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    Roses and Bee

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    | Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
     June 19, 2023. A bee in a rose near the Gloucester Costco. Monday was a work-at-home day, except I had to take Andrea in for a medical appointment, so we also stopped briefly at the Costco on the way home. Not too productive, though I did catch u...
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    Goldfinches

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    | Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
     June 20, 2023. Looking at the feeder in my back yard, adorned with goldfinches. Went into the office today for a meeting (held by videoconference, of course) and (more importantly) Bruno's retirement dinner at a local Indian restaurant (which I w...
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    Roses

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    | 2023365, pink, roses, Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
    June 23, 2023. These are roses outside the pharmacy in Gloucester, near work. I picked up some prescriptions for Andrea (who, like me, is celebrating the end of the pandemic with health issues). It was an office day today, and I spent time on newslett...
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    Sunset

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
    June 22, 2023. Sunset as seen from my front porch. It's interesting this time of the year because the sun sets so far to the north. Another day working at home, focused mostly on newsletter contents. Also some IRAP work. Like yesterday, I was indoors ...
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    Green Berries

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    | 2023365, green, Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
    June 21, 2023.Green berries on a green plan in my back yard. Working at home today. Did some stuff for IRAP, as well as the newsletter. Recovering from my trip. My itch is still a major concern. https://flic.kr/p/2oKtJh1
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    Ostrich

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    | 2023365, ostrich, Syndicated
    June 21, 2023
    June 15, 2023. Not exactly what I expected to find in the Dutch countryside, but this ostrich seemed to fit right in. I cycled from my hotel to the centre of Den Haag, about 60+ km. It was a brilliant day, clear, sunny and warm, and full with the sort...
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    Windmill

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    | 2023365, Holland, Syndicated, windmill
    June 21, 2023
    June 14, 2023. This is a windmill just outside Amsterdam, spotted as I took the scenic route cycling from our meetings today back to the hotel. Today was a very successful meeting day, as I presented the work I had done and got people signed up and wo...
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    Buddies

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    | 2023365, amsterdam, buddies, Syndicated
    June 20, 2023
    June 12, 2023. Display spotted in an Amsterdam city window. I cycled from the airport to the city centre for a meeting (11 km), wandered around the city a bit (5 or 6 km), then cycled back out to the hotel (16 km). All in all, a pretty good day. I'm r...
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    Dutch Sparrow

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    | 2023365, Holland, sparrow, Syndicated
    June 20, 2023
    June 11, 2023. This sparrow rests on a glass wall at a little cafe on the sand dunes high above the Dutch North Sea coast near Haarlem. My firat full day in Holland, I cycled from my hotel near the airport to Haarlem, touring the city a bit, and then ...
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    A New Light

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 10, 2023. Due in part to the shading of the window and in part on smoke in the atmosphere, the Sun appeared outside the airplane window as a deep ruby red, looking like I've never seen it before. Landed on time, dropped my bags at the hotel, then...
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    YUL

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    june 9, 2023. This is YUL, also known as Trudeau Airport in Montreal. I'm on my way this evening to Amsterdam for a week of meetings and cycling. The weather is supposed to be great, the flight is on time, I'm prepared for everything, and looking forw...
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    Thrasher

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 9, 2023. Though only an occasional visitor to the back yard, this thrasher is always welcome. Another day in the empty building known as my office, getting in a full day of work before heading off for a week. https://flic.kr/p/2oHH97W
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    The Smoke (2)

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 7, 2023. This is the building where I work. It is a sterile desert with no services or social interaction at all. And I don't know what all the chimneys are for, but it makes it seem like a relic of a past age when air pollution meant nothing. An...
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    The Smoke

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 6, 2023. The smoke from northern wildfires has descended over the region, meaning I can't really go out for a bike ride or anything, really. So I mostly focused on work (and trying not to itch). https://flic.kr/p/2oHJXHj
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    Teeth

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 6, 2023
    June 5, 2023. These are my teeth, life-sized (if you're very close to them). In addition to my dental appointment I wrong a longish post titled 'Questions and Answers on AI Regulation' that I thought was quite good. https://flic.kr/p/2oFyDo7
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    Full Cycle

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    | 2023365, bicycle, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    June 1, 2023. This is the Full Cycle in Hintonburg, my first time in this store. It's pretty funky. On my way in to work I dropped off the gravel bike to have the wheels straightened and to install new tires (so far on my new bike I've replaced the se...
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    Expedition

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 29, 2023. This heavily modified vehicle was spotted in the Metro parking lot here in town today. It has European license plates and is obviously a live-in expedition vehicle used by one of those truck/van adventurers. I tried to find this particul...
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    Wetland

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 28, 2023. We went for an ambling walk along the Mer Bleue trail today. Again, it's good to be out in the sunshine. The water levels are still pretty high, but the forest has come to live and was particularly lust and beautiful today. I've started ...
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    Cows

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 27, 2023. A farm with cows along the road to St. Albert. I spent a lot of the day on the cot but forced myself to get out for a short ride to St. Albert. At 16.9 kph, this is one of the slowest rides I've ever taken on the road bike. It was very g...
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    Julia in her Cave

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 25, 2023. Hard to be cuter than Julia fast asleep in her furry cave on the shelf right behind where I sit. I took a sick day today; the itch was so bad I couldn't sit, so I lay most of the day on a cot in the cold room in the basement. https://fli...
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    Starbucks

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 24, 2023. This is the Starbucks near my office ('near' being about a kilometer away). I'm *way* behind in uploading photos, because the stupid itch continues to assail me. Working in the office really really doesn't help with this. https://flic.kr...
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    Cobbs Lake Creek

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    May 23, 2023
    May 21, 2023. This was the view from the old rail bridge along the Prescott Russell trail. I rode it for a short distance along my endurance-level 70 km ride mostly into a stiff breeze on a sunny but cool day. I was completely wiped out by the end of ...
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    Domaine du Sapin

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    May 23, 2023
    May 20, 2023. This is my campsite for the first night of my weekend trip, at Domaine du Sapin near Greenfield (just soiutheast of Maxville). Though it rained most of the day (and most of the night) it held off just long enough to enjoy a campfile and ...
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    All Packed Up

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    | 2023365, bicycle, bikepacking, Syndicated
    May 20, 2023
    May 19, 2022. Here's my bicycle all packed up and ready to head out for a three day practice ride this long weekend. Very busy day today, as in addition also prepared my slides for my CNIE talk coming up next week. https://flic.kr/p/2oBBGem
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    87

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    | 2023365, mother, Syndicated
    May 19, 2023
    May 18, 2023. This is my mother and Bernie celebrating her 87th birthday at the home in the city. She's not mobile and requires a lot of assistance but Bernie and his daughter Debbie are there every day and the staff are also really good to her. It's ...
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    Office Tree

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    May 19, 2023
    May 17, 2023. This is an apple tree in bloom just outside my office in the city. It was a work-in-office day today (plus two hours in a traffic jam right after) but I got quite a bit done - project closing report, online course, more corporate paperwo...
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