phil

🇦🇺🦘 #AUStrich #plebchain | Network Engineer | Bitcoin | Nostr | Lightning Node Runner

Nostr Resources: https://www.austrich.net/nostr

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npub1upmh82f2vy9z3k3qwj8amx9lkkhkjjcv45y9yfyqzfj4jj5czz9qhsg8fq

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phil@nostrpurple.com

NIP-57 Address

phil@walletofsatoshi.com

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Last Notes

2025-04-24 08:42:02

Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia
#photography
https://i.nostr.build/2IViJV5KXVFiOdgV.jpg

2025-04-23 21:01:00

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2025-04-23 20:22:32

Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road, Victoria. Australia
#photography
https://i.nostr.build/6yNrcsV9nr7KbkHI.jpg

2025-04-23 10:37:20

Beauchamp Falls in the Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
#photography
https://i.nostr.build/6Kz2mvV6fM7MZtBz.jpg

2025-04-14 22:10:09

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Looking at this from the point of view of the TCP/IP network model, the connection establishment occurs at the Internet/transport layers. This needs to be device to server since most devices will sit behind NAT and firewalls. At the application level however, once the connection is established, the notifications are sent from server to device without the device polling so I would agree with this being called push.
https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/Apple_Push_Notification_Service

2025-04-13 23:33:25

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I’m enjoying seeing these sailing pictures. Looks like a lot of fun!

2025-04-13 23:30:48

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GM! Can you use your own domain for the lightning address? I need to find some time to fix my Alby hub, it is still broken after my experiments using my own relay… 🤣

2025-04-13 10:59:04

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The foundation level exam here is designed so that it’s pretty easy to score well on if you sit the training run by the clubs. I think most people scored above 85% in the group I was in. The higher level licenses are more challenging though but I haven’t decided if I will attempt to do those yet.
It might be a while before I have something set up that will be capable of reaching you but hopefully one day!

2025-04-12 21:57:57

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Good morning! ☕️🫂📱😂

2025-04-11 03:10:26

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Yeah, they have been around a little while replying to GM notes and collecting zaps..
#note1vv0…w3jg

2025-04-10 00:57:21

500 days!
https://i.nostr.build/pUtBM8kctLPcskJa.jpg

2025-04-09 02:40:50

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GM!

2025-04-08 08:35:07

Tonight’s walk
https://i.nostr.build/UHTxICUmYjZfh0II.jpg

2025-04-07 22:42:17

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Trying to figure out what some of those Regexs would match makes my head hurt! 🤣

2025-04-07 05:17:57

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I think fixing my diet of a lot of processed food, sugar, bread etc has been the most challenging part and it is hard not to fall back into old habits.
As far as improvement, right now it is just needing to be more consistent again which will probably lead to other benefits.

2025-04-07 04:48:54

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I don’t consider myself super fit but I do try to lead an active lifestyle and eat well. I’m in a much better place than I was 3-4 years ago and I still aim to improve my fitness further but it is challenging at times to undo bad lifestyle choices from the past.

2025-04-07 02:36:06

Some street art seen on my lunch time walk today.
https://i.nostr.build/SBCAruZlPSujdByu.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/VYbflDPwKwgJVICO.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/wC3910sZ0vbxX3iB.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/v0UkQ0jmmqlGafcj.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/QhHxdn3R3E3g58h7.jpg

2025-04-07 01:24:10

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I just had a look but mine doesn’t show prices in real time so still shows Friday’s value. I don’t think I’ll check again for a while!

2025-04-07 01:17:34

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Yeah I wasn’t going to look at that one!

2025-04-07 00:42:46

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It’s better not to look at it for anyone who invests in shares! I’ve only got some that I was given as part of an employee share program and they haven’t been hit too hard.

2025-04-05 00:04:40

Saturday morning walk
https://v.nostr.build/tEdtVYDEqx5CcGMY.mp4

2025-04-04 22:51:49

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They have “All you can eat Cheese Wednesdays” to help you find out how much is too much! 😂
https://i.nostr.build/rU3wWE2P1vhTUW3c.jpg

2025-04-04 22:30:21

Occasionally there is something useful on Instagram. Today I found Splatters Cheese Bar with locations in Melbourne and Geelong (Australia) that has a cheese train. Like a sushi train but cheese. Need to remember this next time I visit Melbourne. 🧀
https://i.nostr.build/CFi4YwJEy7pjWQRn.jpg

2025-04-04 04:02:44

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Cheers! 🥂

2025-04-04 03:19:28

Interesting new #meshtastic device from Heltec. The MeshPocket is a power bank with wireless changing and an integrated Meshtastic node.
https://heltec.org/project/meshpocket/

2025-04-04 01:54:32

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It does have a little bit of potato in it but mostly meat!

