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  1. Stephen Downes

    Prescott-Russell Trail

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 19, 2024
    May 16, 2024. This is a typical scene along the Prescott-Russell trail. I put in a full day of work and then at 4 took off for a good three hours along the trail. Best ride of the year! It was warm (finally!) and mostly sunny, hardly any wind, and I'v...
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  2. Stephen Downes

    I am not a sink

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 19, 2024
    May 14, 2024. This is not a sink. That said, it's not clear what it is. It's located in the Thai Express near where I work and where I had lunch today, on the counter where we empty our garbage and stack our trays. It serves no purpose other than to n...
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  3. Stephen Downes

    Sparrow

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 19, 2024
    May 13, 2024. Sparrow on the pavement, posing for a photo. I was in the office today, having an off day as a result of an argument yesterday. I worked on my newsletter and the CList project a bit. https://flic.kr/p/2pS6n5k
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  4. Stephen Downes

    Apple Tree

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 18, 2024
    May 12, 2024. We went to the Ottawa Tulip Festival today, taking a roundabout route that took us to the west of Dow's Lake and encountering this huge apple tree. https://flic.kr/p/2pRZjLj
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  6. Stephen Downes

    Apple Blossoms

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 16, 2024
    May 10, 2024. More apple blossoms, these near the place where I had lunch by the Costco. Another office day today; I was able to work on a neat idea I've been puttering with, a convergent discussion list. I'm doing it all in Javascript, which is a cha...
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  7. Stephen Downes

    Apple Blossoms

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 16, 2024
    May 9, 2024. We have one tree outside our office building that flowers every year and I think is an apple tree. Anyhow, here are the blossoms. Generally unproductive today because I'm working in the office but I did finish revising my literature revie...
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  8. Stephen Downes

    Mourning Dove

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 15, 2024
    May 8, 2024. This morning dove is perched at the top of the gazebo in our back yard. The weather has turned and it was rainy and cool today, a good day to work indoors all day, starting in early morning with an Agora session with my European partners,...
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  9. Stephen Downes

    Repairs

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 15, 2024
    May 7, 2024. Repairs underway at one of Casselman's main intersections, right near the highway, spotted as I headed out on my afternoon bike ride. I traded some free time on a Tuesday afternoon for work time on a rainy Saturday. https://flic.kr/p/2pRs...
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  10. Stephen Downes

    Thrasher

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 11, 2024
    May 6, 2024. This is a thrasher in our back yard. Becautiful day today, so I worked in the morning (newsletter stuff) and spent the afternoon on a bike ride to Reveler conservation area. https://flic.kr/p/2pQy2zc
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  11. Stephen Downes

    Ride for CHEO

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 11, 2024
    May 5, 2024. I'm in this picture, behind another rider, in a distinctive green-yellow rain jacket. Andrea took the photo as the peloton rode past. It was cold and windy and rainy and a lot of fun and we raised more than $2 million for the hospital. ht...
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  12. Stephen Downes

    Julia

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    | 2024366, cat, Syndicated
    May 11, 2024
    May 4, 2024. This is Julia in her little 'cave' on the shelf behind my chair in the kitchen. It's a nice safe place for her and she can be close by and yet feel protected. A rainy Saturday; I stayed in, got a little work done, and tried to relax. Just...
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  13. Stephen Downes

    Clouds and Field

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 8, 2024
    May 2, 2024. Scene from the road just north of St. Albert in late afternoon. Worked from the home office today - had an early morning presentation for the Europe project, then settled into a regular day of work. At the end of the day I was able to get...
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  15. Stephen Downes

    Helmet

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    | 2024366, redblacks, Syndicated
    May 6, 2024
    April 30, 2024. My RedBlacks helmet, on a shelf in the home office. It fits, but it's a very tight fit. Nice to know I'll be protected if a football game ever breaks out. Another day of pedal to the metal - today was a Day of Four Meetings (plus an ap...
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  17. Stephen Downes

