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  1. Downes

    Back on the Bike

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    July 10, 2023
    July 6, 2023. I haven't been able to ride the bike for almost to weeks because of the itch and saddle sores. Now I have them mostly under control and was able to get back out there for a short 26 km ride. https://flic.kr/p/2oNDw8K
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    Frog on a Log

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    July 10, 2023
    July 9, 2023. Today's walk was a very hot (and itchy) one on Petrie Island. I've uploaded a photo set. But also, I managed to install my own YouTube clone - PeerTube - on my own web server. Very happy about that. https://flic.kr/p/2oNzB4c
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    Baseball Weekend Day 4

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    | 2023365, Syndicated, toronto
    July 4, 2023
    July 3, 2023. The view from the train station. We upgraded to business class to enjoy a pleasant ride back complete with a relaxing wait in the lounge and a nice meal served on the train. The cats were overjoyed to see us back again. https://flic.kr/p...
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    Love

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    July 4, 2023
    June 26, 2023. This was on display in St. Laurant shopping centre. I think it's their contribution to Pride celebrations, but without any real courage of their convictions. I worked in the office today (and they finally got air conditioning working, y...
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    Bike Rack

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    July 4, 2023
    June 29, 2023. The bike rack outside my office in Ottawa. Another day in the office, this time on a Thursday. I don't know what happened to Tuesday and Wednesday photos; the days blur together, especially with my constant attention to my itch. Over th...
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    Roses

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    | 2023365, pink, roses, Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
    June 23, 2023. These are roses outside the pharmacy in Gloucester, near work. I picked up some prescriptions for Andrea (who, like me, is celebrating the end of the pandemic with health issues). It was an office day today, and I spent time on newslett...
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    Sunset

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
    June 22, 2023. Sunset as seen from my front porch. It's interesting this time of the year because the sun sets so far to the north. Another day working at home, focused mostly on newsletter contents. Also some IRAP work. Like yesterday, I was indoors ...
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    Green Berries

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    | 2023365, green, Syndicated
    June 25, 2023
    June 21, 2023.Green berries on a green plan in my back yard. Working at home today. Did some stuff for IRAP, as well as the newsletter. Recovering from my trip. My itch is still a major concern. https://flic.kr/p/2oKtJh1
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    Ostrich

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    | 2023365, ostrich, Syndicated
    June 21, 2023
    June 15, 2023. Not exactly what I expected to find in the Dutch countryside, but this ostrich seemed to fit right in. I cycled from my hotel to the centre of Den Haag, about 60+ km. It was a brilliant day, clear, sunny and warm, and full with the sort...
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    Windmill

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    | 2023365, Holland, Syndicated, windmill
    June 21, 2023
    June 14, 2023. This is a windmill just outside Amsterdam, spotted as I took the scenic route cycling from our meetings today back to the hotel. Today was a very successful meeting day, as I presented the work I had done and got people signed up and wo...
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    Buddies

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    | 2023365, amsterdam, buddies, Syndicated
    June 20, 2023
    June 12, 2023. Display spotted in an Amsterdam city window. I cycled from the airport to the city centre for a meeting (11 km), wandered around the city a bit (5 or 6 km), then cycled back out to the hotel (16 km). All in all, a pretty good day. I'm r...
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    Dutch Sparrow

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    | 2023365, Holland, sparrow, Syndicated
    June 20, 2023
    June 11, 2023. This sparrow rests on a glass wall at a little cafe on the sand dunes high above the Dutch North Sea coast near Haarlem. My firat full day in Holland, I cycled from my hotel near the airport to Haarlem, touring the city a bit, and then ...
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    A New Light

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 10, 2023. Due in part to the shading of the window and in part on smoke in the atmosphere, the Sun appeared outside the airplane window as a deep ruby red, looking like I've never seen it before. Landed on time, dropped my bags at the hotel, then...
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    YUL

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    june 9, 2023. This is YUL, also known as Trudeau Airport in Montreal. I'm on my way this evening to Amsterdam for a week of meetings and cycling. The weather is supposed to be great, the flight is on time, I'm prepared for everything, and looking forw...
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    Thrasher

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 9, 2023. Though only an occasional visitor to the back yard, this thrasher is always welcome. Another day in the empty building known as my office, getting in a full day of work before heading off for a week. https://flic.kr/p/2oHH97W
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    The Smoke (2)

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 7, 2023. This is the building where I work. It is a sterile desert with no services or social interaction at all. And I don't know what all the chimneys are for, but it makes it seem like a relic of a past age when air pollution meant nothing. An...
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    The Smoke

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 17, 2023
    June 6, 2023. The smoke from northern wildfires has descended over the region, meaning I can't really go out for a bike ride or anything, really. So I mostly focused on work (and trying not to itch). https://flic.kr/p/2oHJXHj
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    Teeth

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 6, 2023
    June 5, 2023. These are my teeth, life-sized (if you're very close to them). In addition to my dental appointment I wrong a longish post titled 'Questions and Answers on AI Regulation' that I thought was quite good. https://flic.kr/p/2oFyDo7
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    Full Cycle

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    | 2023365, bicycle, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    June 1, 2023. This is the Full Cycle in Hintonburg, my first time in this store. It's pretty funky. On my way in to work I dropped off the gravel bike to have the wheels straightened and to install new tires (so far on my new bike I've replaced the se...
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    Expedition

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 29, 2023. This heavily modified vehicle was spotted in the Metro parking lot here in town today. It has European license plates and is obviously a live-in expedition vehicle used by one of those truck/van adventurers. I tried to find this particul...
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    Wetland

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 28, 2023. We went for an ambling walk along the Mer Bleue trail today. Again, it's good to be out in the sunshine. The water levels are still pretty high, but the forest has come to live and was particularly lust and beautiful today. I've started ...
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    Cows

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 27, 2023. A farm with cows along the road to St. Albert. I spent a lot of the day on the cot but forced myself to get out for a short ride to St. Albert. At 16.9 kph, this is one of the slowest rides I've ever taken on the road bike. It was very g...
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    Julia in her Cave

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 25, 2023. Hard to be cuter than Julia fast asleep in her furry cave on the shelf right behind where I sit. I took a sick day today; the itch was so bad I couldn't sit, so I lay most of the day on a cot in the cold room in the basement. https://fli...
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    Starbucks

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    June 4, 2023
    May 24, 2023. This is the Starbucks near my office ('near' being about a kilometer away). I'm *way* behind in uploading photos, because the stupid itch continues to assail me. Working in the office really really doesn't help with this. https://flic.kr...
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