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    Farmhouse

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    December 22, 2015
    December 22, 2015. An Ontario classic farmhouse. I drove down the St-Albert Road after getting my snow tires put on. I was looking for a good phboto with the fog. You can still see the fog but the star of the photo is this beautiful old farmhouse. We d...
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    Metro

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    December 22, 2015
    December 21, 2015. Our local grocery store in Casselman. I stopped by to pick up fish and veggies after my eye exam. I didn't want to go too far because I still have summer tires on (appointment is tomorrow). And my pupils are all dilated so everything...
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    La Pocatière

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    December 20, 2015
    December 20, 2015. This place never disappoints. It was a quick stop for a coffee and a photo on the way home from Riviere du Loup today. The truckload of rocks and tires has been safely delivered and I am home watching episodes of Fargo and puttering ...
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    Renovations

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    December 19, 2015
    December 19, 2015. You can't see a lot at the moment, but the inside of the front porch is gutted and all the wiring is being replaced. It will look very different next time. After numerous emails and calls, I'm still waiting for a reply from Moncton o...
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    Ice and Fog

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    December 19, 2015
    December 18, 2015. In Moncton for the day for a half dozen meetings, to pick uo ricks and tires, and to inspect th renovations on the house. This is Jones Lake, just slightly frozen in the chill air and shrouded by a typical Maritime fog. From Flickr h...
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    Universal

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    December 17, 2015
    December 17, 2015. I woke up this morning in the Universal Hotel in Riviere du Loup, and looked outside and saw this. Not the sculpture, which I like, but the snow, which I don't. The roads were like skating rinks. No fun to drive. From Flickr http://i...
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    Highway Weeds

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    December 17, 2015
    December 16, 2015. Back on the highway, this time in a rented truck, as I drive to Moncton to retrieve tires and rocks and various other heavy items I was too cheap to pay movers to move. I also need to inspect the renovations on the Moncton house and ...
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    Timmies

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    December 17, 2015
    December 15, 2015. I suppose it was inevitable that my days would start with a visit to Tim Hortons on my morning commute. Even when I was dirt poor, I would take some of the $5 or $8 per day that I had to live on and buy a morning coffee from a coffee...
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    Railway Bridge

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    December 15, 2015
    December 14, 2015. This is the railway bridge at Casselman, taken just after I picked up the new plates and registraton for the car. It was only 3:30 but already dimming. This railway runs fairly close to my house - you might wonder why I would choose ...
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    Railway Bridge

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    December 15, 2015
    December 14, 2015. This is the railway bridge at Casselman, taken just after I picked up the new plates and registraton for the car. It was only 3:30 but already dimming. This railway runs fairly close to my house - you might wonder why I would choose ...
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    Polly

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    December 14, 2015
    December 13, 2015. The last of the siblings. If I would have had to guess the least likely to survive, it would have been Polly. But now she's the grand old dame of the house. She still doesn't quite trust me after the move from Moncton, but she's foun...
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    Fishing on the Nation River

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    December 14, 2015
    December 12, 2015. I was down to the Canadian Tire bright and early to get the safety check and emissions test for the car, all in preparation for registration ( I noted that New Brunswick has no emissions test requirement at all, which is typical of a...
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    Convergent Lines

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    December 14, 2015
    December 11, 2015. Walking back to the train station after my meeting in Toronto. This little arrangement at the side of (I think) King Street caught my eye. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1P38AJc
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    Toronto

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    December 11, 2015
    December 10, 2015. A quick trip to Toronto and back for some meetings. End of the first day, as seen from my hotel room. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1O0INSS
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    King of the Hill

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    December 9, 2015
    Decem,ber 9, 2015. It's usually my head on that pillow, but this morning Alex decided it was his, which I guess makes him king of the hill. Or at least, lord of the pillow. Whatever. He's very glad I'm back. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1U5Me9L
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    Kart Korral

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    December 9, 2015
    December 8, 2015. We had the first day of the program workshop in the city today, and then I stopped to run some errands in Costco on the way home. So ordinary it's interesting. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1XXyrYG
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    Szczecin

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    December 9, 2015
    December 5, 2015. Took the train from Berlin to the Polish city of Szczecin. It's an interesting port city on the Oder river. The bulk of the city is made up of apartment complexes, but there are nice parks and avenues, and overall looked like a quiet ...
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    A320-200

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    December 9, 2015
    December 7, 2015. Today started in the middle seat at the very back of the airplane flying from Berlin tro Frankfurt, but I made the best of it, and was actually able to get a fair bit done on the flight home. The best thing? Landing at 6:00 p.m. in Ot...
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    Szczecin, Day 2

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    December 9, 2015
    December 6, 2015. A second day in Szczecin. It started with me finding the flash memory card with all the photos from berlin and the first day, which I thought I had lost. Good start. I also had more time during daylight hours and was able to range far...
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    Cookies

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    December 9, 2015
    December 4, 2015. After being inside the hotel for two solid days in Berlin, I managed to get out and catch the night market. Interestingly, I recognized the same booths and even the same vendors from last year. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1mbwtmk
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    Panel

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    December 6, 2015
    December 3, 2015. I was pushed a little out of my comfort zone in this session on agile learning design, But not too far out; I've had experience, especially recently, and I kept it light. Pictured is Jasmina Nikolic, another member of the panel, in fu...
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    Workshop

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    December 6, 2015
    December 2, 2015. All day workshop todat. The theme was on designing a personal learning environment; I'm happy to say the participants did a great job; this is the result. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1OOxnyy
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    Berlin

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    December 6, 2015
    December 1, 2015. I left last night and spent most of the day flying or in airports as a 3-hour delay of the Air Canada flight bumped everything back a while, resulting in an evening arrival in Berlin. I had an unusual experience in the Munich customs ...
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    Grey Cup

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    December 6, 2015
    November 29, 2015. So our Ottawa RedBlacks did not win the Grey Cup. We drove into Ottawa to join the 7,000 person strong viewing party at TD Place, parked at the Blair Road bus and waited for the bus. And waited. Other drivers assured us it was runnin...
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    Canadian Tire

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    November 28, 2015
    ovember 28, 215. Spent the morning moving bixes in the living room to open out a bit more space, and the afternoon running errants, including a visit to Canadian Tire here in Casselman to schedule an emissions test and safety on the one day I have avai...
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    Town

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    November 27, 2015
    November 27, 2015. Looking outside the door of the Cooperators insurance company in Casselman at the tracks. One more task completed (and a coupe of new ones generated - getting stuff done is like playing whack-a-mole). This is right where the tracks c...
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    Paris, France

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    November 26, 2015

    November 17, 2015. Arrived in Paris. The city was still under siege from the attacks of the 13th. Monuments, including the Arc de Triomphe, pictured. I deliberately stayed away from the targeted areas and toured the area around the Louvre and the Chapms-Élysées. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1MUr61B
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    Oak Leaves

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    November 26, 2015
    November 23, 2015. Back at the NRC campus in Ottawa, wandering between my office in M-50 and the cafeteria in M-55. These oak leaves caught my eye, as they always do. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1PdVedT
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    Sundial?

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    November 26, 2015
    November 26, 2015. This is what's left of the sundial erected in honour of Arthur E. Covington outside building M-55 at the NRC. As you can see, the sundial itself is completely missing, apparently ripped out of its moorings. I know I've seen this befo...
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