2025-04-04 01:53:29

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I’ve been buying from this guy for a while now. He started off selling South American sweets, alfajores and medialunas, at the farmers market but opened his own cafe about a year ago and expanded to do savoury empanadas. He uses quality local ingredients and everything I’ve tried tastes great.

2025-04-04 01:27:16

Empanadas filled with slow-cooked beef brisket for lunch. 😋 Made locally here in Adelaide by a chef who came here from Uruguay.
https://i.nostr.build/pH1hoMLXoxAY0ojw.jpg

2025-04-04 01:20:45

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Good morning!

2025-04-04 00:33:02

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Except an issue I had yesterday that was actually BGP.. which broke DNS. So really it was still DNS!

2025-04-04 00:27:04

https://i.nostr.build/ghpBTJm0SEBxLNyQ.jpg
#note1dp8…ngg4

2025-04-03 05:52:19

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What client did you repost from? Primal shows there were 8 reposts but only lists 5.. I’ve seen these sort of issues in Primal before, not sure if there is some interoperability issue between the way clients are dealing with reposts or just a bug in Primal.

2025-04-03 03:46:28

My pre-order of these new chips arrived today. I’ve tried the tallow ones so far, nice flavour and a good crunch. Definitely better than most of the other chips I’ve tried.
https://i.nostr.build/lQYiOX7GdJmjmPwA.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/vCGdZtT7fg3eyyrk.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/7pv8Bi1y7vz4FeNV.jpg
#note1lap…h88q

2025-04-03 03:25:09

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I don’t seem to have issues with any right now but I have occasionally seen videos or images failing to load which seems to be Primal users.

2025-04-02 11:00:26

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Having a conversation with someone is giving them a small piece of your time and time is the most valuable asset you have.

2025-04-02 10:50:44

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I like the results I got with both Tri-X 400 and T-Max 400 but also the Ilford FP4 Plus. I’ve got a roll of the T-Max 3200 to try since I could t get the Delta 3200 so will be interesting to see how that goes.

2025-04-02 10:30:47

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I’ve been experimenting with a few different black and white films recently. I want to get a roll of the Ilford Delta 3200 to try but the local shops I’ve been to don’t have stock at the moment.

2025-04-02 09:48:46

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Third best? 🤔🤣

2025-04-02 04:31:25

RFC 9759
"Estimating time requirements for tasks, both critical and mundane, remains a challenge in engineering, business, and everyday communication. Existing models fail due to inherent unpredictability and inconsistencies in human estimation. This document introduces the Two-Week Principle (TWP), a novel, universally adaptable time scale that seeks to standardize all temporal references to a singular, uniform duration. TWP ensures clarity, predictability, and synchronization across all sectors that rely on time-based scheduling."
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9759

2025-04-02 00:33:38

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I think my notes must just be shit! 🤣🤣

2025-04-02 00:29:03

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I think finding the right work/life balance is important and I feel this more as I get older. I do think sometimes it can be worthwhile taking a risk on a different role with more work but similar pay if it does genuinely provide experience that will benefit your career, and you view it as a temporary stepping stone rather than something you going to get locked in to for a long time and eventually burn out. I've done similar myself in the past.
Also, from past experience, I would say don't get attached to a particular opportunity or company (unless it is your own). If you aren't enjoying it or you see problems with the company then look for something else. Earlier in my career I worked for a smaller startup company which seemed like great opportunity to build something from the ground up. It wasn’t a great environment to work in, I put in a lot more work than I was being paid for thinking it would be rewarding in the long term, but the company ended up in administration a year later. From that experience I now value a lot more having work that I enjoy, good colleagues to work with, and a good working environment over other things.

2025-04-01 22:29:06

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GM!

2025-04-01 21:30:25

Pretty much how I do things at work every day! 😂
#note1aqu…jv7w

2025-04-01 21:01:57

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Previous hellthreads haven’t bothered me too much but I want to mute this one..

2025-04-01 08:57:04

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Yeah I like the warmer weather and this time next week it will be dark! We could do with some rain though but it still doesn’t look like there will be much any time soon.

2025-04-01 08:49:35

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Nostr fixes this. They can just create a separate npub to write these messages! 🤣

2025-04-01 08:44:07

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GM!

2025-04-01 08:42:59

Sunset 🌅 Days are getting shorter now.
https://i.nostr.build/lTzmPOnN4wBbNdey.jpg

2025-04-01 05:00:06

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GA for me here in Australia! Hope you have a great day!

