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  1. Stephen Downes

    Northland

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    February 28, 2025. This is a tree along the side of Blair Road here in Ottawa. It's not as distinctive of the maple but the shape will be recognizable to anyone who lives in the north. I see hundreds of them every day, and they remind me of where I'm ...
  2. Stephen Downes

    Winter is Back

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    February 27, 2025. This is the view outside my office window today. As you can see, winter isn't letting us go just yet. We're in for more snow and cold over the next couple of weeks. This is always the hardest time of the year to stay positive. https...
  3. Stephen Downes

    Alpaca

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    February 26, 2025. An alpaca waiting for food. Wearing my new socks today, and I would say it really says 'buy local' when you feed the animal that made your socks for you. If you're in the Ottawa area, here you are: lacitedesalpagas.ca/ https://flic....
  4. Stephen Downes

    Hard at Work

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    January 24, 2025. Here I am hard at work. That's Emma. She has never been a lap cat and hated to be held, but the day my mother passed she started sitting in my lap or on my desk in the mornings. I don't know why - I assume it was some subtle change i...
  5. Stephen Downes

    Downey Woodpecker

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    February 8, 2024. A bright splash of red in a winter forest. I had big ambitions for today but instead spent it fixing the last of the bad bugs in CList. I'm sure many smaller ones remain. I also spent quite a bit of time petting a cat that was sleepi...
  6. Stephen Downes

    Snowshoers

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    February 7, 2024. Two people snowshoeing through the Mer Bleue forest. Having a very quiet week with limited ambition; things will get busy in a hurry next week so I'm making the most of it. https://flic.kr/p/2qKrrp3
  7. Stephen Downes

    Chickadee

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    February 6, 2025. Another photo from our walk in the forest. This year, I'm focused less on taking a photo every day (that may change) to trying to post them more or less regularly. https://flic.kr/p/2qKikfi
  8. Stephen Downes

    Nuthatch

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    February 5, 2025. We went for a walk in the Mer Bleue forest again. The snow is getting deeper and it was a bit harder to walk. The birds were all out despite the cold weather. https://flic.kr/p/2qKidnG

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