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    The Ladderarians

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    August 1, 2018
    July 31, 2018. There are several crosses on display like this around the region characterized by ladders and sometimes arrows. This is the largest and most ornate of them. I've tried to find information on them online and had no success, so I simply re...
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    LaRose Forest

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 30, 2018
    July 30, 2018. 25x50 Day 12. I did a loop through LaRose Forest to Bourget and Pentland. Beautiful day for a ride. This is where I had lunch. https://flic.kr/p/MwdCJW
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    Sunset Rainbow

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 30, 2018
    July 29, 2018. We had a thunderstorm pass over just at sunset, producing this rainbow that got fainter as the sun actually set. This was captured with my wide angle lens; I'm not sure what the black is on the left; it's not a smudge, maybe some reverse...
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    Falling Barn

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 28, 2018
    July 28, 2018. 25x50 Day 11. I started the day with a quick ride to Avonmore (so in the first 25 hours of owning the bike I put 100km on it) and then we went to Costco. This barn is on highway 43 just west of Avonmore. That's about it for the day. Alex...
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    New Bike

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, ontario, Syndicated
    July 27, 2018
    July 27, 2018. Today was new bike day and new kitchen faucet day. First, the bike, which I picked up and immediately took for a 50 km test ride to Chesterville (from Embrun, where I bought it). Here you see it at the park in Morewood on the way back. I...
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    Lilies

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 26, 2018
    July 26, 2018. The good news is that the second Reclaim gRSShopper install went off easily and without a hitch. The bad news is that the bicycle needed to be replaced; that wailing you hear was my bank account crying in pain. These lilies are in our fr...
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    After the Rain

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 25, 2018
    July 25, 2018. There was a heavy rain all day today until late evening when the clouds broke and we got quite the colourful sunset. So I spent the day indoors mostly working on gRSShopper. https://flic.kr/p/MmTgBh
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    Wall of Mowers

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, cornwall, ontario, Syndicated
    July 24, 2018
    July 24, 2018. I had intended to do some coding today, it being a rainy day with the bike in the shop, but instead we made the rounds of eastern Ontario looking for a specific kitchen faucet (end result: unsuccessfully). This is a scene from the Home D...
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    Long Sault Parkway

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 23, 2018
    July 23, 2018. 25x50 Day 9. I rented a bike and pedaled 52.5 km from Cornwall and around the Long Sault Parkway on the St. Lawrence River. It was a beautiful day for a bike ride but the rental was slow and heavy so it took some extra effort. I can't wa...
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    Cockatoo

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    | 2018365, cockatoo, Syndicated
    July 23, 2018
    July 22, 2018. We went to the ball game and after a short rain delay, it cleared up and we watched nine innings of excellent ball (unfortunately the game was 10 innings and we took an 8-1 loss). This is a cockatoo, one of several animals brought to the...
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    Maxville

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    | 2018365, biking, Syndicated
    July 21, 2018
    July 20, 2018. 25x50 Day 8. This was a 52 km ride to Maxville and back, a bit later in the day because we ran errands earlier. On the way back the bottom crank (where the pedals go) began to seize. So it's back to the shop for the bike. *sigh* https://...
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    Cannamore

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    | 2018365, biking, Syndicated
    July 19, 2018
    July 19, 2018. 25x50 Day 7, 53km. Did some coding this morning, fixing the last of the gRSShopper issues in its new home (almost done now). Then took a quick 53km ride to Cannamore (which is actually an apple orchard and four houses). Beautiful day, no...
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    White Back Yard

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 19, 2018
    July 18, 2018. This is what our back yard looks like. I know we're supposed to mow and have a nice green lawn, but the grass is all brown in the drought anyways and I'm glad we kept the wildflowers. I was up early to do a bit more office work, but I sl...
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    City of the Future

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 19, 2018
    July 17, 2018. I went into the office today, got caught up on email, watered the plants, completed a proposal evaluation, parked too close to some guy parked in the e-car parking spot, completed a longish survey (that closed last week)... then in the e...
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    Monarch

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 16, 2018
    July 16, 2018. I took a break from biking in order to run errands and to help gRSShopper adapt to the new environment (including turning on caching to relieve Reclaim's poor CPUs). Meanwhile this monarch butterfly ran some errands of its own in our bac...
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    St-Bernatrdin

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 15, 2018
    July 15, 2018. Watched the World Cup game then went out for what should have been a short ride but ended up being the longest ride of the year. It was warm, conditions were perfect, and I also biked at the best pace of the year, our to St-Bernardin and...
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    Tree Frog

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    | 2018365, Syndicated, treefrog
    July 14, 2018
    July 14, 2018. Another hot and humid day, not exactly ideal weather for a frog, but this tree frog seemed comfortable nestled in the buckthorn. I went out for a bike ride today, just a quick 50 km. https://flic.kr/p/Ku7WhF
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    Mont Tremblant

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    | 2018365, monttremblant, Syndicated
    July 14, 2018
    July 13, 2018. For our last day at Mont Tremblant we took the gondola to the top of the mountain and hiked the 360 trail. The day was a bit hazy instead of the brilliant blue skies we've been having, but it was still very warm, even at the summit. http...
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    Labelle

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 11, 2018
    July 11, 2018. 25x50 Day 4. Cycled from Mont Tremblant to Labelle along the route of the former Petit Train du Nord through some beautiful northern lakes country. This evening: Sue Medley Band. https://flic.kr/p/27XtKQy
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    Feeding Time

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    | 2018365, bee, Syndicated
    July 9, 2018
    July 9, 2018. There's a whole ecosystem at the tip of the flower, with the hovering bee being only the most obvious participant. Today was a half-work day as I went into the office for a bit. I also continued the server migration to Reclaim. https://fl...
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    Morewood

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    | 2018365, biking, Syndicated
    July 8, 2018
    July 8, 2018. 25 x 50 Day 3. Tough cycling into the teeth of the wind for 30 km to reach Morewood. Another very warm day. This overgrown yard is on Morewood's main road. https://flic.kr/p/27RE4Pf
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    A Bend in the Road

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    | 2018365, biking, Syndicated
    July 7, 2018
    July 7, 2018. 25x50 Day 2. This is a corner long highway 14 where I rested for a bit on my ride to Northfield and Dixson (total distance 71.7km). It was a very hot day and while I had enough water, I still had a bit of leg cramping. https://flic.kr/p/L...
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    More Malvas

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 6, 2018
    July 6, 2018. So we decided to take the car an run a few errands, niot because they really needed doing, but because, well, you know. Also, it was too windy for biking. Tomorrow, though. These malvas are in the front garden and go really well with the ...
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    Clarity

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    | 2018365, clarity, honda, hondaclarity, Syndicated
    July 5, 2018
    July 5, 2018. Pictured here is our brand new Honda Clarity. It's a PHEV - a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle. What that means is that it runs as an electric car, but has a secondary gas motor in case power, range or speed are needed. We ordered it back ...
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    Huckleberry

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    July 3, 2018
    July 3, 2018. We think this shrub growing near the back shed is a huckleberry. Wouldn't that be nice! Another quiet day with a bit of paperwork done, a visit to the bike shop, more reading on blockchains, and some enjoyable World Cup watching (though I...
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