Szescstopni

@Szescstopni@circumstances.run
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Old white guy living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (#Polesie in Polish) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.

Taking care of a small pack of #dogs (most of them rescue dogs) – #IdąPsięta.

#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small #LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Now also learning #Meshtastic. Coding, mostly in #Python. Luddite.

#Atheist. I don't *believe* in #science – science is our defence against belief.

I try to check facts before I toot.

Fuck nazis.

Dog and wetlands pictures on PixelFed https://pixel.pol.social/szescstopni
I sometimes toot in Polish – jebać nazistów.

Zdolny, ale leniwy.

Moved here from my first instance https://qoto.org/@szescstopni where I've been since November 2022.

I haven't deleted my Twitter, for good reasons, but I'm not using it anymore. https://twitter.com/szescstopni

THINGS WE DID:
Built This City, Shot The Sheriff.

THINGS WE DIDN'T DO:
Start The Fire, Shoot The Deputy.

THINGS WE WANT TO DO:
Break Free, Know What Love Is.

THINGS WE WILL DO:
Rock You, Anything For Love.

THINGS WE WON'T DO:
That.

Garlic harvest!
#gardening #zone7a
The cloud is a factory; the cloud is a truck

Są we mnie dwa wilki:

Romantic: Aww, nietoperze
Woke: Jezu wścieklizna

I must away to bed.

Have some people watching an incoming storm before I go, because not all my photos are ladybirds, some are heavy handed metaphors.

Goodnight lovelies  💤

#photography #seascape

Out with the kids, grabbed a skateboard, slung it over my shoulder and said, "How do you do, fellow kids?"

The kids didn't get the reference.

I am now double old.

@gerrymcgovern I've seen musical birthday cards and cake candles that have a chip and a battery (and which are presumably binned the next day).

I'm writing a story about hidden e-waste. Chips and electronics in products such as children's toys, shoes, clothes, etc.

Anyone has some funny / weird examples of products you don't expect to have chips / or that have no useful reason to have chips--but still do? Or examples of really throwaway electronics such as vapes?

Y'all! Someone made me a meme! And I couldn't be more pleased. Thank you, this did indeed cheer me up.  

The background painting is Alessandro de' Medici and Luisa Strozzi, by Alessandro Focosi, (1862, 19th Century, oil on canvas), a better copy of which can be seen in this article: Hell Hath No Fury: An Exploration Of Female Rage which is itself delightful.

https://graziamagazine.com/articles/hell-hath-no-fury-an-exploration-of-female-rage/

Recently got asked one of those default interview questions about "Name someone who inspires you".

I've always struggled with these questions, as I'm not one to put people on pedestals. But then I remembered someone who legitimately inspired me in every way

A former student of mine
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Our house martins fledged today. Husband saw the grand departure but I missed it. However they were soon back in their nest with parents still feeding them. I’d been so worried about them when they first started rebuilding last year’s nest as we were in another dry spell so I’m happy that they got it together. The other pair gave up on theirs and went to our neighbours (who had stickier mud obviously). First time they’ve had house martins and they were delighted. So happy endings all round.
@helenclayton amazing! I need to chrck the nest at work, such incredible wee birds zooming across the skies
@mactunag the first brood of swallows around here have fledged too and they have been perched on the electricity wires. Also, swifts just screamed overhead! I didn’t think there were any around here but clearly there are.
@helenclayton swifts too, what a blessing to have 3 of the top fast & small birds!

@helenclayton

It's lovely to see a house Martin breeding success. My friend is sad: for the first time in 20 years, the martins didn't return to her neighbour's house :/

@HederaVulpes I thought we’d lose them this year when their nest kept breaking. I’m so happy that they persevered. But also happy that a new colony might start at my neighbours now too.
@helenclayton it's great until they nest above your front door and crap on the door mat and any parcels left there
@ianturton we have bats for that 😂
@helenclayton House martins are my absolute favourite, every year I get them nesting above my living room window, right now they are doing all sorts of wonderful acrobatic flying, I suspect it won't be long until they leave.

@JustFi they’re lovely aren’t they, so chatty. Our neighbours have a fair few swallows nesting in their barn but this is the first time they have had house martins (our refugees) and they’re so pleased. Said they’re much more sociable.

Also, morning 👋

@helenclayton Morning!

They are lovely birds, I always miss their chatter when they go.

@helenclayton Remember me saying about the house that had left their Christmas icicle lights up, preventing the house martins from returning to their old nests? Well I noticed a few martins swooping in and clinging to their next door neighbour’s house, they looked like they were considering trying there. I hope the occupants are martin-friendly, so many aren’t these days.
@Sarah111well that’s so sad 😢. We will definitely put up nest cups to help them out.
@helenclayton May they have much success with your help 😊
@Sarah111well @helenclayton should be illegal😡
@Beedazzled @helenclayton I think its only illegal if you interfere with an active nest. Deterring them is legal. But I agree with you. A lot of councils would be in trouble over deterring gulls, which are now their mortal enemies 🤦🏻