• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    10·
    29 天前

    Today’s mental therapy: Moving mulch.

    Yesterday the resident magpie was having a fight w/ her (I presume) partner. Was pretty viscous, I’ve never seen that before. Today they’re just wondering around together eating stuff from the lawn like nothing happened. Makes you wonder the sorts of things they fight about. Wasn’t territory (they’ve been there together for years).

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    8·
    29 天前

    Went to the gemstone and lapidary club show and it was very interesting. Lots of stuff that I just wanted to touch because it was so polished and smooth. Lots of beautiful fossils and a gem faceting demonstration. It’s a 2 day thing so I’m going back tomorrow because I’ve got a guy holding a lapis pendant for me (oops 😬💸) and there was a piece of petrified wood that I really liked because it looked nice to hold in my hand and I hope it’s still there. I bought an orthoceras pendant as well. I’d like something amber as well. Dammit there were so many things I wanted! I loved the opals and malachite as well.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        3·
        29 天前

        most gemstones are heated to intensify colour, 🤷‍♀️ they are still beautiful

        the bad amber is ground up into a dust then compressed, synthetic resin may also be added ,

        check using a black light, real amber glows a strange milky green, it’s not real

        the big problem is selling them at a higher price as if they are completely natural, heated are not

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
        3·
        29 天前

        It’s quite a small event in the local (to me) church hall, but I can look at that sort of thing for ages, and the Minipeelers share my love of fossils and minerals. I’d love to take them to that fossil place out in the eastern side of town, I’ve heard it’s huge! (Edit: I may be thinking of Chrystal World in Devon Meadows?)

        • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
          2·
          29 天前

          That looks awesome 😀

          and you can stop off at Fossil Beach Mt Martha too 😀 The fossils are just there to pick up in plain sight, great for the Minis

          once it’s spring I’m off to the quarry in geelong to dig the fyansford formation

  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
    8·
    29 天前

    Familycalhoon are getting a new microwave for the first time in about 20 years. I think they used to have just the one kind…

    Also, first Parkrun in about 5 weeks… Good to be back at it, but why did I pick one that had a hill on the way out and on the way back…

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    29 天前

    It is weird being awake at 5am though. I used to do this a couple of years before lockdown for gym before uni and work.

    Still rather this and get the sleep and be in a good mood than stay in bed longer and feel like shit.

    Edit: 9am I don’t know what to do with myself. I have very little motivation. Aaargh.

    11:30am hour and a half PT session shortly. I will no doubt be ded

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    7·
    29 天前

    Helga’s Mixed Grain bread “New & Improved” = 850g down to 800g. Fuck you personally, Helga.

    Edit: White bread went from 750 to 700g too.

    Edit 2: Also they are now in the “never goes on special” price category.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    6·
    29 天前

    Arrived in WA and seemingly brought shitty weather with me but because of the rain, it’s quite warm! I dusted off my Switch after goodness knows how long and played The Gardens Between for most of the flight. Really cute local game though a bit overdone on the 80s nostalgia/Japan theming with the cutscenes… still very beautifully designed, ingenious puzzles - nothing too hard but they scratch your brain in just the right way that makes you feel like an ingenious kid again. So in that regard, top marks for really giving puzzles a feeling and a narrative.

    Well, time to get myself out of this shed of a terminal and enjoy a nice meal and a good night’s sleep. 😴