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    End of August

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    August 31, 2018. It was pretty quiet in the office today, not surprisingly the day before the long weekend, and so I was able to work without too many distractions - though I did have a few informal meetings with the other die-hards in the office. In t...
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    Evening Light

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    August 30, 2018. I was up early to finish my presentation for today (because of yesterday's distractions) and spent almost five hours with clients outlining distributed ledger technologies. It was a good day but a lot of work. https://flic.kr/p/LU43Pp
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    Alex

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    August 29, 2018. I had a couple of good meetings today, but the space in between was filled with frustrating and pointless distractions. Also, I working on my presentation for tomorrow. This is Alex, looking sympathetic. https://flic.kr/p/27S9yEw
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    Spider

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    August 28, 2018. Today I spent some time trying to get my laptop to work on the network and some time working on the content viewer. This is a spider Andrea found in the back yard. https://flic.kr/p/29eMFyZ
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    Polly

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    August 27, 2018. Spent the day tracking down some tricky code issues. Got home tired and feeling like I hadn't really accomplished a lot. Oh - but Claude showed me where the air conditioning i in my office so it's no longer a heatbox. https://flic.kr/p...
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    Pride

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    August 26, 2018. We attended the Pride parade in Ottawa ready to brave the rains that never came. I have dozens and dozens of colorful photos that I'll post later. Meanwhile, here's one from Bank Street just after the parade. https://flic.kr/p/2auzHnR
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    St. Elmo’s Friar

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    August 25, 2018. 25x50 Day 20. Cycled to Maxville and back via St. Elmo (pictured here) and Moose Creek. This is the St Elmo's Presbyterian Church. I walked around it... it needs some rehab work. https://flic.kr/p/2anncay
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    Cat’s in the Bag

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    August 24, 2018. I was downtown this morning to review a funding proposal, then back in the office for the afternoon to finish the work on gRSShopper. This is Lexi, the cat in the bag. https://flic.kr/p/27FSRV5
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    Wet Cat

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    August 22, 2018. Was up to Plantagenet in the morning to launch a project, and then worked from the home office this afternoon. That's how I spotted the neighbour cat lurking in our back yard. I really like working in the home office; I wish I could do...
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    Crabapple Tree

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    August 21, 2018. This is the crabapple tree in the back yard, looking much better this year than it did last year. Somewhere in the e is the goldfinch nest. https://flic.kr/p/2arz2Da
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    Forest Edge

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    August 20, 2018. Falling behind in uploading photo of the day - catching up. Today - Monday - was busy; things are heating up again. Mostly work on gRSShopper. https://flic.kr/p/2amznSN
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    Curran

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    August 19, 2018. 25x50 Day 19. Another beautiful day for cycling and I went almost 70km to Curran and back. This is the Paroisse St-Luc in Curran. https://flic.kr/p/2abc4wd
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    Vultures

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    August 18, 2018. 25x50 Day 18. I didn't notice them at first but there are two vultures on the roof of this abandoned pioneer home at Glenburn.I cycled 73km to the Ottawa River at Wendover, the first time I've made it to a river from home. https://flic...
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    Praying Mantis

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    August 17, 2018. Got some work done on the gRSShopper content reader and also some blockchain research. This is a praying mantis that appeared on our doorstep. https://flic.kr/p/296ttBq
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    Damselfly

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    August 15, 2018. This beauty (specifically, a male male marsh bluet (Enallagma ebrium) damselfly) was hovering around the back yard. Today was a warm damp day I spent catching up on paperwork, doing blockchain research, and following ball games - a so-...
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    The Chrysalis

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    August 14, 2018. Today wasn't a very good day. Not because I got nothing done - I actually got quite a bit done. But there was the fire alarm and I got wet waiting out in the rain and I was really tired in the evening and I couldn't get my photo taken ...
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    Boneset

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    August 13, 2018. This is a newcomer to our back yard this year. "Eupatorium perfoliatum or boneset is a common North American perennial plant in the aster family." Today was a beautiful summar day; sadly, I spent most of it in an office. https://flic.k...
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    Autumn Joy

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    August 12, 2018. It's not autumn yet, and that's why these sedum flowers have not yet turned pink. But they're getting close. Today was a wipeout - I was up till 2:00 a.m. after the football game, and up early, and took a nap, and went to bed early - d...
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    Caledonia Road

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    August 11, 2018. It was a beautiful day for a ride Saturday and I took advantage of a light wind and cool tempratures to post my best speed of the year. Then, in the evening, we watched our RedBlacks defeat Johnny Football. https://flic.kr/p/28Ywqxq
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    Elderberries

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    August 10, 2018. You have to look closely but there are nascent elderberries growing here in the red twigs that used to hold white flowers. Had a couple meetings, got a new CPAP mask, and worked on gRSShopper Chatter until the internet dies at the offi...
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    Japanese Beetles

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    August 7, 2018. It was back-to-work day today, wading through 500+ emails and sitting in on a meeting. This is a pair of Japanese Beetles getting it on in our back yard. https://flic.kr/p/LbsVxK
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    Tent Caterpillars

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    August 6, 2018. I put the back wheel from my old bike onto my new bike and was able to get out for a 57km ride. Sadly, I also had two flat tires (but these had nothing to do with the switch). It was *very* hot so I didn't pause a lot for photos. This w...
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    White Coneflowers

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    August 5, 2018. These are backyard flowers, which means a day spent inside. Today I worked on installing Mastodon's perl module (failed), setting up boxes with Zeit Now (partial success), watching a Champions game online (success) and a Jays game (loss...
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    Little Tomatoes

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    August 2, 2018. I headed out on my bike ride and lost a spoke not even 4km in. The bike shop replaced it under warranty, but it was a lost day. Here are our tomatoes beginning to bear fruit. I agree that I should have spaced them out more, but on the b...
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    Goldenrod

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    August 1, 2018. Took a rest day from biking and finished up my analysis module for gRSShopper. This is in our front yard - we have very impressive goldenrods lining the front walk. https://flic.kr/p/MDFe6C

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