David de Groot 𓆉 @dadegroot@mastodon.social

TGIF (well virtual F anyway).

5 day weekend for me starts today!

New project started yesterday. This will eventually be a slightly ornate house number panel to put in front of the new letterbox. #blacksmith #metalwork

New tool rack made from an old pallet and hand forged hooks.

#tools #workshop

Oh damn, where am I going to walk my butterflies now?

It's Pide Night at Casa de Groot!

Fresh from the Ooni mini pizza oven.

Toppings: paprika paste, thyme, a little cheese, mushroom, olives, cherry tomato, and salami

#food #Pide #ooni

Grrr, went outside and chopped up a fallen tree, came back in, had a shower, discovered I had a passenger.

One tick, stuck to the back of my neck. (now removed).

Hopefully won't end up with some horrible infection or whatnot.

And of course, as the lens fogged up, and I was ready to head home, I took the world's dodgiest selfie.

#selfie #night

Since it is very tiny here's a zoomed in section of the previous image showing the meteor.

#meteor #astrophotography #stars

I did manage to capture one meteor.

Can you spot it?

It's quite feint and not very long.

#astrophotography #wideField #MilkyWay #stars #meteor

Typically, there were clouds.

This is the normal state of affairs whenever there is anything vaguely astronomical happening.

#sky #night #stars #timelapse

Went out for an hour to stand around in the cold and try to spot meteors. Managed to see 4, don't think any of them ended up in a photograph though.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-28/meteor-showers-this-weekend/101278296

Related ABC News article

#meteors

Triple Meteor showers tonight (from 10pm AEST). Look to the East (Well NE->SE actually) about 45º from the horizon.

I’m baking Chinese Chews from this old Australian Women’s Weekly recipe.

But why are they called that? There’s nothing Chinese about the recipe at all.

#baking #recipe

Thankfully still negative, and now has my 4th shot (2nd booster).

Lea tested negative this morning too, which is even better.

Tonight for dinner I did Turkish Pide in the Ooni pizza oven.

So tasty!

#food #baking #pide

Tonight’s dinner is milanese style risotto with crispy skin pork sausage.

#food