2025-04-01 03:16:29

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I think this is the reality for most larger influencers/creators. Censorship resistant free speech is great but that isn’t interesting enough for them with a much smaller reach. I think right now Nostr is great for the smaller niche communities. With control over your feed and no algorithms it can allow these to be seen without being drowned out by the large accounts.

2025-03-31 23:58:52

@npub1el3…l27r New Gossip release with a feature that will save you a lot of time! “Extended hellthreads: Auto-tag everybody on nostr, and also everybody on X, Mastodon and BlueSky” 😂😂😂
#note1qj7…5j0h

2025-03-31 23:03:15

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Yes, I took it for a while. I definitely felt it had some positive benefits for me, particularly improvements in my energy levels. It wasn’t the sudden boost you get from coffee or other supplements but a more sustained improvement in energy. I’ve stopped taking all supplements at the moment but will probably go back on it again.

2025-03-31 01:32:06

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It’s still going! 🤣

2025-03-30 23:39:40

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It does still work but looks like you now need to log in to listr.lol first to see the list.
https://listr.lol/npub1dmahfent0mtlh8ahhzu0ztslhw470azcyw3n599vvrxfysfg25mqurhrpq/30000/naddr1qq4xc6tnw3ez6cf4xg6rgcejx5knsct9vskngvnxx5knjwpexgknvcf38yukvcmx8y6nqcspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqmhmwnnxklkhlw0m0w9c7yhplwatul69sgar8g22ccxvjfqjs4fkqvzqqqr4xq7pt6fy

2025-03-30 23:33:09

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I’m trying to find it.. the old URL I had for it doesn’t seem to go to the list anymore..

2025-03-30 07:50:59

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GM! That would have been an amazing day yesterday! Wishing you a great Sunday!

2025-03-30 07:48:24

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GM!

2025-03-30 02:18:57

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Interesting. I’ve often noticed a quieter period starting around 3pm here (04:30 UTC) which corresponds to what those stats show.

2025-03-29 22:28:27

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Yeah usual trip to the farmers market this morning!

2025-03-29 21:41:08

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Good morning!

2025-03-29 02:44:46

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I was but then had some issues for a couple of days with posts not working. I’ll have to give it another try.

2025-03-28 22:38:59

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GM! ☕️🫂

2025-03-28 22:38:42

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On point 5, I think the question is, are the people that use Nostr even interested in the sort of content from a lot of creators to make the effort worth it? The usual creator/influencer model seems to be (with some exceptions) to post sensationalised content with clickbait titles, get a lot of interaction from people that consume the content to feed the algorithm, but rarely interact in return. I think this is what a lot of people come to Nostr to escape from. Personally I followed some of the creators that have come here but unfollowed most of them, I’m not interested in seeing the same content that is posted on other platforms. I much rather the authentic interactions and discussions with people on Nostr than just consuming content by a creator/influencer.
Another thing to consider with bringing creators with existing audiences across is what compelling reasons would a follower join Nostr, buy Bitcoin and start zapping when they can see the same content on other platforms for “free”? I’m not sure that many regular consumers of content actually care about providing v4v, and decentralisation, free speech etc unfortunately isn’t something that a lot of people really care enough about either to bring them here.

2025-03-28 21:40:41

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I think we’ve only had 1 day of decent rain in about the last 3 months... Nice weather but still no useful rain forecast for the next week either.
https://i.nostr.build/csYlywyIbdPKjpfH.jpg

2025-03-28 21:37:37

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$20/month should get a VPS to run a relay that is easily capable of handling the notes from many hellthreads!

2025-03-28 21:32:19

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GM Marie! No rain in this part of the future! Hope you have a good weekend. I agree about the hellthread, clients need to be able to deal with these in a nice way so that people can opt out of the notifications if they wish.

2025-03-28 12:03:41

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Thanks, interestingly it turned out to be a second pool that isn’t being used yet. This server doesn’t have my main node on it so not critical but I’ll have a closer look at what is going on with it over the weekend.

2025-03-28 08:29:30

My Lofty Botanic Gardens starting to get some autumn colour.
#photography
https://i.nostr.build/Rvs7eSVdUax97n6u.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/tHELIexiwD7qUOLk.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/808OUj31B1eE8Wf2.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/7zgDLoZa1wXrRQQG.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/alXZFMJJZW99sJPc.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/wLdO3C4tYKOuNNRd.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/Hs1Kn5m0WpmINpVP.jpg

2025-03-28 07:45:35

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GM!

