July 1, 2018. These are the Ottawa Senators prospects visiting for the national anthem at the Champions game on Canada Day. It was incredibly hot, but we were treated to an excellent 2-hit shutout by Champions pitchers. https://flic.kr/p/LAkTRj…

June 28, 2018. It’s day-lily season in the back yard. Today was focused mostly on a research centre planning meeting, with bits of blockchain research thrown in. https://flic.kr/p/27zRSjo…

June 21, 2018. A lone player at the soccer pitch at the office. At noon there’s a group of them, and it looks like they’re setting up to play after work as well. Today was mostly a meeting day, which meant just a little extra puttering on newsletter and blockchain…

June 19, 2018. This is the view outside my home office window into the back yard, where Andrea is tending our milkweed crop. I got my office laptop set up today and ready to run blockchain applications. https://flic.kr/p/JMudsa…

June 11, 2018. These were in the back yard this afternoon – not sure what they are. Tiny roses? Apple? Buckthorn? Got my front teeth repaired today (they look beautiful) and ordered a replacement front wheel for the bicycle. https://flic.kr/p/284tt2A…

June 7, 2018. Here’s another shot on a rainy day from the bathroom window. In this photo I’ve highlighted one of the broadleaf plants (no idea what it is). Couple of unexpected meetings in the office today but all good. https://flic.kr/p/27Yq7F1…

June 5, 2018. Rainy day, ordinary day in the office doing a deep dive into blockchain. https://flic.kr/p/26Fds22…

June 6, 2018. Every morning I look out the window of the bathroom to see the grass and plants growing – because the bathroom is below ground level I get a close-up look at them. This is the grass in the morning rain. I’ve darkened it to highlight the rain…

May 30, 2018. I had one of those days where ripples of controversy follow. An IBM rep at my panel said we needed to privatize health care to save costs; I reminded him that using IBM to privatize the new pay system cost us many times more. I got home…

May 29, 2018. It’s election time in Ontario. I’ve voted already, in the advance poll. No, it was not for the red or the blue candidate. I voted NDP because I think things like schools, hospitals, climate and social welfare are important. https://flic.kr/p/27AZbA1…

May 28, 2018. Back in the office. Looks like they’re preparing to wash the windows. I added a ‘publish vCard’ feature to gRSShopper today. NRC changed its email service, which now doesn’t work properly. https://flic.kr/p/26xpRwd…

May 26, 2018. Despite threats of rain I went out biking and was rewarded with a beautiful ride. This is taken off Steele Road, on the way back from Avonmore. Listened to Lights ‘Skin and Earth’ a few times while cycling. Got back, bought dirt and ports for the tomatoes…

May 13, 2018. Busy day. Went out for a bike ride to Chrysler (37.6 km) where I found a cluster of trilliums, including this one. Then in the afternoon-evening it was into the city to prepare to be a judge for the Canada Wide Science Fir at Carleton. https://flic.kr/p/24qQQ6S…

Another bike ride today and this time I made it it St. Albert and back – 25 km. This is a look up an unnamed creek that crosses Guerin road. This is a little off the road looking up the creek. https://flic.kr/p/HeGR5e…

April 29, 2018. I heard the weather here was nice while I was gone, but to me April is still cold and grey. This is the neighbour’s back deck – they have kids who are clearly ready for summer. So am I. tired of waiting. https://flic.kr/p/JxkZ3f…

April 21, 2018. I took the Transmillennial from the airport hotel where I’l staying to the city centre and wandered around on a gorgeous Saturday taking pictures and enjoying the noise and the atmosphere. I alo wrote a blog post, “The Morality of the More Powerful”. https://flic.kr/p/JhPKof…

April 9, 2018. By my count, two turtles equals five Iron Men. These are what I suspect are pinatas in the Whole Foods Store, where I went at lunch. Despite being ill, it was a good week, as I managed to finish three papers. Kind of makes up for the…

April 18, 2018. The robin in the tree was singing up a storm this afternoon. Probably not happy songs either as the weather continues to resemble winter more than spring. Had a frustrating CPAP appointment this morning and worked on a report this afternoon. My cold continues to linger but…

April 16, 2018. OK, Icemageddon is perhaps an exaggeration, but we did have an icy coating over everything this morning, with the result that I stayed home for the day and worked on papers. Still struggling with my stupid cold. https://flic.kr/p/23uVNSy…