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  1. dogtrax

    Four Poems: Moth, Silence, Flower, Flood

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    | ds106, Poetry, Syndicated
    May 13, 2024
    Here are four poems from today and yesterday. The one above is from the Daily Haiku prompts off Mastodon, where today’s prompt was “moth.” This second is inspired by a poem shared by Terry, along with some explanations and possibilities and the concept of a “silence map” took hold in my mind. A third poem […]
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  2. natalie

    Bangkok 24 h

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    | Asia, bangkok, books, ebooks, Latest, lovestory, novels, Reading, romance books, romance novel, romance reads, short stories, short story, Syndicated, thailand, thailand travel, Travel
    May 12, 2024
    ?listen to the audio on ?  from the book DESTINATION DESIRABLE – Chapter 2 –Bangkok 24 h Twenty-four hours later, including an almost twelve-hour flight, they already spent the first impressive hours in Bangkok. They had kicked off the afternoon in the infinity pool surrounded by floating candles, champagne, and a sweeping view over Bangkok. In the… Continue reading Bangkok 24 h
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  3. Stephen Downes

    Thrasher

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 11, 2024
    May 6, 2024. This is a thrasher in our back yard. Becautiful day today, so I worked in the morning (newsletter stuff) and spent the afternoon on a bike ride to Reveler conservation area. https://flic.kr/p/2pQy2zc
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  4. Stephen Downes

    Ride for CHEO

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 11, 2024
    May 5, 2024. I'm in this picture, behind another rider, in a distinctive green-yellow rain jacket. Andrea took the photo as the peloton rode past. It was cold and windy and rainy and a lot of fun and we raised more than $2 million for the hospital. ht...
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  5. Stephen Downes

    Julia

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    | 2024366, cat, Syndicated
    May 11, 2024
    May 4, 2024. This is Julia in her little 'cave' on the shelf behind my chair in the kitchen. It's a nice safe place for her and she can be close by and yet feel protected. A rainy Saturday; I stayed in, got a little work done, and tried to relax. Just...
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  8. Stephen Downes

    Clouds and Field

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 8, 2024
    May 2, 2024. Scene from the road just north of St. Albert in late afternoon. Worked from the home office today - had an early morning presentation for the Europe project, then settled into a regular day of work. At the end of the day I was able to get...
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  11. dogtrax

    Daily Create: DawnRise

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    | ds106, Syndicated
    May 7, 2024
    The prompt for today’s DS106 Daily Create was about a “dawn chorus” and I patched together a little song with an image of a dawn over a horse farm I drive by every day on my way to school. Peace (and quiet), Kevin
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  13. Stephen Downes

    Helmet

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    | 2024366, redblacks, Syndicated
    May 6, 2024
    April 30, 2024. My RedBlacks helmet, on a shelf in the home office. It fits, but it's a very tight fit. Nice to know I'll be protected if a football game ever breaks out. Another day of pedal to the metal - today was a Day of Four Meetings (plus an ap...
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  15. Stephen Downes

    Black Rapids Creek

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 6, 2024
    April 28, 2024. Tree flowers (I'm not sure which species) along Black Rapids Creek, where we took our weekly walk. Lots of flowers blooming, even a few nascent trilliums. Back home to do more work on the Europe project, which is approaching a critical...
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  18. natalie

    Leaving London

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    | Asia, book review, books, bookshelf, ebooks, Latest, lovestory, novels, Reading, Review, romance books, short stories, short story, Syndicated, Travel
    May 5, 2024
    ?listen to the audio on ?  from the book DESTINATION DESIRABLE – Chapter 1 – Leaving London Paula was looking at the picture displaying her and her boyfriend Walt. The afternoon at a friend’s home in Beirut in 2015 when a friend took a photograph, the weekend they had met for the first time. Paula was working… Continue reading Leaving London
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  19. Stephen Downes

    Goldfinch

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 4, 2024
    April 27, 2024. A goldfinch on the feeder. Today was a full day setting up Wordpress sites and plugins and connecting them to the Agora. The connect plugin joining Wordpress and Discourse just doesn't work. https://flic.kr/p/2pP7xKi
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  20. Stephen Downes

    Forklist

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    | 2024366, costco, forklift, Syndicated
    May 4, 2024
    April 26, 2024. Workers at the Costco use the forklift. I'm impressed they can lift that high up. Today was an office day, and as usual on late Friday afternoon the network slowed to a crawl as (I assume) computer services tries to push updates at a s...
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  21. Stephen Downes

    Julia

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    | 2024366, cat, Syndicated
    May 4, 2024
    April 25, 2024. This is Julia in her quiet spot in the basement where she watches the birds. You are not allowed to pet her if she's down here. No bike ride today; the weather was miserable, and I've been resting my oblique in any case. Plus, I had a ...
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  24. dogtrax

    A Foolproof Guide to Daily Creating

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    | ds106, Syndicated
    May 3, 2024
    ds106 is Open flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (Note: this blog post is via a daily prompt from the DS106 Daily Create, which had us using a site to generate titles for a blog post and then to write that blog post. My phrase […]
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  25. Stephen Downes

    Lamp

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 2, 2024
    April 24, 2024. This is the lamp in my office. It's presence here as my photo of the day signifies how hard I've been working. No time for being anywhere but in my office. https://flic.kr/p/2pNNu2W
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  26. Stephen Downes

    Cockpit

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 2, 2024
    April 22, 2023. This is what my office looks like from the working perspective - my keyboards, screens, etc. I've been working pretty hard recently and have been spending a lot of time - including weekends, which have been rainy and cold anyways - rig...
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  29. natalie

    Surprise, surprise!

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    | Blog, books, bookshelf, ebooks, fiction, Ireland, Latest, lovestory, novels, Reading, romance books, short stories, short story, Syndicated
    April 28, 2024
    ?listen to the audio on ?  from the book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch – Chapter 3 – Escape to Cork Tonight, she couldn’t care less; she was ready, set to party and joined Harry, whose daughter and boyfriend had meanwhile arrived and who were already dancing on the dance floor. The music was… Continue reading Surprise, surprise!
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  30. Stephen Downes

    Ottawa River

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 27, 2024
    April 21, 2024. This is a view of the Ottawa River from the trail. No hike today, no nothing today, yesterday's bike ride left me sore all over, so I spent the day just recovering. https://flic.kr/p/2pMDZ8h
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