casselman

Tracks

by Downes

| 2024366, casselman, country, crossing, Evening, sunset, Syndicated, track, train
February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024. Where the tracks cross the side road, just outside town, as seen on my daily walk. It wasn't quite as dark as depicted here but I wanted to emphasize the clouds and the afternoon sunset. Today was another full day working on my lite...
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Frozen Nation

by Downes

| 2024366, casselman, farm, frozen, ontario, river, Syndicated, winter
February 6, 2024

February 6, 2024. This is the Nation River about 5 km from Casselman. I stopped to get a photo while dropping Andrea off at the dentist. Today was mostly a recovery day, catching up on email that had accumulated during our short trip to Quebec City an...
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Tesla Coils

by Downes

| 2024366, casselman, charger, Syndicated, tesla, winter
January 15, 2024

January 15, 2024. Frosty cold today but these Tesla charging stations are working fine. I was up at 3:00 a.m. for my meeting, got a bunch of work done in the early hours, and went to the local Metro, where these power stations are located, in order to...
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Snowfall

by Downes

| 2024366, casselman, snow, Syndicated, trees, winter
January 14, 2024

January 14, 2024. This was the back ward today - bare trees and plenty of snowfall. A pretty good storm is brewing. I stayed indoors all day and worked on my European project, making a ton of progress. I'm also waking up early because I have a 4:00 a....
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The Goalie

by Downes

| 2023365, casselman, Syndicated
December 4, 2023

December 2, 2023. This goalie posed for me while participating in the 4-on-4 road hockey tournament at the Casselman Christmas Fair today. We walked down, I had some focaccia, and we visited the Swiss Bakery seasonal store as well as a number of booth...
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Out For a Ride

by Downes

| 2023365, casselman, fence, field, ontario, snow, Syndicated, tree
April 2, 2023

April 1, 2023. It actually got pretty warm today, especially in the bright sunshine, and I was able to get out for an actual bicycle ride. It was pretty slow since I'm warming up the new bike on gravel, and the shoulders were soft from all the rain an...
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Nation River

by Downes

| 2023365, casselman, river, Syndicated
March 30, 2023

March 29, 2023. This is the Nation River near the 417, seen on a quick noon-hour bike ride (taking advantage of a few warm hours while we had them). Up early this morning, did a bunch of work on the tech barriers, then a meeting, then more work, and fi...
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Blue Jays

by Downes

| 2023365, bluejays, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
February 17, 2023

February 17, 2023. A pair of blue jays on the back porch after a snowfall. We've been more popular with the jays recently; must be a good selection of seeds and nuts in the feeder. Today the full day is devoted to my technology barriers report. https:/...
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House

by Downes

| 2023365, casselman, house, ontario, snow, Syndicated, winter
January 29, 2023

January 24, 2023. This is just an ordinary house I see when I go on my walk, but it's funny how a few trees and some snow make any old house a postcard picture. Had a few meetings today, discussed ontologies and instructional strategies, and gave an in...
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The Birds are Back (in Town)

by Downes

| 2023365, bird, canada, cardinal, casselman, feeder, ontario, Syndicated
January 8, 2023

January 7, 2023. It took a few days, but the birds have discovered we put food in the feeder again. We had stopped over the summer because of avian flu, and we didn't want them gathering all together. This is a female cardinal; we haven't seen the male...
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The Frozen Forest

by Downes

| 2023365, canada, casselman, forest, ice, ontario, Syndicated
January 8, 2023

January 6, 2023. We had freezing rain yesterday and today with the result that there's a layer of ice over everything. It makes walking treacherous but I was till out for my lunchtime walk. It's good to take a break, especially in winter when the offic...
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Hot Sauce Kit

by Downes

| 2023365, canada, casselman, hotsauce, ontario, Syndicated
January 8, 2023

January 5, 2023. It hasn't occurred to me to try to make my own hot sauce, but Andrea picked this up in the Costco yesterday and it seems to me like it would be worth a try. I'll report on any results. I've been back to work all week, focusing mostly o...
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Charlemagne Reaching

by Downes

| 2022365, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
November 14, 2022

November 7, 2022. Charlemagne is a very long cat, which means that when he gets up on hind legs (as he often does) he's a very tall cat... almost as tall as the railing. Today was a day for catching up on a mountain of work after being sick for three d...
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Snow Angel

by Downes

| 2022365, casselman, Syndicated
January 24, 2022

January 23, 2021. This is an angel at the cathedral in the centre of town. I went for a short walk today instead of the usual hike, because of the cold weather. Otherwise, I spent the entire day working on gRSShopper and watching football (it turned ou...
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Cat at the Foot of the Bed

by Downes

| 2021365, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
December 19, 2021

