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Catrina
@catrina.me
Always obsessed with some new thing.
💼 dotnet dev working in Blazor/MAUI
🎵 classical guitar, cello, duduk
✈️ traveler. studying Chinese
🍄 fungi lover.
🐕 dictator over a tiny army of pugs
📻 learning to ham
🪶new owner of a small flock of quails
My two gremlins waiting for a bite of whatever I'm having. #nationalpugday
October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Been having fun with my new Anytone! Sending some APRS messages, getting the hang of spotting satellites (birds) to extend transmission range. Already have a fresh project I want to try with it! #hamradio #theoutpost
October 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Went full creepy this year! I usually add smoke and eerie sounds on Halloween night. Both the dog, screaming girl in window a d girl in swing (unseen benind pumpkin head) are all animated. #halloween
October 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Took some finagling with modem and configs all night, but finally got my DMR hotspot going. Raspberry Pi4 + MMDVM dual hat. #hamradio #dmr
August 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This little goblin completed: sit, come, stay, take it, and leave it. She's has a lot of energy but is actually very willing to train! #pug #pugs
July 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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This is from a commercial but it sums Ozzy up pretty well
July 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Rest in peace, Prince. May your spirit find Randy again.
OZZY OSBOURNE - "Mr. Crowley" 1981 (Live Video)
YouTube video by Ozzy Osbourne
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When you realize having a pug means you'll never nap alone. #pug #isitdinnertimeyet
July 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Obsessed with quail and decided to see what I could do with #vibecoding using #visualstudio with Copilot in agent mode. This was built with #MAUI using the #Blazor hybrid. I stepped in on certain parts like authentication and especially cleaning up razor. #dotnet #quail #homestead #selfsufficiency
Quailster App
YouTube video by catrina.tv
youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The covey getting together for morning tea. #quail #urbanhomestead #selfsufficiency
May 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Oh, not even 3 weeks and she's already quite the looker. #quail #homestead #urbanhomestead #selfsufficiency
May 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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One of my very favourite gags in #Cheers. So beautifully set up.

RIP George Wendt.

youtu.be/kvC83SNvWz0
Over There Behind Norm
YouTube video by Big Giant Monster
youtu.be
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The ladies have been giving plenty of gifts. And the backyard greens from my small garden are coming together! Arugula, swiss chard and egg from backyard!
May 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's been some work getting things set up and finding a good routine, but the ladies have settled and given me my first egg!
April 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
These two, ready to take out my camera. #quail #urbanhomestead #coturnix
April 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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this is a thread of 25 birds that frequent my yard and how i feel about them

i won't be ranking them 1-25 but i've placed them in seven groups:
- faves (2)
- the gang (6)
- cool but distant (3)
- they're fine (3)
- meh (4)
- opps (4)
- mortal enemies (3)

let's start at the bottom
should i or should i not spend the entire day ranking birds i have seen in my yard
March 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Made some Hotel Quailfornia upgrades this weekend with painted wire, water pipes, new bedding and decor.
March 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Hey, so I read this and it stuck with me, so I decided to write a quick-and-dirty guide to getting licensed without having to actually deal with people. I hope it helps, and hope you end up on the air soon!

bsky.app/profile/chil...
If you are interested in getting your ham radio license, let me break it down for you. If you're coming to ham radio for the purposes of mutual aid and preparedness (like many of us do) it can be very daunting to make sense of. Let's start with the basics.
March 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My new quail hotel has arrived. Nice to sit out in the evening and watch them tuck in for the night. #urbanhomesteading #quail
March 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Yesterday was a big mushroom day. Most excited to see how the pioppino will do in a water bottle. #mushrooms #fungifriends
March 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
February 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trying some hydroponic microgreens for myself and the quails. Let's see how it goes. #theoutpost
February 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Quail update. Due to them stepping in and dropping water, I've done a plumbing upgrade. Also added a shoe box feeder to prevent them from throwing the food everywhere. #quail #theoutpost #urbanhomestead
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
My pug, Sofia, getting her favorite toy stitched up. #pug
February 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
My first flock of quails has arrived! #quail #theoutpost
February 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM