#Babybird season has officially begun. Very early today, the #Grackles brought their first youngster to the pond to explore the water while they were looking for snacks. Sorry for the water stain on the lens but you get a bonus Oriole singing in the back.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #CountGrackula #birdwatching #nature #birdbath #happythings #Birdsy #Ostdrossel #nature

Sunday #soup.

#cooking #food #HappyThings

Today's entry for #HappyThings: I managed to snag tickets for the #YayoiKusama exhibition at the Tate Modern when we go to #London in March!

I've been too late for it the last time I've been to London in summer, but they extended the exhibition! Also the whole round trip with Eurostar is like 150 Euros? More such train connections, please!

#happythings
My daughter had an amazing time at the #NZjazzworkshop last week and I accompanied her to Wellington. So far we are home and both returning covid negative tests.
Managed to get some bake at home Pain au chocolat that the kids love - so special over Christmas breakfasts just got more special.

I'm on holiday!
We're getting a puppy!
#happythings

I'm watching the movie Big for the first time since since the 80s. It's absolutely delightful!

#HappyThings

alsooo, here's one of my favourite things:
the vienna phil playing the finale of a haydn symphony, with bernstein.
🙃

[attention, it starts with a loud-ish noise because of mediocre audio quality.]

#music #HappyThings #LeonardBernstein #haydn #ViennaPhilharmonic #WienerPhilharmoniker #JosephHaydn #symphony #concert #ClassicalMusic

https://youtu.be/uT8YsDI2yu4

South Bank #parkrun in a glorious Saturday morning, I truly couldn't ask for more ❤🇦🇺🤩🤩 #brisbane #happythings #Running #australia #weekend

Wally and his caterpillar 'friend'.
#DogsOfMastodon #Dog #HappyThings

Gingerale getting head scritches makes me happy. #cats #gingerale #happythings

Nothing like the good old days where family morals were evident.

#happythings #thanksgiving #holiday #holidays

The drums in this track from the Cars 2 movie make me so damn happy! https://music.apple.com/gb/album/its-finn-mcmissile/1440807147?i=1440807776 #drums #music #happythings

Read 15min everyday. It pays you back. #happythings #helloworld #firsttoot

#HappyThings

* great conversations with colleagues (whom I haven't seen since the beginning of the pandemic and actually really got to know remotely during the pandemic; great to actually be able to talk!)
* chairing a session that went well
* my PhD candidate giving an amazing talk
* yummy Vermut & cocktails

#HappyThings

- working with a very motivated master student
- great wine 🍷 & cheese 🧀 at the institute today for the yearly new postdoc welcome
- end-of-day hot chocolate ☕️

(Apparently food is often my happy thing, but the company is important too!)

#astrodon #HappyThings

-Today I bought astronomy, physics and chemistry-themed cookie cutters for a wintery cookie decorating event I'm hosting for my peers!
- I learned about a huge spotify playlist of lesser-known Canadian musicians that I'm very excited to listen through.

#HappyThings

Finding out that one of my favorite people from my conference buddy circle got a permanent job! 🎉🎉🎉

Prefer it on here. Seems less toxic #happythings

It would be fake to just toot about #HappyThings, this weekend was not very happy.

Nothing major happened, it was just exhausting and emotional. It’s not easy moving to a new country, city & university, and getting used to a new home after weeks of temporary accommodation, finding a new routine, settling in a new church, a new work/life environment at a Cambridge college… I have strong “what am I doing here” feelings these days.

But it will get better.

#astrodon #HappyThings

- presented my first first-author paper at the Gemini South science coffee this morning!
- it's strawberry season in Chile 🍓