More snowmen I encountered this week ❄️ The one in the top right picture had a pointed pepper as nose and slices salami as buttons ꉂ(ᵔ∀ᵔ*)

Still didnt have enough of the snow yet, so playing a game about making deliveries with a cute little kei truck in a setting that reminds me of Silent Hill, but is somehow still cozy. #EasyDeliveryCo

Got home early, dug camera from the snow & replaced the food under the watchful eye of my favourite passerine bird, who didn't take long to visit the #BirdBistro: the cheeky European robin. I think he might prefer smaller bites, but I'd rushed to put saucer back as it was getting dark. #BirdSky

800 flights cancelled, 700+ km of traffic jam and fewer trains running because of heavy snowfall, but the #BeakBistro remains open! 🐦 (Until it's covered in snow again, I already had to dig it out before leaving for work early this morning, and snow seldom reaches this corner) #BirdSky #Birds

The crabapple tree is constantly visited by blackbirds (Turdus merula). While there are still many apples left, more and more acrobatics are required to reach them. #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography

Sadly, I had no time to enjoy the snow myself, but it was fun to see all the different snowmen the children in town made ( ღ’ᴗ’ღ )

It started to snow! ❄️

Booted up my #tamagotchi! Let's see if I can get this one to an old age. Last year's Nene became 40+ before work got too busy and she took off on her tricycle. Σ(〃▽〃٥) To help myself with motivation to make this baby reach old age, I called this one もりじじ (forest grandpa) ~(￣▽￣~)

New year, new Hobonichi ♡ It's 10th anniversary! I will do my best to fill it with many happy memories (❁´◡`❁)

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming

(*ﾉ´▽`*)ﾉ🎉 Happy New Year 2026! 🎊

My favourites of 2025 (not necessarily released in that year) 📖🎬📺🎮

I actually did get a case instead of a new phone ~(￣▽￣~)

Me when the lychees are on discount ♡

Looking at my #SteamReplay, my most played games this years were all idlers. But also 404 achievements unlocked. ...Does it mean I'm a hardcore casual gamer? Σ(-᷅_-᷄๑)

I wasn't going to put up the tree at all, but while they don't understand it, this is the only Christmas Debu & Sunny will ever know. I wasn't even sure they'd be alive for it. Sunny is in the previous image. Debu is more worn with age, so we skipped the acrobatics. ⤵ #bugsky #Moths #Entomology

Merry Christmas everyone. With love from me, Sunny and Debu. ♡ #bugsky #Moths #Entomology

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a sound could be heard except the click of my mouse. ~(￣▽￣~)

Coworkers have been leaving small gifts & thank you cards at my workplaces to thank me for taking their holiday shifts. Christmas is for family. I foolishly believed I'd be part of one too next year, when I'd get married. But it makes me happy to think of others celebrating with their loved ones.

Grocery shopping during evening rush hour. (눈_눈) Some shelves were already empty, but fortunately, there was no shortage of frozen pizzas.

RIP 💐

Had a little time free on this busy workday, and wanted to drive to the big city for hotpot ingredients, the only Christmas thing I had left to look forward to, and of course my car broke down. ...I'll just get a frozen pizza from the supermarket.

Advice for winter ❄️

Didn't have the strength for my usual several-hour round, but I still wanted to visit the heath today. With the busiest time of the year on the doorstep, I won't have time and energy to go for a while.

"I'm just an ordinary puppy, and you don't have to be a perfect human." Oh this little game.. It made me cry a lot.

At least Sunny is enjoying my increased body temperature (°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥꒳°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥* ) #bugsky #Moths #Entomology

I would gladly offer up my entire social media history if that would allow me to stay in Antarctica until my fever is gone

All throughout summer, I longed for the cold temperatures of fall and winter. ....Since yesterday, I have a fever. I feel like it's July all over again. (눈_눈)

Anxiety Puppy launches today!🐶 💕Just as the game tries to express: true healing begins with seeing, and is completed through understanding. And now, we also hope to see and understand — your feelings.💭 — Puppy Studio #indiegame #indiedev #visualnovel #cozygame

This little game arrived at a good time for me. ♡ #焦虑小狗 #AnxietyPuppy

The pictures are bad, like admittedly, the vast majority of all my #birdphotography. Yesterday I spotted this common buzzard (Buteo buteo) and seeing it so close through my camera's lense was such a great moment.

Cloudy days ☁️

I love persimmons ♡

I'm so looking forward to #AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms! Loved the book ♡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItU...

Today, the great tit (Parus major) visited the #BeakBistro for the first time this year. Happy to see this little friend return. (❁´◡`❁) #BirdSky #Birds #Birding

Side by side comparison of the skull shaped marks of my two African death's-head hawkmoths (Acherontia atropos), Sunny and Debu ♡ #bugsky #Moths #Entomology

Making poached pears ♡ I wanted to make a lot to give away to kind people, but my pot is small, since I live alone. Well, it's okay if it takes a few rounds. My house smells so nice. (❁´◡`❁) #homemade #cooking

Watching crime solving reality TV program with my friend and guessing whodunnit is the highlight my Monday ♪

December is a busy month at work, when I often get home very late and tired for proper #cooking. So I spent much of the day meal prepping and loved it. While I enjoy eating healthy, #homemade meals, I don't want to miss out on the joy of cooking, so I was glad to take my time today.

Some of this week's visitors of my #BeakBistro ♪ The magpie has become my most loyal customer. While the Eurasian blue tits prefer their up-high feeder, some come down to snack from the saucer as well. And I'm so happy to see the shy Eurasian jay return a few times too. ♡ #BirdSky #Birds #Birding

Exchanging greetings with passersby is one of the many things I love about small town living (❁´◡`❁)

Realized I'd never actually posted it, but in the early morning of October 24, the 2nd hawkmoth emerged. Named after a healthy appetite as a caterpillar: Debu ♡ #bugsky #Moths #Entomology

Is anyone playing #CozyIsland? ♪ It's so cute and fun but it would be even cuter and funnier with someone else! ♪ I promise I'm not asking because I can whack people on the head with a giant carrot 🥕

Used to hear about it once in a while, but now there are commercials on TV and government issued booklets are being sent through the mail about being prepared for an emergency. A clockwork radio is now in the top 10 of most wishlisted holiday presents.

The canopy above my door keeps the area free from precipitation, so sadly no snowy pictures of the #BeakBistro. The magpie returned four times today, and each time took some take-away too. 🥡✨ Though it wasn't sunny, his feathers shine so prettily. 🪶 #Birds

Good weather for #homemade spice cake (❁´◡`❁) #baking

Excited about the first snow ❄️ The snowflakes are so big they break on impact when they land on the ground.

He visited 2 days ago, and was gone in a literal second without eating, but today he returned and dined twice at the #BeakBistro: the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius). It's a skittish bird that prefers the woods over towns, so let's forgive his poor table manners upon leaving. Σ(〃▽〃٥) #birds

I've been wanting to play this game for years but it was only on Apple (*ﾉ´▽`*)ﾉ🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/4158870/...

My first visitor to this season's newly reopened Beak Bistro: an Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)! The Beak Bistro (formerly called Dine & Dash) has been in business for several years now, but has always been favoured by smaller birds. But of course, everyone is welcome. ♡ #birds