The easiest message in the universe to communicate is telling a dog you've dropped something edible on the floor. You tap your toe near the item, and the dog eats it. This is universal; no dog, regardless of its intelligence level, fails to understand this. Even people who have never been around a dog will do this instinctively. It's *the* core element of the 60,000 year old cooperative agreement between humans and dogs. It is, on the other hand, utterly impossible to convey the same information to a cat. It would be easier to construct an entirely new language based on prime numbers to communicate with alien gas orbs from the planet Zargon than it is to get a cat to understand you dropped a small bit of chicken and it's RIGHT FUCKING THERE. #dogstr #catstr #grownostr

The rabbits around here this year are out of control. There are tons of them, and they seem to have no fear whatsoever. Look at this cocky asshole, just lounging around like he's a lion on the savanna. Hey, dum-dum, you're a *prey* animal. Start acting like it! At least get out of the way so I don't have to step over you. We used to have an agreement where rabbits at least pretended to be afraid of people, but apparently they are no longer honoring that deal. Frankly, it's a little disconcerting to be stared down by a widdle bitty bunny wabbit like he's a gang leader in a prison yard... They're up to something, and I don't like it. #animals #farm #homestead #garden #rabbits #nature #overconfidentrodents

I've been pretty disappointed by the lack of Nostr content focused on moving liquids from one container to another, so let's talk about "jiggle siphons". The name says it all, a jiggle siphon (aka safety siphon) is a magnificently simple invention that lets you get a siphon started by just jiggling it up and down a few times in the container you're trying to extract liquid from. It's a simple check valve (a glass marble inside the valve does all the work), so as it moves up and down in the container, it forces a little liquid into the tube each time, until there's enough to get a siphon flowing. If you've ever sucked gas or aquarium water into your mouth trying to start a siphon that way, you'll understand the value of this. I've got a couple of copper ones I use for gas and diesel (it's much easier to get fuel out of a full gas can using this siphon than to try to dump it out with the crappy nozzle on the can), but if you just need one for water, you can 3D print one out of plastic and steal a marble from a little kid. Here are the CAD files I used to make mine. You can use OpenSCAD to customize it to fit whatever size tubing and marble you have. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4337772 #diy #tools #3dprint #3dprinting #homesteading #grownostr

I was awakened this morning by a commotion in the bedroom. Turns out it was this: Trying to kill this: Who said living out in the country was quiet and peaceful? #catstr #caturday #snake #farm #homestead

What the heck is the deal with cats and cardboard boxes? You can't leave a box unattended in this house lest you return to find it stuffed full of cat. #catstr

OK, I've never seen this before. Some kind of weird mutation or something caused this flower to grow petals in the wrong place. #flowers #bloomscrolling #garden #nature

This creepy-looking fellow is an assassin bug, called so because they are badass predators that kill all kinds of pest insects in the garden. This one is from a species known as a "wheel bug", after that cog-like structure on its back. Don't kill these if you see them, they're helping. #bugs #garden #nature #photo #grownostr

I've never made a meme before, but I saw this in the bathroom at a doctor's office, and decided it couldn't be left un-memed. #meme #funny #grownostr

Homemade salsa, in two simple steps. Before: After: #garden #homesteading #growfood #foodstr #farm #grownostr

#flowers #bloomscrolling #summer #garden