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    Frozen

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 31, 2020
    January 31, 2020. There's a bit of brush between the road and the tracks a couple blocks down, and that's where I took this photo. It's the remnants of a mountain ash berry cluster. Good day today; I wrote a post saying Ontario finance minister Rod Phi...
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    Downey Woodpecker

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 30, 2020
    December 30, 2020. The back yard bird feeder attracted a downey woodpecker in the middle of a snowstorm this afternoon. I made a couple of bad videos and worked on the newsletter a bit. https://flic.kr/p/2knhKV9
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    Mask

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 30, 2020
    December 29, 2020. I was downtown on Rideau Street for a (socially distanced) meeting and captured this bit of topical artwork. It was cold and breezy and I didn't want to linger, and in any case, Costco (my time actually inside the new store) awaited....
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    Eastern Greenbelt Trail

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 28, 2020
    December 28, 2020. Andrea and I went out for another 10 km hike today along the Eastern Greenbelt Trail. This time we were able to traverse the 'winter trail' portion through the marsh - the ice creaked a lot but held firm the entire way. https://flic....
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    Ballet

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 28, 2020
    December 27, 2020. This is a sparrow coming in for a landing from below. I spent a little time working on the newsletter and most of the day playing No Man's Sky. https://flic.kr/p/2kmxTuD
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    Sparrow

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 28, 2020
    December 24, 2020. It's feeding time again at the bird feeder; this sparrow is waiting its turn. Another quiet day that I spent rehearsing the process and making a small edit to gRSShopper, in preparation for more major work later. https://flic.kr/p/2k...
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    Christmas Selfie

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2020
    December 25, 2020. OK, it was actually taken December 26, but (as Imgur knows) Christmas Day is selfie day. I'm not one for big toothy grins, but if you look closely you can see the hint of a smile and a twinkle in my eye. https://flic.kr/p/2kkW3We
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    Mum

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2020
    December 26, 2020. This is my mother, whom we visited today for a (sort of) Christmas. She's opening the (delicious) cookies Andrea baked (soft moist ginger snaps with chocolate fillings). We had St. Hubert barbeque take-out -- the first time in quite ...
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    Woody

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 22, 2020
    December 22, 2020. We had to make a trip into the city today to replace some medications that had run out, so we made it a Costco run as well, which means I was out walking looking for something to photograph. This is what I found. other than that, it ...
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    Sparrows in the Cedars

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 21, 2020
    December 21, 2020. I tried getting a close-up photo of the sparrows by standing near the bird feeder, but this is as close as they would come. Quiet day today spend mostly doing newsletter posts and catching up on email. https://flic.kr/p/2kjaN4t
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    Workspace

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 20, 2020
    December 20, 2020. I got some extra cables today and set up the KVM switch, so this is what my workspace looks like now, Alienware on the right and NRC computer on the left. It's a nice cozy place for working or for playing video games. I also cleaned ...
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    Weed

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 19, 2020
    December 19, 2020. This is just a weed along the railway tracks near the house. But it also has the honour of being the first photo loaded, edited and uploaded using my new Alienware computer. I had to tear myself away from my videogames in order to do...
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    Display Ports

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 16, 2020
    December 16, 2020. This is the back of my Alienware, looking at the display ports (and HDMI) on my graphics card. It was too small for me to see easily so I just took the photo. I ordered a KVM switch (keyboard-video-mouse) so I can seamlessly work wit...
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    Three Cats in a Box

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 16, 2020
    December 15, 2020. My new computer arrived today! This is the box it arrived in, which was of great interest to the cats. They were all lined up, all three looking at me, but when I went to take a photo Julia bailed. Morning was all meetings; afternoon...
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    Cat Couch

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 16, 2020
    December 14, 2020. This is a scene from my home office. We've installed a cat couch in it so they can sit in comfort and watch me work. They like it when I'm in meetings (as I was today) so they can hear me talk. I uploaded my 7th and final installment...
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    Burrs

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 13, 2020
    December 13, 2020. We went out for a Sunday afternoon hike again today, this time back to Mer Bleue and familiar terrain. It was colder today, and the trail was mostly frozen, but there was like snow (though a lot of ice). Still beautiful. The best bit...
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    Cart Corral

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2020
    December 12, 2020. Scene from inside the car while waiting for Andrea to get milk. The big news today is that my new computer, ordered back in November, is finally in transit. Should be here by next Friday. I did some work for a project, typed up the t...
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    Thermostatic Mixing Valve

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2020
    December 11, 2020. This is a thermostatic mixing valve, the last bit of plumbing from this week, It began with cooler hot water, then was a leaky hot water tank, and finally this repair. I had honestly never heard of a thermostatic mixing valve before....
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    Traffic Cone of Love

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2020
    December 10, 2020. We took a quick trip in to the Costco and I indulged my new habit of taking a photo walk, and this time found these cones. We received a very large surprise in our mail today, one that left me speechless, and will make a big differen...
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    Snow-Covered Weed

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 11, 2020
    December 9, 2020. We had a good snowfall today creating a nice scene from the basement window into the background. Today I gave another online class, did some data literacy reading, and worked on converting presentations a bit more. https://flic.kr/p/2...
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    Black on Black

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 11, 2020
    December 8, 2020. I actually thought there were two black cats when I took this photo (just by reaching up with my camera - it was late) but it was only one. This week has been busy with multiple presentations - today, for example was my appearance at ...
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    Evening Light

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 10, 2020
    December 7, 2020. Started the day offering an online course, then jumped immediately into an online meeting, then spent the rest of the day working on my newsletter and fixing presentations. This was the scene outside my office window, another cold and...
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    Electric Circuit

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 10, 2020
    December 6, 2020. I found what looked like a good walking route for a cold day and, as a bonus, found a place to plug in our car at the Fallowfield train station, where we would start. It was a new company, Electric Circuit (previously I've only charge...
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    Welcome

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 10, 2020
    December 6, 2020. This mural is on the side of the Ottawa Public Library in Gloucester. I think it's quite good. It's an outcome of a small life change - when we go to the Costco, instead of going to the pharmacy and getting a bag of chips and a KitKat...
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    Serious Face

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 10, 2020
    December 4, 2020. Lexi has her serious face on. While she used to ignore the kittens while they were young, now she has to interact with them more and more. https://flic.kr/p/2kfm1rK
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    Innocent

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 9, 2020
    December 4, 2020. This is Charlemagne. Look how innocent he looks sitting on the counter. Look more closely at his left paw. Isn't that cat fur? From some other cat? Yes it is. Innocent indeed. https://flic.kr/p/2kfdKS6
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    En Formation

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 3, 2020
    December 3, 2020. I went for a walk while waiting for Andrea in the Costco and encountered these training buses en formation. Today I learned a bit more about quantum algorithms, added conditional formatting to gRSShopper, and did a little writing. htt...
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    Reindeer

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    December 1, 2020
    December 1, 2020. I got out for a very brief walk today to photograph these wooden reindeer on the neighbour's front lawn. The rest of the day, it rained. I did a short talk on data repositories and equity during a meeting this morning and attended an ...
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    The Morning Crowd at the Bird Feeder

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    November 30, 2020
    November 30, 2020. Now that there's snow on the ground and the grackles have left, the backyard bird feeder is back in business and is attracting a steady trade of sparrows and chickadees. On today's mainly rainy day I spent the build on my time workin...
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