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    Waiting…

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 16, 2018
    April 15, 2018. Another day spent indoors watching baseball and puttering with photos. This is my bicycle, all shiny and clean after receiving its spring tune-up a couple week ago. Now it sits in the garage, waiting, waiting... https://flic.kr/p/J6pK3E
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    Waiting…

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 15, 2018
    April 14, 208. I spent the day doing nothing but watching baseball and puttering on the computer, trying to share this cold. I was all warm and cozy with the heater on in my home office. Meanwhile, this is the neighbour's firepit, waiting, waiting, for...
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    Seagull

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 14, 2018
    April 13, 2018. Seagull on a light standard spotted as I headed home from the office. I didn't realize until evening that it was Friday the 13th. No matter. The whole week has been a write-off because of this cold, which continues to linger. https://fl...
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    Downstairs

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 14, 2018
    April 12, 2018. I see this sign every day as I head home from work. I work on the third floor and I take the stairs, and I see this sign, urging me to go down the stairs. But the sign is on the FIRST FLOOR. It leads me into the basement. Why do they wa...
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    Casselman

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 11, 2018
    April 11, 2018. Casselman as seen on the drive home. Not 100% yet but feeling a lot better. I was even able to do some work and get to the store! https://flic.kr/p/Gq5y4p
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    Geese

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 10, 2018
    April 10, 2018. Some out of focus geese on a cloudy day. Yeah, that's about right. Took a sick day. Slept for a while, watched a ball game, coughed and flemmed. Tried to stay warm. Listening to some music now. Tired of being sick, but can only wait it ...
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    The Forbidding Mountains

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 10, 2018
    April 9, 2018. This is the CSIS building behind some snow piles that look to me for all the world like 'the forbidding mountains'. Perfect place for a CSIS building. Struggled through the day, managing a little work. I think it would have been fairer t...
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    Flowers

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, ontario, ottawa, Syndicated
    April 8, 2018
    April 8, 2018. We drove into the Costco, where I saw these flowers, then back, after which I settled in to bed to listen to the ball game and try to recover a bit. I was doing better that the previous few days but lacking sleep. https://flic.kr/p/GiUqyF
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    Cities: Skylines

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    | 2018365, citiesskylines, Syndicated
    April 8, 2018
    April 7, 2018. I did nothing else today but play this video game; you're looking at the fruits of my labours (that's as good as the weather gets). I like tghe game but it's hard to get started as it will cause my computer to reboot just after it starts...
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    Lovely Nails

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 8, 2018
    April 6, 2018. The third (and last) of my Starbucks series, taken as I wait in the car line. I was able to review a project proposal but that's about it and I went home still sick in the afternoon. https://flic.kr/p/GiTrHB
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    Sick Day

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 5, 2018
    April 5, 2018. I woke up with a fiery rasping in my throat and spent the day on Neocitran and painkillers. Nothing done today; I lay down and listed to the radio in the morning and watched a ball game (Rays vs Sox) all afternoon (it's still on and stil...
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    Drive Thru

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 5, 2018
    April 4, 2018. Another photo at the Starbucks. It's a complete coincidence that as I grumble about Tim Hortons a story comes out in the media talking about their damaged reputation. But they deserve it. Today was a good day. I sorted out my flight prob...
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    Senators

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 4, 2018
    April 2, 2018. It was the last home game of the year and there was a full house for a Senators team that is second-last in the division. That, I think, sends a message. It was a good game, a loss (natch) but we got to see them score five goals. https:/...
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    Aunt Marilyn

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    April 4, 2018
    April 1, 2018. This is my Aunt Marilyn, my mohter's sister. We see her often when we visit in Embrun for Christmas and Easter and other things. She took me to Man and His World in 1970 and to my first-ever in-theatre movies: Oliver! and Two Mules for S...
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    String

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
    April 2, 2018
    March 30, 2018. Lexi insists on playing with string - "it's always string time" - even at the age of 12 or so. So I make sure to take the time to play with her. The rest of the day I spent writing 'Critical Thinking for Educators'. https://flic.kr/p/25...
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    Rocks

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, ontario, ottawa, Syndicated
    March 29, 2018
    March 29, 2018. This is a section of road just past the Alexandra Bridge seen as I drove home from Gatineau. I spent the morning preparing for a workshop and the afternoon doing the workshop, and the evening watching the Blue Jays season opener (about ...
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    The Nest

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    | 2018365, nest, Syndicated
    March 28, 2018
    March 28, 2018. We drove back home today and I got some work done and took a photo of this nest in our lilac bush (no eggs in it yet). https://flic.kr/p/Hsozz5
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    Olympic Stadium

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    | 2018365, montreal, Syndicated
    March 28, 2018
    March 27, 2018. I was still basking in the afterglow of the great Vlady Guerrero Jr. home run when I took this shot. We went for a wonderful visit to the Montreal botanical gardens and them watched a tense pitchers' duel between the Blue Jays and the C...
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    Autographs

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    | 2018365, bluejays, granderson, Syndicated
    March 28, 2018
    March 26, 2018. Toronto Blue Jay Curtis Granderson signs autographs about five feet from where I was sitting. No, I didn't get an autograph - he has really limited time so I left that for the kids. https://flic.kr/p/22Qo17Q
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    Polly

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    March 25, 2018
    March 25, 2018. Polly is the old lady of our household. Now 15, she is as quiet as ever, skittish, but always willing to come out to be petted as I leave the house. Today is bike tune-up day (maybe I'll get out for a few kilometers this afternoon) and ...
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    Lexi

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    March 25, 2018
    March 24, 2018. Happy Caturday! This is Lexi, our cat with the perpetual expression that says "I don't really understand what's going on." She actually stopped me from uploading this so I could play string games with her (note: she's 12 years old). Qui...
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    Melting

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, ontario, ottawa, Syndicated
    March 25, 2018
    March 23, 2018. Friday odds and ends at work - my performance review, doing timesheets, completing an online course (page-turner on security), planning for a project, answering email, and getting ready for some time mostly away from the office. These a...
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    Ceiling Fan

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
    March 22, 2018
    March 21, 2018. This is actually the most unused appliance in the house, as we have both heating and air conditioning, and so don't need a big ceiling fan. But there it is. Today's routine was disrupted by an argument over working conditions - apparent...
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    Bulldozer

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    | 2018365, ca, canada, casselman, ontario, Syndicated
    March 20, 2018
    March 20, 2018. I snapped this through the car window while waiting for construction to clear up on the Casselman bridge. It's not much of a photo but I had a pretty busy day today preparing slides and participating in a workshop at the School of Publi...
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    Crabapple

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    March 20, 2018
    March 19, 2018. The crabapple tree pictured here had a pretty rough year last year; it caught some sort of fungus and most of the leaves shriveled and dropped. If it has another year like that it may be time for the wood chipper. As for myself, on this...
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    Yellow

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    | 2018365, Syndicated
    March 19, 2018
    March 18, 2018. Another day spent quietly watching baseball and playing video games. It was also Andrea and my 20th wedding anniversary. https://flic.kr/p/22y78fL
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