (48 hour refrigerator proof).

Accidentally scrolled to the bottom of Sunlit app credits ๐Ÿ˜‰

Todayโ€™s obligatory wildfire smoke scene. Halide app made it dead easy to override auto white balance.

Winds started after midnight here and dramatically warmed the air from ~75 to ~87ยฐF. Likely katabatic winds.

Blue Jay yelling at everything this afternoon. Maybe itโ€™s angry at the wildfire smoke.

Can confirm.

Oof.

Good morning: light of sunrise reflecting off the smoke.