    Black Rapids Creek

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 6, 2024
    April 28, 2024. Tree flowers (I'm not sure which species) along Black Rapids Creek, where we took our weekly walk. Lots of flowers blooming, even a few nascent trilliums. Back home to do more work on the Europe project, which is approaching a critical...
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  18. Stephen Downes

    Goldfinch

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 4, 2024
    April 27, 2024. A goldfinch on the feeder. Today was a full day setting up Wordpress sites and plugins and connecting them to the Agora. The connect plugin joining Wordpress and Discourse just doesn't work. https://flic.kr/p/2pP7xKi
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  19. Stephen Downes

    Forklist

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    | 2024366, costco, forklift, Syndicated
    May 4, 2024
    April 26, 2024. Workers at the Costco use the forklift. I'm impressed they can lift that high up. Today was an office day, and as usual on late Friday afternoon the network slowed to a crawl as (I assume) computer services tries to push updates at a s...
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  20. Stephen Downes

    Julia

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    | 2024366, cat, Syndicated
    May 4, 2024
    April 25, 2024. This is Julia in her quiet spot in the basement where she watches the birds. You are not allowed to pet her if she's down here. No bike ride today; the weather was miserable, and I've been resting my oblique in any case. Plus, I had a ...
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  21. Stephen Downes

    Lamp

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 2, 2024
    April 24, 2024. This is the lamp in my office. It's presence here as my photo of the day signifies how hard I've been working. No time for being anywhere but in my office. https://flic.kr/p/2pNNu2W
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  22. Stephen Downes

    Cockpit

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    May 2, 2024
    April 22, 2023. This is what my office looks like from the working perspective - my keyboards, screens, etc. I've been working pretty hard recently and have been spending a lot of time - including weekends, which have been rainy and cold anyways - rig...
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  23. Stephen Downes

    Ottawa River

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 27, 2024
    April 21, 2024. This is a view of the Ottawa River from the trail. No hike today, no nothing today, yesterday's bike ride left me sore all over, so I spent the day just recovering. https://flic.kr/p/2pMDZ8h
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  25. Stephen Downes

    Maple Sugar Shack

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 26, 2024
    April 20, 2024. Maple suygar shack near the creek on Longtin Road near Casselman. Went for a bike ride today, only 30 km, but the strong winds and cold weather wiped me out (and gave me a bit of a minor oblique strain). https://flic.kr/p/2pMDZP4
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  26. Stephen Downes

    Home Office

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 26, 2024
    April 18, 2024. View of the home office, where I'm comfortable and productive. I like half-dead plants, bright lights and open curtains, flags and mementos, electronics, wood and leather. https://flic.kr/p/2pMxCQL
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  27. Stephen Downes

    High Water

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 16, 2024
    April 16, 2024. Worked from the office today; one meeting, did newsletter posts, a little bit on the cloud site. Thrown off a bit by an in-meeting discussion on stress that felt a little too personal for me. Took a bike ride over the lunch hour, spott...
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  28. Stephen Downes

    Rainbow

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 16, 2024
    April 15, 2024. Something about April showers. Looking east outside the window after my bike ride as the rain goes away. I choose to think of it as the start of spring. Wrote a presentation proposal today, and newsletter stuff. That is all. https://fl...
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  29. Stephen Downes

    Centrepiece

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    | 2024366, Syndicated
    April 13, 2024
    April 11, 2024. Today started with a meeting first thing in the morning, and this was the centrepiece on the meeting room table. I had a couple more meetings, but then the network began to sag (looks like they were running updates, to judge by my logs...
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  30. Stephen Downes

    Australia

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    | 2024366, australia, Syndicated
    April 12, 2024
    April 12, 2024. This is a souvenir from Australia hanging in my office. The plant in front of it is another from my Moncton office. I bought the artwork in Sydney; it was rolled in a tube. When I got home I got it nicely framed to display it the way i...
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