Beaver Eating Lunch
April 27, 2025. This is a beaver in the turtle pond having a fresh shoot for lunch. Photographed on our walk in the Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary. https://flic.kr/p/2r1drcn
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Northern Flicker
April 26, 2025. Northern Flicker puttering around in the backyard. Andrea pointed it out to me not long after I spent several hours cycling in the rain, which normally would have been my photo for the day, but I couldn't pass up on this! https://flic.... -
Ducks
April 20, 2024. Ducks in the swamp in Monaghan Forest, in south-west Ottawa near Fallowfield. We went there for our hike today. It was nice, still very early spring conditions. A lot of it was still flooded. https://flic.kr/p/2qYScGg -
Creek
April 19, 2025. Small creet where it crosses the back road just north of St. Albert. The turquoise water is a sure sign it's all snow melt. Went for a 25 km ride today - planned to go further, but found I just didn't have the energy to battle the stro... -
Supper
March 29, 2025. This is a typical supper for me. Salmon with kumatos, scallions, and my home-made curry (garlic, oil, peppers, spices, onions, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, eggplant, rutabaga). The asparagus is extra, because we got it in our OddBunch... -
Warm Front
April 18, 2025. The sky put on a show today as I went out for my fourth ride of the year, a 40 km jaunt to St. Isadore and back. This was along Concession Road 19 near Ste. Rose. It was a bit cool with a light rain. https://flic.kr/p/2qYy8uR -
Lime Kiln Trail
April 13, 2025. A stretch of boardwalk on the Lime Kiln train where we went for our Sunday hike. The trail is in the west end, just off Moodie Drive. It's a rocky area alternating between swamp and cedar forest, and was the victim of a forest fire in ... -
Crysler Pond
April 12, 2025. Little swampy pond just north of the village of Crysler. Git out for a 37 km ride today on a cool day with a brisk wind. Not bad for my second ride of the year, but I look forward to being in better shape for some longer rides. https:/... -
Julia at the Vet
April 11, 2025. We took Julia to the vet at noon today for her annual checkup. Normally we would take her with the other cats, but she was well entrenched under the bed and not budging, so we had to reschedule. All is fine with the cats, and they've h... -
Patches
April 10, 2025. Liiking back at the admin building from near the parking lot where I work. The snow from the previous day is melting in an unusual patchy style. https://flic.kr/p/2qXmkcY -
Microwave
April 8, 2025. We had a crisis in our house yesterday - the old reliable microwave died. So first thing today we were out to get a replacement - this, a new microwave, exactly like the old microwave. https://flic.kr/p/2qWWwDq -
Bike Ride
April 7, 2025. It was still a bit cold but I managed to get out for my first bike ride of the season. Thanks to winter work on the trainer I had no difficulty cycling 25 km, just need to figure out how to keep my head warm. It was 6 degrees - I don't ... -
The Trail
March 25, 2025. Still very late uploading photos. This is the Pine Grove forest trail on our regular Sunday walk. Still a lot of snow and difficult to navigate. https://flic.kr/p/2qWr224 -
Caturday
March 22, 2025. I'm so late posting my daily photos. I'm uploading this April 7. This is me playing with Char on a Saturday morning. Planned to upload a Caturday photo. It never happened. https://flic.kr/p/2qWqYii -
Pine Grove Forest
April 6, 2025. We went for a 6 km hike in Pine Grove forest today, taking pictures of trees, meltwater, moss and fungi. https://flic.kr/p/2qWeEzp -
EDID
Match 21, 2025. I attended the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization conference at Carleton today. I felt a bit like an outsider but it was important to me to listen firsthand to what people had to say. Interestingly, going to the conference... -
Shoulder Season
March 18, 2025. Emma now spends a lot of her time with me in my home office while I'm working. Her assistance is not limited to sitting on my lap. https://flic.kr/p/2qTSyMg -
Pine Grove Trail
March 16, 2024. Andrea walking along Pine Grove Trail in Ottawa's greenbelt. With predictions of heavy rain we thought it would be a great test of my wet weather gear for my Iceland ride. But instead it was warm (11 degrees) and hardly rained at all. ... -
Walking
March 13, 2025. This is a forest near my house; I took a quick photo as I passed by on my (so-called) daily walk. Casselman is rapidly being developed so the forest probably won't last long. https://flic.kr/p/2qSqET9 -
Brother and Sister
March 12, 2025. Emma (black) and Char (orange) sleeping side by side in Andrea's chair. Emma has been in poor health lately, which is worrying to us. https://flic.kr/p/2qSvTGC -
Joe Mamma
March 11, 2025. This is my bicycle on the stand at Joe Mamma Cycles; Julia is giving a look while Hype is serving another customer. The plan is to prepare it for Iceland. It's going to come out of the shop looking quite different from what it did goin... -
Snowy Monday
March 10, 2025. It snowed overnight and this was the result, as seen from my basement window facing the backyard. Fortunately today was a work-from-home day so I didn't have to experience the traffic, which was a mess. https://flic.kr/p/2qSua9q -
Oranges
March 5, 2025. The sweet sweet taste of Moroccan oranges. Much better than Florida. #elbowsup https://flic.kr/p/2qRadb1 -
A New Dawn
March 4, 2025. Yesterday was the last cold day. Today it will be warmer (not warm!) and marks the beginning of a new season. https://flic.kr/p/2qR5BpQ -
The Last Cold Day
March 2, 2025. Larose forest in the March afternoon sun on a chilly cold day. Hopefully the last cold cold day of the year. I'm beginning the feel the possibilities of cycling. https://flic.kr/p/2qPGKKd -
Northland
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 ... -
Winter is Back
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... -
Alpaca
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.... -
Apple Sauce
February 25, 2025. Andrea's labels don't always fill me with confidence. Mystery apple sauce? It's probably from the tree in the front yard which much to our surprise last year started producing apples. https://flic.kr/p/2qNP7R3 -
Hard at Work
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...
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