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    The Snow Storm

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 17, 2022
    January 17, 2022. I was up bright and early today and this is what greeted me: nothing but snow. This is the view from the front basement window, my view as I do my daily work on the exercise bike. Today was a day for administrative stuff - I got my NR...
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    Before the Storm

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 17, 2022
    January 16, 2022. It has been freezing cold all day with a clear blue sky - here's the scene looking outside my home office window. We're expecting the storm to hit overnight, but we have all our provisions stored and are ready for it. Today I played s...
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    On The Shoulder

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 16, 2022
    January 15, 2022. Yes it's another photo of Charlemagne climbing on my shoulder. Dig that huge claw! He basically has an opposable thumb and I've seen him pick things up with it (like, say, string). Today was a rest day. I wrote a blog post and then sp...
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    Shopping Carts

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 16, 2022
    January 14, 2022. The cold wave has hit. These are shopping carts as viewed on a noon-hour trip to Costco. Had an unexpected meeting today, and otherwise started work on that last video. But mostly, it's cold. Cold cold cold. https://flic.kr/p/2mXBEu6
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    Night at the Tesla Stand

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 16, 2022
    January 13, 2022. Long day. Here's the view in the Metro parking lot. Today started out crappy, with a long pointless and stress-filled meeting. I came back from that participating in a good presentation at the Heads of Learning Forum, and made the day...
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    Tree

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 16, 2022
    January 12, 2022. When I went to Cornwall yesterday I picked up some wall hangings so I could block some of the excess light coming through my window. makes for better videos. Today I worked through the last of the slides for the 'Critical Stance' vide...
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    Stickers

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 13, 2022
    January 11, 2022. I saw this view at the Tim Horton's drive-through in Monkland, and appreciated the display of stickers on the metalwork. I was on my way to Cornwall to get my booster. Andrea had her booster in Rockland yesterday and had a bad reactio...
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    Julia and Me

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 13, 2022
    January 10, 2022. The darkness outside and brick inside make it look like Julia is sitting outside while I'm inside. But we're all inside, of course. The basement ledge, which goes the full length around the house, seems made for cats. Today I spent mo...
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    Mer Bleue Forest

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 9, 2022
    January 9, 2022. This was a spot along trail number 50 in the Mer Bleue forest today, the white snow and poplars contrasting with the orange, brown and green of the trees. It hovered around zero degrees all day and we walked a bit more than 7 km. https...
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    Cardinal

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    | 2022365, cardinal, Syndicated
    January 9, 2022
    January 8, 2022. A cardinal eats at the feeder in the early morning light. Aftre watchinbg birds for a while, I spent all day creating four slides for my still-lingering course. Sure, I played some video games as well, but most of my time was taken up ...
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    String Games

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 9, 2022
    January 7, 2022. I have inadvertently trained the cats to expect string games after supper each day. This is Emma dragging the string into position. She is very impatient and will not relent until I've tired her right out. Today was a work day; no meet...
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    It Starts Here

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 7, 2022
    January 6, 2022. I usually celebrate the new year by preparing for the upcoming cycling season. Hence, I'm back on the exercise bike first thing every morning. This year I have a greater purpose; like last year I have a bikepacking adventure planned, b...
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    Library

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 7, 2022
    January 5, 2022. This is the local library here in Casselman. I like the way it is shared by two schools. My main accomplishment for the day was to get two videos for my course created. I'm now down to the final bits of the course. https://flic.kr/p/2m...
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    Maniscopic

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 5, 2022
    January 4, 2022. Something that is maniscopic extends, just like a telescope, but for manipulating, not for seeing. I have to think about that for a couple of minutes. This is at the construction site a few blocks from home, seen on my walk. Not so pro...
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    Spruce Cones

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 4, 2022
    January 3, 2022. Bright, sunny and cold, and I was able to take a nice photo of these cones on my daily walk. Last day of the winter break. I made a video, part of my 'Stephen Follows Instructions' series, on creating a browser extension. Also the firs...
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    Holstein Cat

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    | 2022365, Syndicated
    January 2, 2022
    January 1, 2022. This is the neighbour's cat, which we call Holstein cat, prowling through our back yard. I worked on my course a bit (still have a few videos to finish) and then we went to visit my mother and Bernie. I ate too much Costco lasagna (del...
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    The New Neighbour’s Dog

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    January 2, 2022
    December 30, 2021. We both agree that the new neighbour's dog is beautiful. Costco day today, and I got a coffee machine with a timer on it to help me with training for project Anticosti. https://flic.kr/p/2mURN5U
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    Bakery of Heidi and Willy

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    January 2, 2022
    December 29, 2021.We needed bread, but instead of going to the grocery store we decided to drive out to Alfred and buy a nice loaf from this bakery. It was about a half hour each way, but it was worth it. https://flic.kr/p/2mURJcU
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    Nation River

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 30, 2021
    December 27, 2021. This is looking toward Casselman across the Nation River. I spent the day working on slides for a presentation I'm giving to a conference in India in January. As I've done these photos of the day I've always thought of my Aunt Marily...
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    Warwick Forest

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2021
    December 26, 2021. We went for a short walk in Warwick Forest today (apparently it's still hunting season so we started away from the south side). It was just below zero, with a fine sprinkle of snow and a coat of ice over everything, including these f...
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    Railway Bridge

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2021
    December 24, 2021. This is the railway bridge through Cassleman with a sheen of ice on the river. Warmer, but not warm enough. I made more videos today but am not going to finish the course videos before the holidays. No matter; I ended the email newsl...
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    Christmas Dinner

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2021
    December 25, 2021. I can't say too many nice things about Andrea's Christmas dinner today, as she made everything from scratch, learning everything step by step as she went. It was top notch - perfectly cooked turkey, most tasty stuffing, tart cranberr...
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    Christmas Decorations

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2021
    December 23, 2021. I feel like the village of Casselman is kind of phoning it in this year with the Christmas decorations. I took this photo walking to the No Frills to buy some cranberries (Metro was sold out). I produced a number of additional videos...
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    Lexi

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2021
    December 22, 2021. Lexi sitting on my chair while I'm supposed to be working. Worked my way through more slide presentations today, but wasn't able to record them. https://flic.kr/p/2mTjY6t
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    Water Tower

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 26, 2021
    December 21, 2021. This is Casselman's water tower. Not the most photogenic in the world, but it has need antennas on top. Working on finishing the course this week; spent the day on creating slides on ethical practices. The result: five videos on the ...
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    Shoulder Cat

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 21, 2021
    December 20, 2021. Here's why my newsletter was so late today. As I get through the last week of the year, and the last week of the course, I've become more and more tired. It's actually nice to have the company of a cat. Also pictured: the ceiling in ...
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    All in a Row

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 19, 2021
    December 19, 2021. At the end of our walk today I spotted this set of leaves all in a row. I liked the play of the light on the leaves and the blue background in the fading light. We walked 6.5 kilometers through the snow and ice on trail 50 in the Mer...
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    Butterflies

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    December 17, 2021
    December 17, 2021. People decorate their houses with things like butterflies even though nobody pays them to do this. They do it just because they like butterflies. I think it's a great thing and shows everything that's wrong with current theories of w...
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