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My new lawnmower has arrived! I have been steadily clearing pasture land and planting it with seed, so that I will be able to keep grazing animals during the summer and then slaughter them for consumption during the winter months. #SelfSufficient #permaculture #goat #ilhadasflores (at Flores Island)

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Experimenting with physics. #brotherlylove #brother #prouddad #father #love (at Flores Island)

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Japanese temple guardian equipped for destroying ignorance. #vajra #templeguard #ignorance #amsterdam #woodcarving (at Rijksmuseum)

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Stained glass! #netherlands #utrecht #stainedglass (at St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht)

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These old cathedrals always amaze me. The engineering and beauty is awesome. #architecture #cathedral #netherlands #utrecht (at St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht)

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I have such a crush on this lady. This painting of Marchesa Luisa Casati was captured by Giovanni Boldini in 1908. She was the party diva of her time, providing ample cocaine, opium, and alcohol to her guests. #amsterdam #giovaniboldini #diva #party #partying (at Rijksmuseum)

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Fun architecture in Rotterdam. #rotterdam #netherlands #architecture (at Rotterdam, Netherlands)

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Good bye Little Sister! Our farewell beer after a great family visit. #siblings #family #amsterdam (at Brouwerij 't IJ)

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I have filled myself with beer and cheese and excellent company on my voyage. I will return to the Netherlands, I adore this culture and it’s beautiful population of open minded food enthusiasts. I still don’t know how to conjure a smile for a selfie, it just seems to contrived. Sorry folks, I am beaming with glee from within I can assure you. #travel #netherlands #rotterdam #hedonism #epicurean (at Rotterdam, Netherlands)

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Only The Truth will set you free from Satan’s Revenge!! I am thoroughly enjoying my lunch while sampling the hot sauce and beers. #flyingdog #thetruth #satansrevenge #foodie (at The Streetfood Club)

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An amazing wood carving that my inner child resonates with. If one chases honey 🍯, one may expect to be stung 🐝 . And yet, without desire our souls wither and die. This carving is of Cupid as he experienced the pain of pursuing pleasure. Like us mortals, we all must take the agony alongside the ecstasy. All of us who have been struck by Cupid’s arrow know this dichotomy. Love lifts us to new heights and then flies away, only to leave us free falling into chaos once again. Ahhh, the Human Experience. So sweet, so excruciating, so typical. #Rijksmuseum #hendrickdekeyser #love #cupid #lifelessons #amsterdam (at Rijksmuseum)

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I adore flowers. #peony #instaflower (at Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam)

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My humble battery bank of OPzS is doing fantastic after 5 years of gentle service. #opzs #batterybank #offgridliving #offgrid #selfsufficient #selfsufficiency #hydroelectric #microhydro #solar (at Flores Island)

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As the winter rains disappear, the stream that feeds my hydroelectric turbine loses volume. Now I must install smaller diameter jets to limit the water flow, also limiting the amount of power generated. It is time to complete the solar array installation. #offgrid #microhydro #hydroelectric #powerspout #selfsufficient #ilhadasflores (at Ilha das Flores (Açores))

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The #pelton wheel on my #powerspout #microhydro #turbine is holding up very well after 5 years of continuous use. #offgrid #selfsufficient #permaculture (at Isla de Flores (Azores))

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I planted this pineapple plant on the graves of my favorite dogs some years ago. Now they are finally making the first flowers and hopefully fruit! It makes me smile to think that my dogs that I love so much Are still giving to me after all these years. Truly they are man’s best friend! #pineapple #k9 #rebirth #flowers #compost #selfsufficient #garden #gardening #homestead (at Ilha das Flores (Açores))

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My black walnut tree is breaking dormancy now. A branch was broken last year by a marauding cow, and this year new growth is sprouting from the broken branch. A good reminder for me that growth can come from trauma when we least expect it! Plants of always been my greatest teachers. #walnut #blackwalnut #springtime #mayday #growth (at Flores Island)