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    Cheerleaders

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 18, 2022
    June 17, 2022. It was the Ottawa Redblacks home opener today, and they lost a hard-fought game to Winnipeg. But the team is so much better than it was last year. More crazy weather, with rain at time streaking into the stadium from both directions at o...
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    Storm Day

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 18, 2022
    June 17, 2022. This wasn't anything like the storm of a few weeks ago, but with everyone on edge there was a long of nervous sky watching. Some good cloud formations, but nothing like what they had in Toronto. More work on Mojolicious today; it's progr...
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    Cat Tunnel

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 18, 2022
    June 15, 2022. Andrea bought an extension to the cat tunnel, so it's a full circle now, and the cats have taken to it; here's Charlemagne enjoying it. Back to more work on Mojolicious today (I know I should be writing, not coding, but I've spent so muc...
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    Base Computer

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 18, 2022
    June 14, 2022. No Man's Sky has had a new expedition running over the last few weeks; this is a scene from it. It's their most difficult expedition to date, and to my mind, the most fun. Some meetings today, and the newsletters feel like they're going ...
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    Petrie Island

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 13, 2022
    June 12, 2022. View from our hike on Petrie Island. The park on the Ottawa River was flooded and had a lot of storm damage. Trails were impassible; they were either lakes or blocked by fallen trees. We tried anyways, which was probably a mistake. Our a...
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    Small Poutine

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    | 2022365, poutine, Syndicated
    June 13, 2022
    June 11, 2022. This was lunch at the Finch Restaurant in Finch, Ontario. This is a normal sized burger and (believe it or not) a small poutine. I didn't even attempt to finish it, not with another 25km to cycle to wrap up my three-day shakedown ride. O...
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    Avonmore Oasis

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 13, 2022
    June 10, 2022. I woke up in my tent at Enchanted Forest Camp near Curran and cycled about 50km to reach Avonmore Oasis, seen here in the evening sun. It was quite a challenging day not the least because I was bitten by a dog, had to cope with rain, and...
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    Bikepacking

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 9, 2022
    June 9, 2022. Spent the morning getting set up (and recording a video of same, which should be up soon on my YouTube page). My intent is to be out bikepacking for three days, starting today (so I'm uploading this photo early). https://flic.kr/p/2nqVr43
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    Julia on the Shelf

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 9, 2022
    June 8, 2022. Julia sits on her shelf overlooking the back yard, waiting impatiently for attention. Today was mostly a day of meetings, but I also got a good start on my upcoming handbook paper submission. https://flic.kr/p/2nqXQiY
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    New Tunnel

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 9, 2022
    June 7, 2022. The cats have a new place to fight over. Andrea bought them this tunnel and they took to it like cats and small containers. Some meetings today, a bit more newsletter work, and a repair to gRSShopper to make sure the newsletter is send au...
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    Goldfinches

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 9, 2022
    June 6, 2022. These are goldfinches on the feeder in our back yard, a bright yellow male and more subdued female. I realize I should have removed the price tag from the rain shield. Wrapped up some lingering email and prepared a lot of OLDaily posts in...
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    Pitcher Plant

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 5, 2022
    June 5, 2022. This is the flower of a pitcher plant. These plants are more well known for their leaves, which curl into a pitcher shape and trap insects for food. The flower, though, is something quite unique. They were about today in the Glengarry For...
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    Westboro

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2022
    June 4, 2022. This is some wall art along Richmond Road. I needed to pick up my new warmer sleeping bag and also to rest a bit so we went for a walk through the Ottawa neighborhood of Westboro today. https://flic.kr/p/2npSSmT
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    Intersection

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2022
    June 3, 2022. This is a corner about 10 km south of Casselman and a place where I frequently stop for a short break and some water. It was a late afternoon ride after work (maybe too late because it interferes with sleep, but it's hard to resist a warm...
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    Tractor and Plow

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2022
    June 2, 2022. This is displayed outside a farm near St. Rose, partway on the route to St. Isadore. It was a nice day and the Blue Jays were playing an afternoon 'getaway day' game, so I booked off a little early and rode 40 km in a nice comfortable rid...
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    Moccamaster

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2022
    June 1, 2022. Our old coffee machine with all the electronics died a mysterious death by error code. This new machine has minimal electronics and brews a delicious cup of coffee. I spent some time trying to rework my data literacy stuff into a paper, b...
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    Tractor Through the Trees

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 31, 2022
    May 31, 2022. This is a tractor spotted through a gap in the trees about a mile south of Casselman. I had to vary my usual route since part of my regular route is under (much needed) construction (I hope they repave it, and don't just leave it as grave...
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    Wasp’s Nest

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 31, 2022
    May 30, 2022. This is a little tiny wasp's nest in our crabapple tree in the back yard. We haven't seen any actual wasps around it yet. It's nice to see the tree doing well this spring. Today was a day of puttering and paperwork, trying to get things i...
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    Under Water

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 29, 2022
    May 28, 2022. This is just a random bit of forest under water as seen from the road back from Avonmore. I did my standard 50km loop today, but had a much larger lunch than intended at Rock'n Ronda's restaurant so was a bit slow on the return leg. I als...
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    RedBlacks

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 29, 2022
    May 27, 2022. We have new seasons tickets - row 27 on the 50 yard line, pretty much perfect. With my new camera I can get excellent photos (and it's not a 'professional' camera so I can get it into the stadium). Today was the first preseason game so it...
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    Side of the House

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 29, 2022
    May 26, 2022. These purple flowers - not sure what they are - fill the lawn in the shade of the cedar hedge beside the house. Not quite ready to get back out just yet - especially with a brand new expedition from No Man's Sky being released. https://fl...
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    Taking Over the Deck

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 29, 2022
    May 25, 2022. This dogwood is taking over the deck (and I like it). Nice neat back yards are for other people. It's taking me a few days to get back into things after the weekend ride. I took my wheel into the bike shop and will get it back in a week. ...
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    The Dentist’s Chair

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 25, 2022
    May 24, 2022. I was at the dentist this morning for my regular cleaning and polishing. I then rewarded myself with a couple of Mozza Burgers from A&W. Back to work, making the newsletter, and I uploaded my cycling trip video. Here it is: www.youtub...
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    One Last Look

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 24, 2022
    May 23, 2022. This is one last look at the forest at my campsite in Voyageur Provincial Park. After a very cold night freezing in my light sleeping bag, I cycled 75 km back to Casselman, then got in the car, drove back to the park, and picked up all my...
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    More Voyageur

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 24, 2022
    May 22, 2022. Scene in Voyageur Provincial park as I cycled today to9 Hawkesbury and back. I was a little surprised at the impact of the storm (it's not like I had a lot of news while camping) and the continuing power outage. It also got a lot colder w...
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    At Camp

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 24, 2022
    May 21, 2022. At camp in the morning after cycling in the day before, ahead of my planned ride to Rigaud. It was an eventful day punctuated by a huge storm that rolled through, knocking down trees and power lines in its path. https://flic.kr/p/2nnAmR1
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    The Wheel

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 24, 2022
    May 19, 2022. Disassembled wheel with at least one ball bearing missing. Today was one of those days where anything that could go wrong did go wrong. I tried to repair my broken spoke, couldn't get it to bend around the disc brake, and ended up wreckin...
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    Fence and Pond

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    May 20, 2022
    May 18, 2022. This is a nice pastoral scene about half way from Casselman to St. Albert. I took the gravel bike on a nice ride before a scheduled bikepacking trip this weekend. And for the first time ever, had a problem with it, as I broke a spoke just...
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