2025-03-28 07:36:49

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No plans for the rest of the day, I think I will just have a relaxing Friday night! I had the day off work today so went for a walk through one of the botanic gardens here earlier.

2025-03-28 06:52:04

This doesn’t sound like fun...
#proxmox
https://i.nostr.build/LRMwoTU7cEpImsbH.jpg

2025-03-28 06:47:26

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Good morning!

2025-03-28 04:24:13

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Good morning!

2025-03-28 04:22:23

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The #hellthread never dies! 🤣

2025-03-27 20:20:26

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GM!

2025-03-27 20:16:21

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GM and welcome back!

2025-03-27 11:44:42

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Thanks!

2025-03-27 07:45:36

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I do appreciate features of digital for some things, like advanced AF for wildlife for example, but I have been enjoying experimenting with film photography again. I’d never shot black and white film until recently so it has been interesting trying the different films and seeing the different characteristics that each has.

2025-03-27 06:59:14

Experimenting with more black and white film photography. Ilford FP4 Plus. #photography
https://i.nostr.build/veuoEnScvtuc5Nxm.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/FAlznhsbP2QxjRMq.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/RJbqOhLOIrTzpn8F.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/yhuygBx8B74DGjdx.jpg

2025-03-27 02:41:22

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GN Roya. All the food pics were a nice break from the AI images!

2025-03-27 01:56:35

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Steak with mushroom sauce
https://i.nostr.build/MfE1nl9EHS5RiNYb.jpg

2025-03-26 22:29:38

Morning walk before work
https://i.nostr.build/fBEU6sFDWmvayLUB.jpg

2025-03-26 20:48:57

GM #nostr. Have a great day! ☕️🫂
https://i.nostr.build/I831C2BE8BLJX9Dw.jpg
#note1mnk…wl6j

2025-03-26 10:12:45

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I think it is harder to find the newcomers in global now unless they post an introduction note. I’m also a lot more careful about zapping newcomers straight away now. I’ve seen some that have only ever posted a single note and are possibly just an account created to harvest zaps.

2025-03-26 04:19:52

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GM!

2025-03-26 04:19:41

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This is why I don’t write much code! 🤣

2025-03-25 23:55:53

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This one is located here in Australia, probably could have got cheaper if I went for a VPS located elsewhere I guess.

2025-03-25 23:40:46

I’m running a Nostr relay on a $6 per month VPS. It wouldn’t handle a lot of traffic (it is only for my own testing purposes) but Nostr relays can be run on relatively cost effective infrastructure.
#note1r4s…r738

2025-03-25 22:59:07

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Feel comfortable that you have done everything you can to minimise the risk. Split across multiple wallets, secure backups of seed phrases etc. And understand that at one point you started from nothing so you already know what needs to be done to build it up again in the worst case scenario.

2025-03-25 06:53:09

Test
#note1mv0…pye4

2025-03-25 01:24:42

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This was one I actually came across a few years ago. I was supposed to install a router in there.. it ended up being left on top of the rack because it was impossible to move the cables enough without unplugging them to fit the router in.. 🤣

2025-03-25 00:33:56

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It always ends up looking like this after a while though! 🤣
https://i.nostr.build/mg23TjLtMsTcjEYo.jpg

2025-03-24 22:54:00

GM Nostr! Have a great day! ☕️🥚🥓🫂
https://i.nostr.build/GizIGFizQs3GrmXw.jpg

2025-03-24 21:13:09

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You can create a hellthread of all the hellthread haters so they can whinge amongst themselves! 🤣

2025-03-24 21:10:11

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GM!

2025-03-24 09:47:57

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Out of interest, what was the issue?

2025-03-22 22:35:24

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I probably won’t be there at the start but will see if I can join later on.

2025-03-22 22:16:59

Last weekend of the fringe here in Adelaide. Some of the street performers around the city yesterday. Sword swallowing, balloon swallowing and fire!
https://i.nostr.build/WL736VJmcw99uWAx.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/rZXUUpDcg3lnvtDr.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/TluM27jFmDqyGfNX.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/eoYcir82oTolgRJd.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/rMFS55bwXa58z6l3.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/Mc4k192ZKHZNvrIh.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/S5NBoQoxjdwDdm7E.jpg

2025-03-22 00:52:01

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Does this count? 😂 These are actually a pretty tasty snack!
https://i.nostr.build/RgNGCZCqUYYLYvkb.jpg

2025-03-21 23:23:24

Saturday morning walk
https://i.nostr.build/nHscvC0FKlOwZk6U.jpg