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    Back in Berlin

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 22, 2022
    November 21, 2022. Inside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. It feels great to be back in Berlin. I had a bit of a scare when my carry-on was rejected by the airline, but I receive everything fine. I was able to wander around, do some shopping (for co...
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    Zurich

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 22, 2022
    November 20, 2022. This is a sculture in Zurich airport, a really good transit point. Drove to Montreal today, got in an airplane, SwissAir, to be precise, and flew to Zurich en route to Berlin. Things were pretty smooth in Montreal, even though I was ...
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    Julia

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 17, 2022
    November 17, 2022. This is my first photo with the new phone; it's Julia sleeping on the shelf beside my kitchen chair. More computer problems this morning, with the result being that I missed my only meeting of the day. Spent a couple hours trying to ...
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    New Lyer

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 17, 2022
    November 15, 2022. The back of the bus in front of us on the way home from Costco, with the F missing n the 'New Flyer' logo. Expecting a computer from Dell today but the order was cancelled for no apparent reason. Had a productive day in spite of myse...
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    Bright Lights, Small Town

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 17, 2022
    November 14, 2022. It's late afternoon and we went to the local store to get milk The Sun was low, below the clouds, bathing everything in a bright light. Wrote a couple of short reports, that's it. https://flic.kr/p/2nZPwBz
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    Devastation

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 14, 2022
    November 13, 2022. Last May while bikepacking I had to take shelter from a derecho ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho ) - a long storm that devastated eastern Ontario. A lot of forest areas were closed after, including Pine Grove, which was especially har...
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    No Man’s Sky

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 14, 2022
    November 12, 2022. Today was an indoor day spent playing No Man's Sky for the most part. I'm trying to find the fastest way possible to go to the next galaxy (today wasn't it). It's so nice having an Alienware computer that can handle all the demands t...
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    Cosmic Adventures

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 14, 2022
    November 10, 2022. We had to make an emergency run into the drug store today and Andrea remarked on the blotted out sign, which is indeed a bit of an oddity. The weather has been so nice this week but it has been all about work and errands. Arctic prop...
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    Branches

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 14, 2022
    November 9, 2022. This is some tree-like thing on out front lawn. It's right at the centre, it's pretty ugly, but it seems to be thriving. Worked on background reading for the instructional models project today, and also working toward getting a commun...
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    Warwick Forest

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2022
    November 6, 2022. This is a view of some seed pods in late fall, Warwick forest. We got out for a very short walk today - I'm just ending my sickness, Andrea is just starting hers. https://flic.kr/p/2nYL4HH
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    Milkweed in the Wind

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2022
    November 25, 2022. These are milkweed as seen from the downstairs bathroom window. It was a beautiful day today, 22 degrees and a little breezy, I wanted to cycle but stayed in all day and recovered. https://flic.kr/p/2nYQJHG
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    Sunrise

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2022
    November 4, 2022. Didn't sleep a wink. Up at dawn to start a day of nothing. This is dawn in the back yard. Sick day number 3 - feeling better but I'm not used to being sick. This may be the longest sick break I've taken in 20 years at NRC. https://fli...
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    Dead Leaves

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2022
    November 3, 2022. Dead leaves in the back yard. That's all I'm capable of today; I'm just proud I was able to step out the door for a few minutes. Sick day number 2. Spent most of the day sleeping. https://flic.kr/p/2nYQEXq
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    Hydrangea

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2022
    November 2, 2022. This is what remains of the hydrangea in the back yard. Sick day today; horrible sore throat. Covid negative. https://flic.kr/p/2nYNaC3
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    Full Sized Bars

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    November 12, 2022
    October 31, 2022. We were the 'full sized bars' house at Halloween this year. Sadly, there were no trick-or-treaters (I think we're watching the very end of that tradition). p.s. sorry about the delays uploading (and the gaps in photo-a-day) but what w...
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    Atletico

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 31, 2022
    October 30, 2022. We went to the Canadian Premier League final today. Our team lost to Hamilton, but the city was the big winner as we put 14,992 people in the stands, which for league soccer in Canada is a pretty big deal. It was interesting to compar...
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    RedBlacks

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 31, 2022
    October 29, 2022. It was the last game of the season today and our last hope to see a win. Did we see one? No. The team went a perfect 0-9 at home this year. Maybe next year; the games are still fun and I hear that winning makes them even more enjoyabl...
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    Cat and Railing

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 31, 2022
    October 28, 2022. Anyone who lives with cats knows that their lives are regulated by the carts. There's 'string time', 'lunch time', and as illustrated here, 'the petting zone', meaning I must go downstairs at routine times and pause to play with at le...
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    Frost Damage

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 31, 2022
    October 27, 2022. These plants are (or were) growing in the back yard, right up against the house, but as you can see, we had a couple of hard frosts this week and now they're just husks of their former shelves. Wrapped up work on the bookmarklet today...
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    Tree

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 31, 2022
    October 26, 2022. I liked the way the tree stood out against the clouds in the background in this early morning shot (it doesn't really come out in the photo - the Pixel 4 is good but I'm pining for a new Pixel 7 pro, not yet in stock at Bell). More wo...
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    Chairs

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 29, 2022
    October 25, 2022. Chairs stacked in the Costco. I haven't actually been inside the Costco for months, but I needed to accompany Andrea today. I thought I might get a Pixel 7 pro, but the store doesn't have the Bell booth any more, so have to go elsewhe...
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    Afternoon Light

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 29, 2022
    Octobert 24, 2022. Looking out the sliding doors behind my kitchen table spot in the afternoon, after work, as the light fades. The idea of making bookmarklets has caught my imagination and so I spent a good part of the day figuring it out and learning...
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    Late Fall Flowers

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 23, 2022
    October 22, 2022. These are growing in the front yard despite the hard frosts that we've had recently. I spent the day messing around with the bookmarklet and finishing my video series playing No Man's Sky Waypoint edition. https://flic.kr/p/2nUJQvR
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    Sharing Space

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 23, 2022
    October 21, 2022. This is the new cat cave we got the other day and in an unexpected display of sharing the two cats were seen side by side inside it. Worked on my bookmarklet more today and solved most of the major issues parsing indieweb code. https:...
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    Cedar

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 23, 2022
    October 20, 2022. This is a close-up look at the cedar hedge beside the house. It's on the healthy side (which has not been trimmed to death and then poisoned by the neighbour). Spent the day attending the final day of the Open Education conference and...
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    Leaves of Autumn

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 21, 2022
    October 18, 2022. Generic coloured leaves on a tree at a shopping centre. Today was a fairly busy day with meetings and such, which is why the photo isn't that amazing. It happens. My days are full. That's a good thing. https://flic.kr/p/2nUiwbt
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    Ready for Halloween

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 21, 2022
    October 17, 2022. This is our front door, with Son of Bones hanging from the lamp, the gravestone and pumpkins array about. It's really the only seasonal decorating I do; I'm not big on the other holidays. Reasonably productive day today catching up on...
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    Guindon Park

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    October 18, 2022
    October 16, 2022. We went for a hike in Guindon Park today, not too long. In the fall we have to stay in public parks to avoid the hunters. I also spent a good amount of time working on my slides for Tuesday. https://flic.kr/p/2nTJSsQ
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