December 18, 2021. End of the day, watching The Expanse, cat at the foot of the bed. I took a bot of a busman's holiday today, making minimal progress on the course, but writing a long post about Taylor Swift's 10 minute song. https://flic.kr/p/2mRH3Wb
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Spider

by Downes

| 2021365, canada, casselman, ontario, spider, Syndicated
October 10, 2021

October 8, 2021. This is a very healthy spider sheltered just outside the downstairs bathroom window. I liked the way just the centre strands of the web were lit up by the sun. Tough day today as I couldn't figure out why my presentations weren't displ...
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Screwdriver

by Downes

| 2021365, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
April 24, 2021

April 23, 2021. This is a Robertson screwdriver, also known as an ANSI Type III Square Center screwdriver. It's one of several I keep handy at my work desk and became my photo of the day for lack of anything else to photograph. Had a meeting today, a d...
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Casselman Railway Station

by Downes

| 2021365, casselman, railway, station, Syndicated
March 13, 2021

March 13, 2021. This is the Casselman railway station as seen from the other side of the tracks (and behind a fence, so you can't simply cross over). Not too cold today, perfect for a longer walk than usual. Other than driving to the pharmacy in the ci...
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The Water Tower

by Downes

| 2021365, casselman, Syndicated
March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021. This is Casselman's water tower taken from a parking lot along Principale, from a longer-than-usual walk today. I played a bit with HDR, shooting bracketed photos with the camera and merging them in Lightroom. I otherwise spent the entir...
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Woodpecker

by Downes

| 2021365, casselman, Syndicated, woodpecker
March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021. I spotted this very large and healthy woodpecker along the Nation River on my daily walk. Today was a good day: I started by giving back-to-back presentations to different groups, both of which went well, then I successfully ran a gRSSho...
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Late Afternoon Light

by Downes

| 2020365, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
November 10, 2020

November 10, 2020. It was another beautiful day today but I was stuck inside working. Still, I did enjoy looking at it outside my window, watching the late afternoon light paint the trees orange. Another presentation today; it's one of my busier fall s...
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The Last Leaf

by Downes

| 2020365, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
November 7, 2020

November 7, 2020. This is the last leaf on our mountain ash in the back yard. I thought I'd go for a bike ride, or maybe work on my upcoming presentation, but I have no discipline, and ended up writing a blog post. https://flic.kr/p/2k4jzn9
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High Falls Conservation Area

by Downes

| 2020365, casselman, Syndicated
October 21, 2020

October 21, 2020. I took a walk after work down to the river to take a few photos of the High Falls Conservation Area. It's a really nice area and it's only a few minutes to walk. Today was another day focused on data literacy, but I need to begin prep...
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The Bridge

by Downes

| 2019365, casselman, Syndicated
November 21, 2019

November 20, 2019. This is the railway bridge at Casselman (I can also see it, at a different angle, from my kitchen window). I've been focused on my current paper on ethics, preparing for a trip that might not happen, and watching the days grow shorte...
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Taking the Train

by Downes

| 2019365, casselman, Syndicated, trainstation
October 12, 2019

October 7, 2019. This is the Casselman railway station as I wait for the 7:55 to take me directly to downtown Toronto. The train ran a bit late, but I got a ton of work done on my talk on the 5-hour ride. https://flic.kr/p/2htM2Kx
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Polly At the Stairs

by Downes

| 2019365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
March 11, 2019

March 10, 2019. Cats love routine. Even shy skittish cats like Polly. These days, every time I go down the stairs, she sets up by the railing to get petted while I'm on the way down. So there I am, head at floor level, on the stairs, petting Polly. Eve...
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RedBlacks

by Downes

| 2019365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
February 28, 2019

February 25, 2019. This is our Ottawa Redblacks blanket, tossed over a chair and ready for use. Less productive today https://flic.kr/p/24mJJ6V
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Slippers

by Downes

| 2019365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
February 9, 2019

February 5, 2019. A busy day today. These are my slippers. I bought them locally during the Christmas festival. https://flic.kr/p/QUhyNK
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Office Trinkets

by Downes

| 2019365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
January 31, 2019

January 27, 2019. A Sunday spent playing in my office. I build a chat engine today - more accurately, I followed instructions on the Feathers documentation website to use the Node.js framework to build a chat application. Loads of fun. https://flic.kr/...
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Ricola

by Downes

| 2019365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
January 24, 2019

January 23, 2019. Working from the home office today allowed me to miss the snowstorm, pamper my sore throat, and actually get some stuff done - I got a contribution for a book written, and watched Tim Bouma's presentation on identity. https://flic.kr/...
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Tracks

Tracks

Frozen Nation

Tesla Coils

Snowfall

The Goalie

Out For a Ride

Nation River

Blue Jays

House

The Birds are Back (in Town)

The Frozen Forest

Hot Sauce Kit

Charlemagne Reaching

Snow Angel

Cat at the Foot of the Bed

Spider

Screwdriver

Casselman Railway Station

The Water Tower

Woodpecker

Late Afternoon Light

The Last Leaf

High Falls Conservation Area

The Bridge

Taking the Train

Polly At the Stairs

RedBlacks

Slippers

Office Trinkets

Ricola

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