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    Chrysler Pond

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 7, 2020
    June 7, 2020. I spent the morning working on ethics codes (paper is due tomorrow) and the afternoon cycling to the village of Finch (where I ate my first hamburger in three months) and back. This is a pond just outside Chrysler, on the way to Finch. 58...
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    Fleabane

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 6, 2020
    June 6, 2020. This is some Philadelphia fleabane growing next to our driveway. I spent a full day working on ethical codes today, working my way through various codes for teachers. Back on the bike tomorrow. https://flic.kr/p/2j9pwwT
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    Springhill

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 5, 2020
    June 5, 2020. It was a beautiful day so I cycled 70km to Springhill Cemetary and back to visit my brother Allan. I wasn't actually able to find his marker, though, which I choose to take as a good sign. Managed to average 20.8 kph for the ride there an...
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    Fern

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2020
    June 4, 2020. Another three-meeting day. But I still made quite a bit of progress on the ethics paper. I intended to get out for a bike ride this afternoon, but when I looked up from my work the time had passed. Tomorrow, though, will be beautiful out,...
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    Dogwood

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 2, 2020
    June 2, 2020. It was a Day of Three Meetings, with some works on the ethics paper sandwiched in between. Cool and rainy today, so no cycling. This is a dogwood growing beside the deck in the back yard. https://flic.kr/p/2j8d1Sd
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    Forest

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 1, 2020
    May 30, 2020. In my mind I always think of Larose Forest as 'the Emerald Forest'. This is a view of it as I cycled by on the way to Embrun to check in on family (family wasn't home but their house is doing fine). Good ride today, enjoyable. https://fli...
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    Grass

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 1, 2020
    May 31, 2020. Cold, rainy, and an indoor day, spend in its entirely working (and specifically, getting posts ready for my newsletter, because I will need to spend time on my ethics paper, because I had a proposal accepted and the full paper is due June...
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    St. Albert

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    June 1, 2020
    June 1, 2020. View of St. Albert from the bridge. Today was split between taking an ISC evaluators' course, and working on ethics cides. I also took time to write a quick blog post. This is from my ride after work to St. Alberta and back, 24.7 km at an...
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    Creeping Phlox

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 29, 2020
    May 29, 2020. These flowers are overflowing out of the little garden right in front of the house. It was another scorcher today, and yet I was indoors all day working extra hard to get a bunch of stuff done https://flic.kr/p/2j6S3Bi
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    Lilacs

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 28, 2020
    May 26, 2020. The incredible heat wave continues. I made it out for a 25K ride in 33C heat. Today was otherwise planning and meeting day - I had sessions on Zoom, Teams and Meet. A multi-tool day. https://flic.kr/p/2j6CsKj
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    It’s Dead, Jim

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 28, 2020
    May 28, 2020. More record-breaking heat, and our 13-year old air conditioning unit has died and has to be replaced. These pandemic days have been really hard - not on us, but on our house, which for some reason has chosen these few months to show the s...
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    Emma and Charlemagne

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    | 2020365, cats, Syndicated
    May 28, 2020
    May 27, 2020. I had big plans for today but instead spent the day writing a blog post. Time well spent, though. It was too hot outside to cycle, so I stayed in and comforted out cats - pictured here are Emma (top) and Charlemagne (bottom). https://flic...
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    Crabapple Blossoms

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 25, 2020
    May 25, 2020. These are growing in our back yard. It was a bit cooler today so I took a rest day from cycling and focused on work - including exploring Deno and reading papers. https://flic.kr/p/2j5HS2S
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    Frog

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    | 2020365, frog, Syndicated
    May 24, 2020
    April 24, 2020. This is a frog I saved from being squashed by traffic by herding it from the road to a nearby wetland. Today's ride felt tougher even though it was only 55 km, but then I found I did it at a pace of 19.4 kph which explains that. It was ...
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    May Flowers

