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    Bike Ride

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    | 2023365, bikepacking, Syndicated
    April 10, 2023
    April 10, 2023. This is my bike[packing bike, out on it's first real run, a 45km loop on gravel roads south of town. Here's my recording on RideWithGPS.. ridewithgps.com/trips/117593465 I like the way it pits in the locations of the pictures. But it's...
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    Curling

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    | 2023365, curling, Syndicated
    April 9, 2023
    April 8, 2023. Scene from the qualifying rounds at the world men's curling championships. We won free tickets from CAA and it was better than I thought it would be. We were seated in a 'loge', which is basically a private box with nice chairs, a table...
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    Bunnies

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    | 2023365, bunny, chocolate, Syndicated
    April 8, 2023
    April 7, 2023. Yes, I had a chocolate Easter bunny for lunch. No, not one of these - a kilogram of chocolate is too much even for me. I made too with a 200 gram bunny. It was a stay-at-home and try to recover day today. I watched a couple of ball game...
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    The Storm

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    April 7, 2023
    April 6, 2023. This is a red-winged blackbird departing the feeding area mid-afternoon near the end of the ice storm. Today was mostly the aftermath, with half an inch of ice covering everything and the power being out all day. Andrea and I spent the ...
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    Ice Storm

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    | 2023365, ice, Syndicated
    April 7, 2023
    April 5, 2023. This is a view of the ice building up in the back before my window was covered with a layer of ice. We had thunder, lightning and freezing rain, the first instance of thunder-ice since 1985. It got worse and worse and then around 9 the ...
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    CSEC

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    April 7, 2023
    April 4, 2023. CSECV building as seen on my walk to the office for my first day back in the office after the pandemic. I dropped my car off to have the tires changed (and to argue with them about the trailer hook they never delivered, and then about t...
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    Soup

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    | 2023365, soup, Syndicated
    April 7, 2023
    April 3, 2023. This is some carrot-giner soup with added veggies, chili flakes and salmon. Delicious! We picked it up yesterday at the Farm Boy in Cornwall. Today was an indoor day - I finally finished my report and sent it in (no doubt changes and co...
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    Palm Tree and Snow

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    April 1, 2023
    March 31, 2023. March ended with a snowstorm, visible behind the palm tree in my office. I'm ready for winter to be finished now. Spent the full day on my tech barriers report. Not quite done but it will be off my desk by Monday. https://flic.kr/p/2oq...
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    Opening Day

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 31, 2023
    March 30, 2023. Another season of Blue Jays baseball started this afternoon. The marathon slugfest was decided only when Vladdy drove in the tenth run with a deep fly ball. Otherwise, my full day was spend working on the tech barriers project, which i...
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    Nation River

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    | 2023365, casselman, river, Syndicated
    March 30, 2023
    March 29, 2023. This is the Nation River near the 417, seen on a quick noon-hour bike ride (taking advantage of a few warm hours while we had them). Up early this morning, did a bunch of work on the tech barriers, then a meeting, then more work, and fi...
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    Bridgehead

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 29, 2023
    March 28, 2023. This is the Bridgehead at Rideau Centre - we stopped there on the way to the hospital, where it was my turn to see the doctor (I'm still dealing with this awful itch). The star of this photo is the little yellow duck on the coffee machi...
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    Reflection

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 27, 2023
    March 26, 2023. I was up bright and early this morning - early enough to catch the sunrise - and this is what it looked like as reflected on my computer screen from the east-facing window behind me. I spent more time on my tech barriers project today, ...
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    So Tired of Snow

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 27, 2023
    March 25, 2023. I actually made a couple of TikToks on the subject. This is my front yard, still covered with snow, on March 25. No wonder we don't have flowers! I also show some video of a woodpecker in a snowstorm. On March 25! I spent a full day wor...
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    A Train in the Fog

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    | 2023365, for, snow, Syndicated
    March 26, 2023
    March 23, 2023. It was above zero and rainy today, which produced a fog as the snow sublimated. In the distance I could hear a train coming. But because of the dim light and the motion and all, I wasn't able to get a good shot as it went by, so you hav...
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    Northern Lights

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 26, 2023
    March 24, 2023. I went out several times to look for the northern lights, and maybe I saw them, very faintly, or maybe it was clouds. This was one last look out the window on a Friday night looking for them, and not seeing anything. A full day on the t...
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    Bug Jacket

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    | 2023365, bugjacket, Syndicated
    March 22, 2023
    March 22, 2023. I tried on the bug jacket I picked up on Sunday to make sure it would fit. As you can see, it does. The bug jacket may be essential when I'm cycling in La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve this summer (I'm hoping that by waiting until August I...
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    Mourning Dove

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 22, 2023
    March 21, 2023. A mourning dove soaks in the late afternoon sun in our back yard. The birds are all returning, and are not pleased to find the ground still covered with snow. Thank goodness for our feeder! Today was a day of three meetings and I even g...
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    My New Horse

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    | 2023365, bicycle, bikepacking, Syndicated
    March 21, 2023
    March 20, 2023. I took my bike out for a longer ride for the first time today (where 'longer' means 8km - still building up slowly). Pretty happy with the ride, though I'll need a new saddle. It takes more effort to pedal than my previous gravel bike, ...
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    My Luggage

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    | 2023365, luggage, Syndicated
    March 19, 2023
    March 18, 2023. This is my luggage, finally returned after almost three weeks. It could have been worse, I suppose. The tags tell a story of a much-travelled piece of luggage (it certainly went places I didn't, like Heathrow). This was otherwise a prod...
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    Woodpecker in the Apple Tree

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 18, 2023
    March 17, 2023. This is one of our regular woodpeckers hiding out in the crabapple tree in the back yard. Today was a day of meetings and productivity. The itch is trying to make a comeback but I'm fighting it off with medication. Oh, I can't wait for ...
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    The Great Hunter

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    | 2023365, cat, Syndicated
    March 18, 2023
    March 16, 2023. This is Emma chasing a bug (probably one of the many Asian lady beetles that spend the winter in the house). I had a much more productive day today and got a bunch of things off the 'to-do' list. Still a lot stacked up. But it's nice to...
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    Happy Birds

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 16, 2023
    March 15, 2023. It was a lot nicer and warmer today and the birds were happy hanging out by the feeder. I am happier too. Not only am I feeling stronger and healthier, I got a phone call from Iberia saying they were sending me my luggage; it should arr...
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    Sad Birds

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 16, 2023
    March 14, 2023. There was a long of something from the sky - now? sleet? slush? - along with a lot of wind and the birds were not happy. But they were still willing to flock to the feeder. I began today to actually feel like I'm recovering from everyth...
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    Basement Window

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 16, 2023
    March 13, 2023. Julia thinks she's fooling me, but I can see that she's watching my reflection in the basement window, just in case I make any sudden moves (like, say, to pet her). Still sick. Still no luggage. https://flic.kr/p/2onwsfn
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