For various projects including a night light in the chook shed.
The chook shed LED bulb is remotely controlled with a TP-Link Tapo P100 Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug.
Google AI:
Chinese lantern flowers in Australia are prolific, often blooming almost all year round, with peak flowering typically occurring from spring through to autumn. They are known for providing consistent color, with many varieties flowering nearly continuously, especially in frost-free, sunny, or lightly shaded positions.
Not the case with the one we have!
Been a while since I logged into Kanopy.
Just been there, updated my password and having a browse now.
I have library accounts with Eastern Regional Libraries (our library) and Whitehorse Manningham Libraries. The libraries have a monthly viewing limit so to double my viewing points I also signed up with Whitehorse :-)
https://www.kanopy.com/en/yourlibrary/
Been meaning to do this for a while and because of Rosie’s weird going-to-bed behavior of late we moved it to the top of the job list. For some reason instead of going up the ramp to the roost she’s hanging around on the floor and going into a corner under the nesting box table?
We are using a Wi-Fi Switch which requires a ZigBee hub which is already setup and configured on the network. Continue reading
Rosie doing a bench to bench inspection!
Erratic operation and then the lights would not turn on when power was turned off and then on.
The PIR sensor must be faulty.
Chooks have discovered a morning sun period along the edge of the driveway and grabbed the opportunity to do some dusting with the sun on their backs.
Most of the excavations end up on the driveway so we need some edging too keep things tidy.
During the recent storms and power outages the UPS failed to keep the Lenovo AIO desktop running so disconnected the black brick and took it to the workshop for repair at a later date.
I have been busy doing other stuff but now it’s time to get this fixed and out of the way.
I found two metal cat food bowls which got me thinking about how to keep the scratched out food separated which would also make it easier to clean-up.
The food is now contained and the metal cat food bowls sit flush with the bottom making it easier to simply brush the food back into the bowls.
This morning this first-time stalker has come up from the backyard and through the carport. Ruby and Rosie are in the (elevated) front yard. Things have been quiet for a while but now with this perimeter intrusion we need to prepare for a joust.
Look how they come down and stay close to me!
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