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 23, 2020
    May 23, 2020. I had a nice bounceback day today, cleaning my office to fight back against allergies, and doing a nice 66 km ride to Dunvegan (and a bit beyond) and back. My average speed was down to 17.2 kph, owing to the stiff breeze I was riding into...
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    Grass and Trees

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 23, 2020
    May 22, 2020. I had a rough day today with allergies, and while I got a little writing done the day was mostly a write-off. This was the scene from the downstairs bathroom window at dusk. https://flic.kr/p/2j4Y2m5
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    Maple Seeds and Flower

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 21, 2020
    May 21, 2020. Detail of a maple tree in our back yard. Beautiful day today, but with Emma getting The Operation and our getting groceries, there was no time for cycling after work. Still, I was outside enough to at least enjoy the weather. And there's ...
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    Waiting

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 20, 2020
    May 20, 2020. I was out for a quick bike ride again after work (one of the benefits of not commuting) and spotted this guy just hanging out in a field. Today was fully focused on the ethics paper (and specifically, studying librarian codes of ethics). ...
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    St. Albert Cow

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 19, 2020
    May 19, 2020. I was still feeling a little under the weather but I convinced myself to take a brisk 24km ride after work and I felt a lot better after. Here's a mural from the side of L'École élémentaire catholique Saint-Albert. Work today was a meetin...
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    Tulips

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 18, 2020
    May 18, 2020. I woke up still and sore from biking, took a pain pill and a nap and ended up with a sore stomach that felt like heartburn. I got a newsletter out but that's about it; good thing today was a holiday. These tulips are in our front yard, wh...
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    Riceville

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 17, 2020
    May 17, 2020. I did a 52km loop through Riceville and St-Isadore today. It was warmer and brighter and more work. This is the Ladderarian cross halfway between the two towns https://flic.kr/p/2j35Js3
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    8600

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    | 2020365, Syndicated, train
    May 16, 2020
    May 16, 2020. This is CP engine 8600 pulling a very long train through eastern Ontario near Avonmore. Today I caught up on some email and did a brisk 50k ride to Avonmone and back. https://flic.kr/p/2j2Gwx7
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    House Sparrow

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 15, 2020
    May 15, 2020. Cool and rainy today, nice for birds, less so for me. My new microphone arrived, so now I have good audio again. I played with some AI transcription, did my performance plan, updated the newsletter, read some stuff for ethics, and took so...
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    Arcadia

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 13, 2020
    May 13, 2020. I spent the full day reading and summarizing JIME articles from their recent special issue. After that I went for a quick 24 km ride - my first of the year on the road bike. The title of the photo is from the Jeopardy episode. https://fli...
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    Mountain Ash Bud

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 12, 2020
    May 12, 2020. Today was a bit of a choppy day, as meeting days usually are. It was still cool outside (we've been setting record lows recently) and everything is just waiting. This is a mountain ash bud in our back yard. https://flic.kr/p/2j1qWRf
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    Woolly Mullein

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 11, 2020
    May 11, 2020. Another cool day, and I didn't make it beyond my back yard. The only new thing growing at the moment is this woolly mullein. Today I spent mostly on my ethics document. https://flic.kr/p/2j19Vt1
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    Early Spring Forest Flowers

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 10, 2020
    May 10, 2020. It wasn't snowing today so I was able to go for a bike ride. I took the gravel bike onto some new (to me) back roads and was rewarded with a wealth of early spring forest wildflowers. A I finished the Tri-Council Research Ethics course to...
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    Holding Fort

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 9, 2020
    May 9, 2020. I was up at 6 this morning to greet Adam from Velofix who came out in his mobile bicycle repair shop to do the annual tune-up for my bicycles. This is Lexi, also at 6, standing guard in the kitten fort and making sure kittens don't get ext...
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    Sleeping

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    | 2020365, Syndicated
    May 9, 2020
    May 8, 2020. This is Charlemagne. He had The Operation yesterday, and has been recovering for the last 24 hours. For myself, today was doctor appointment day, which was done over the phone. The weather was cold and miserable, with snow, so there was no...
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