Bowie's dad
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dogs, lambs, road trips πΏπ¦π³π¦π©πͺ My stories:
https://oppad.substack.com
Donuts, my favourite type of peaches π
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This 'gem' dropped out of my togbag this morning: Solifugae
zandvleitrust.org.za/archive/art-...
about 3 hours ago
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Last week, this time, the sky was a hazy grey. The veld fire was moving towards us, I was popping myself
about 4 hours ago
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Back on the plaas, Toby was waiting
about 7 hours ago
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Hello Mimi ππ
about 13 hours ago
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After waking everyone up at 6:30, Bowie's back to snooze mode π€π Mind you, my friend's snoring woke me at 3 am. Bliksem, like a dump truck! good morning π»
about 14 hours ago
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about 22 hours ago
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Padkos for a 22:00 pickup at CPT
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"Inspired by undergraduate researcher Anna Rameyβs cocker spaniel, the study is the first to pinpoint the genetic basis underlying ear size in canines."
futurity.org/dog-ears-length-genetics-3320382
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Why some dogs have longer ears than others
A new study pinpoints which DNA variants are likely responsible for the length of your pup's ears.
https://futurity.org/dog-ears-length-genetics-3320382
1 day ago
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"Social movements tell a new story. In this way they acquire leadership, gain adherents, and develop a capability of mobilizing needed resources to achieve success." The Power of Story in Social Movements
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The Power of Story in Social Movements
https://dash.harvard.edu/entities/publication/73120378-e9dc-6bd4-e053-0100007fdf3b
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At the fruit farm, they're on their breakfast break. Maybe they've still got some perskes, I'm off to CPT tonight π
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βsatire isnβt the absence of thought. Itβs what happens when thought has nowhere left to go.β
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Redirecting...
https://www.facebook.com/share/1ALcfVUSpp/
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On the ash-strewn soil, these tracks. Ants collecting seeds?
2 days ago
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We've found a new walking path, previously hidden by the brush ππΆββοΈ
2 days ago
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My niece sent me π·, no elaboration. I sent a response π·, in kind π
2 days ago
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Bowie's not keen on the cap, it keep sliding forward, and the shoes were off in 30 seconds. The cooler jacket was probably the best buy
#CoolDog
2 days ago
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"Nobody with a functioning conscience and a working empathy center in their brain is interested in becoming a billionaire."
open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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No Healthy Person Wants To Rule The World Or Become A Billionaire
Reading by Tim Foley:
https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/no-healthy-person-wants-to-rule-the?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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"...the more vaccinations, the smaller the chance of infecting those most vulnerable to it, like the elderly and the immunocompromised."
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/11/01/Polio-Vaccination-Lessons
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Polio and Vaccination: A Memoir of What Weβve Forgotten | The Tyee
What I learned from getting polio 70 years ago? Amnesia is a traitor that lets old enemies through the gates.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/11/01/Polio-Vaccination-Lessons
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some people learn, others get upset π
theafrican.co.za/politics/2023-08-10-aluta-continua-the-struggle-song-in-democratic-south-africa
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Aluta Continua: the Struggle Song in democratic South Africa
Picture: Oupa Mokoena / African News Agency (ANA) / 29 July 2023 β EFF President Julius Malema addresses scores of the partyβs supporters during its 10th birthday celebration at FNB stadium. Malema le...
https://theafrican.co.za/politics/2023-08-10-aluta-continua-the-struggle-song-in-democratic-south-africa
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"The next phase of conservation needs to be about more than just saving species. It must be about redesigning the human footprint so that mammals are assured of spaces that still have..."
theconversation.com/bats-bushbabies-and-aardvark-edge-closer-to-extinction-in-southern-africa-273978
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Bats, bushbabies and aardvark edge closer to extinction in southern Africa
A new red list of southern African mammals at risk shows that 42% are now threatened with extinction.
https://theconversation.com/bats-bushbabies-and-aardvark-edge-closer-to-extinction-in-southern-africa-273978
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From the ashes [protea seeds]
3 days ago
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sun's up good morning π»
3 days ago
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my kids π
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Our Story, approved by Bowie & Toby: What a week! [Part 2, 28 Jan 2026]
oppad.substack.com/p/what-a-wee...
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What a week! [Part 2, 28 Jan 2026]
Sunday morning, 25 Jan 2026: I finished off my previous Substack with this paragraph:
https://oppad.substack.com/p/what-a-week-part-2-28-jan-2026
3 days ago
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This morning, no smoke in the sky, I smell buchu. Coffee time, good morning π»
4 days ago
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11 pm, a short patrol. all good, no flames ππ
4 days ago
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4 days ago
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Bowie and I walked up a nearby koppie. Mooi, nΓ©!
4 days ago
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Our Story, Approved by Bowie & Toby: What a week! [Part 1; 27 Jan 2026]
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What a week! [Part 1; 27 Jan 2026]
Toby sometimes comes into my kitchen now and lies down or sits next to the chair, expecting a cuddle.
https://open.substack.com/pub/oppad/p/what-a-week-part-1-267-jan-2026?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 days ago
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a semblance of normality
4 days ago
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House water restored π°
4 days ago
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The fire truck was pulled out by a neighbour; another neighbour is coming later to help reconnect the house water; my cottage is still standing; Bowie has been a star. Big blessings! For everything else there is Mastercard
4 days ago
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The above-ground tree stump is now 'dead', though still worried about burning tree roots π₯
4 days ago
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my fok, Marilies! Fortunately, spotted by a fire patrol. Fire is under control, but I'll stay there today, these tree stumps are etters!
4 days ago
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still in bed π good morning π»
5 days ago
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5 days ago
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Today's hot spots on the farm seem to have burnt themselves out. Sadly, there's a moerse fire on the other side of the mountain
5 days ago
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A local farmer put in a temporary fix so that we can fill the tanks. We'll get proper fittings etc when the mΓͺnse are back on the farm
5 days ago
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The fires seem to be under control, except for one log here that stubbornly refuses to submit. I was looking for my keys; left them on the secuity gate at 1 am π. Switched on the borehole pump and didn't open the red tapππ. I'm off to find my brain π
5 days ago
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6:15. Two flare-ups this morning. The 1 am log is still burning, I'm going to let it burn out. A protea tree flared up next to an irrigation tank. Relatively minor damage compared to what could've been π
6 days ago
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6 am. Where's dad? πππ
6 days ago
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y'all, 'Our Story - Approved by Bowie' will be a bit late this week βοΈ
6 days ago
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Here on the farm,the fire has been controlled, at least for now. Thick smoke on neighbouring farms & will do patrols overnight. Other farms have suffered substantive damage.
6 days ago
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π€ that the breeze holds. as it seems to be pushing the fire past the farm. Pumps are on standby if the fire heads down the koppie π₯ππ Short lunch & coffee break βοΈ
6 days ago
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Our dorp treat, with two corridors. Time to head back to the plaas, things need doing π¨βπΎ and Bowie wants to snooze π
7 days ago
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a few minutes ago, these two were fighting over a treat. Pa jumped in, pulled them apart by the scruff of their necks and they got a bit of skel! All's good now, klein bliksems π
8 days ago
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Afval & walkies in the pot π¨βπ³
8 days ago
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"Manβs curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out."
fs.blog/eb-white-hum...
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E.B. White's Letter to Someone Who Lost Faith in Humanity
"Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day."
https://fs.blog/eb-white-humanity/
8 days ago
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Piketberg
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