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    Forest Floor

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 20, 2021
    July 19, 2021. These are tiny tiny flowers found on a forest floor when I was out for my ride today (I used the macro lens to get the shot). I have no idea what they are, but I like them. 58 hard fought kilometers today in steamy summer weather to Vars...
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    Frong on a Log in a Bog

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 18, 2021
    July 18, 2021. We went to Petrie Island on the Ottawa River for our hike today, a little more than 6 km but with a lot to see and photograph. First time I've been there, but I'll be sure to return. Super-nice photo set, available here. https://flic.kr/...
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    Avonmore

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 18, 2021
    July 17, 2021. It's hollyhock season in Avonmore, where I stopped briefly on a leisurely 55 km ride today. The weather was low and damp, but we were only at the edge of the rain system and aside from a few drops I felt nothing at all. First day of vaca...
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    St. Albert Cheese Cooperative

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 17, 2021
    July 14, 2021. This cheese cooperative is an historical operation making some of the finest cheeses in the world. It's a regular stop on my bike rides. I took this photo to add to the public record via WikiShootMe but it proved utterly impossible to fi...
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    Destruction

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 14, 2021
    July 13, 2021. We have an outbreak of beetles in the back yard - they're munching on this berry tree along with the willow and the ash. Their bright golden shells glinting in the sun were what caught my eye. Today was mostly a catch-up day, with one me...
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    The Monarch

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    | 2021365, butterfly, milkweed, monarch, Syndicated
    July 12, 2021
    July 12, 2021. This solitary monarch butterfly was flitting around our back yard today, obviously interested in our milkweed plantation. It was nice and warm in the sun when I took this photo, but I still had a bit of a post-vaccine headache so I did g...
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    Cardinal in Dead Trees

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 11, 2021
    July 11, 2021. As seen in Stony Swamp Trail (NCC 25) where we went for an 8 km hike today. The trail varied between a wide bike pathway to a narrow path alternative between roots, stones and mud. Great hike. Felt much better today now that all my syste...
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    Recovery Day

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    | 2021365, mallow, Syndicated
    July 11, 2021
    July 10, 2021. These are mallows in the front yard. I ventured outside today all of 30 seconds to take the photo. Adjusting to my second Covid vaccine took the rest of the day as my immune system kicked into high gear, making me tired, sore and head-ac...
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    Julia Looking Out

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 10, 2021
    July 8, 2021. This is Julia checking out the bird life in the back yard. Worked on a paper today but I'm finding it a struggle to write. I've decided, I think, that I need a vacation - so, one more week or work and then that's it for the summer. https:...
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    Inside Emma’s Mouth

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 10, 2021
    July 9, 2021. Emma and Char were snuggled together in the box, which by itself was a great photo, and then Emma decided to raise the stakes. Today I got my second vaccine, bought a power bank, and attended a longish meeting in the afternoon. https://fl...
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    Milkweed

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 10, 2021
    July 7, 2021. We have dedicated almost our entire back yard to milkweed in an effort to help the monarch butterflies. It doesn't seem to be helping. They were numerous two years ago, but much fewer last year, and this year I've only seen a couple. None...
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    Lilies

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 7, 2021
    July 6, 2021. These are daylilies growing in the back yard (we also have some in front) and they grow wild all over this area. I took this photo after a quick bike ride to St. Albert and back. Finished a paper draft today; it still needs a lot of work,...
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    Egg and Bacon Flower

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 7, 2021
    July 5, 2021. This is our front lawn, right next to the driveway, an assortment of wildflowers that looks nicer than any manicured lawn. Took a rest day after all the cycling and walking on the weekend, let my sore muscles heal, and focused on working ...
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    Chipmunk

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 4, 2021
    July 4, 2021. Many nice photos today, but this chipmunk wins the day only because there were so many on our walk we were actually tripping over them! This was out on the Lime Kiln trail in the western Greenbelt, which ranged from forest to beaver dam t...
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    Alexandria

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 4, 2021
    July 3, 2021. The thistle is probably the most appropriate image for my ride today which took me on a 107 km loop through the north of Glengarry county, stopping in Dunvegan, Alexandria and Maxville. I pushed against the wind the first 50 km out there,...
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    Maxville

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 4, 2021
    July 2, 2021. This is the scene on a country road just west of Maxville. I took a lot more care before leaving on my ride today, making sure I had two spare tubes, a proper pressure gauge, batteries charged, etc. and had a much nicer ride. It was prett...
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    Sandtown

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 4, 2021
    July 1, 2021. South and west of Finch is the former town of Sandtown, once the site of sand quarries, now mostly peaceful agricultural land. This piece of equipment is a reminder of the early days. I had a tough 70 km ride today, complete with a flat, ...
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    A Pair of Finches

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 1, 2021
    June 30, 2021. These are male and female purple finches enjoying our new feeder. Days like this I wish I had a better lens to capture them. But I'm still pretty happy with this photo. I did a little work on my paper and learned that while one A&W m...
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    Placid

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 1, 2021
    June 29, 2021. This is the Castor River where it meets the Nation River just west of Casselman. It was a perfect day for a bike ride today, and after repairing my flat yesterday I went for a brisk loop to St. Albert. My paper is also progressing well. ...
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    Fibre?

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 1, 2021
    June 28, 2021. This is a telecom truck out front running cable. Is it fibre? What else could it be? No idea. Ironically, I'm also testing a modem for TechSavvy, which means that the internet signal was interrupted at exactly the time the truck was out ...
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    Grass

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 1, 2021
    June 27, 2021. This is grass as seen from the bathroom window in the basement. I like the way we see the clouds behind it. Still working on papers. I'm not actually posting this until a few days later - you can get a sense of my state of mind by how I ...
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    New Feeder

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    July 1, 2021
    June 26, 2021. Andrea says this is a type of finch, because of the shape of the bill, and although it looks like a sparrow I am inclined to agree. It's probably a female, and might be a purple finch. Anyhow, as you can see, we have a new feeder, one sp...
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    Julia

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    June 25, 2021
    June 25, 2021. This is Julia, still recovering from having a tooth removed, but of a better demeanor than she has been recently (though that might be the drugs speaking). She's eating (soft food) well and seems pretty active, so it's all good news. Did...
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    Mallows

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    June 25, 2021
    June 23, 2021. These are mallows blooming on our front lawn beside the driveway, take after I returned from another short after-work bike ride. While in St. Albert I discovered my rear tire was soft; the small hand pump I've been carrying around more m...
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    Licking

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    June 25, 2021
    June 22, 2021. This is Charlemagne licking his nose as seen through the wide-angle lens. Today my focus was less on work and more on cats as Julia spent the day at the vet getting a tooth removed - it grew in all curved and was tearing at the inside of...
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    Little Castor River

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    June 25, 2021
    June 21, 2021. This is the view looking down from the bridge over the Little Castor River about 5km east of town. I've vowed to get out more during the week after spending the last three weeks not really getting out at all at lunch or after work. This ...
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    Young Chickadee

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    June 20, 2021
    June 20, 2021. I'm guessing this is a young chickadee, based on the colouring and the mottled feathers. We spotted this and much more during our hike today on Stony Swamp Trail, in Ottawa's southwest. First time we've been there, and it's really quite ...
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    Life in a Small Town

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    | 2021365, Syndicated
    June 19, 2021
    June 19, 2021. Today was windy and not very pleasant for a bike ride but I put in 66 km anyway just to enjoy scenes like this, a typical day at a typical diner in small town Ontario. https://flic.kr/p/2m6ujSq
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