“What many recent data breaches have in common”:

Out checking fences this afternoon, I found this Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa), the first of the season. #metz #armidale #ozPlants

"Geologists are very pleasant companions, especially for geologists. It’s their art, to stop at every stone, and carry out an investigation at every layer of Earth"🔎🪨 - Swiss author Rodolphe Toepffer (1799-1846)

I found a new-to-me group of about 10 Diuris sp. on the property. Dr. Lachlan Copeland in Coffs Harbour tells me that “it's what I call "Diuris sp. aff. alba (Northern Tablelands)". It's unnamed but reasonably common from about Werrikimbe NP to Gibraltar Range.” #metz #ozPlants

The wet/boggy ground is host to several patches of sundew (Drosera sp.) around the property. I’ve never before seen sundew in most of the current locations though I guess we’ve never before seen so many La Niña years in a row either. #metz #armidale #ozPlants

Local sunrise just now. #metz #sunrise

The colder mornings are almost over but there was still a decent frost this morning. This was the state of affairs as I headed off with the dogs a few minutes after sunrise (our local sunrise is currently at about 5:40 am). #metz #armidale #winter

Why is A4 paper sized as 210mm by *297mm* (not 300mm)? And an interesting explanation for why draughtsperson’s pens have the specific widths that they do. [ https://t.co/Wc3QWLpFvz SciLogs]:

I went to check on the last remaining (cherry?) fruit tree in the original hut yard (ca. 1886). The property was awarded as a conditional purchase so the owner had to plant fruit trees and put up fencing to satisfy the purchase conditions. The hut's foundations can still be seen.

This month's virus: "Tomato Flu" [ABC]:

“… to this day no one knows where the virus that eradicated smallpox ultimately came from.” [BBC Future]:

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It seems that much of little old Armidale now has Telstra 5G available. 375 Mbit/s isn't at all bad if that's your thing. Living rurally I'll have to stick to my NBN SkyMuster satellite's ~45 Mbit/s at home though. #metz #armidale #network

Another frosty morning with an overnight minimum of -4.1 °C. Apparently the dogs and I are just a shadow of our former selves. #metz #armidale #winter #frost

The official minimum overnight temperature was -6.1°C today. This barbed wire would agree that it was a tad cold. #metz #armidale #winter

'Look at that we could have the first 40C day next week' @metmatttaylor told #BBCBreakfast temperatures could set a new record in the UK next week https://t.co/OgQt7igySM

News about UK heatwave: “Not everyone in the UK is at risk from extreme heat, with large parts of Scotland escaping the most extreme temperatures, but even here temperatures of 25°C (77°F) or above could push towards heatwave conditions.” 25°C !! https://t.co/10ldWiZvje

Baker’s Creek Falls this morning. #metz #armidale

So it rained. Again. Here’s the Gara River as it crosses the Gara Road, Metz, this morning. Going by the debris on the road, the river’s been somewhere between 1 and 2 metres higher in the past day or so. #metz #armidale