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    The Petting Zone

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 16, 2023
    March 11, 2023. This is Charlemagne in the 'petting zone', which as you can see is the space at the cat is basically level with the human, making it easy to reach between the rails and offer a nice safe petting. The cardboard was there to prevent them ...
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    Nordstrom

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    | 2023365, canada, ontario, ottawa, Syndicated
    March 10, 2023
    March 9, 2023. This is the Nordstrom at Rideau Centre in Ottawa. I had never been to a Nordstrom, and with news that the chain is now closing in Canada, I thought I'd peer in before they disappear. So today I had a doctor's appointment in the morning (...
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    Blue Jay Feeding

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 10, 2023
    March 8, 2023. Back home again. Still no luggage. This is one of our local blue jays in the back yard. Called it a sick day today as the itching is quite bad, though I managed to get a minimal newsletter out. https://flic.kr/p/2omhsBx
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    Munich

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 9, 2023
    March 7, 2023. This is some art inside Munich's international departure area. I had a fairly relaxed noon flight from Madrid with a short stop in Munich en route to Montreal. Except for the itching it was pretty relaxed, and I was even upgraded to busi...
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    Saint Teresa

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 8, 2023
    March 6, 2023. This is a statue of The monument of Saint Teresa de Jesus by Toledo sculptor Luis Pablo Gómez Vidales.It's in a little parklet next to a convent on the northern wall of Toledo. I spent the day in the city, still enjoying the hotel room, ...
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    Toledo

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 8, 2023
    March 5, 2023. This is the Alcázar in Toledo, Spain, as seen from the spire of a nearby church (131 steps up inside the Iglesia de los Jesuitas (San Ildefonso)). Toledo is maybe a half-hour ride in the high-speed train from Madrid, which I took in the ...
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    Conference

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 7, 2023
    March 4, 2023. The view from the conference stage. Not a good day. I woke up feeling ill and this combined with the itchiness and the lost luggage just made it miserable. I was at the conference most of the day. https://flic.kr/p/2okKQDg
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    Plaza de Castilla

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 7, 2023
    March 3, 2023. The moon lights the sky beside one of the two leaning towers at Plaza de Castilla in Madrid. It was presentation day today and I spent most of the day at the conference; this was taken after the day on my way home. Presentation went OK w...
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    El Corte Inglés

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 7, 2023
    March 2, 2023. This is the small cafe at the heart of El Corte Inglés at the New Ministries in Madrid, Spain. I started my day by spending several hours there trying on clothes and gradually replacing what I needed as my luggage never arrived from Mont...
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    Brussels

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 1, 2023
    February 28, 2023. This is a huge painting hanging high on the wall in a far corner or Brussels airport. I landed late orning, was instantly transferred to a flight to Madrid, flew there, waited for my lost luggage, took a taxi to the hotel, and settle...
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    Montreal

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    March 1, 2023
    February 27, 2023. This is the moose at the airport in Montreal. I was supposed to leave tomorrow, but with a storm warning on the way, it seemed prudent to depart a day earlier. So I started an extra-early morning with a trip into Ottawa for medical t...
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    Ceiling Fan

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 27, 2023
    February 25, 2023. We have auir conditioning, so this huge gaudy ceiling fan in the bedroom serves no real purpose but decoration. Still, there's no reason to remove it. Another day struggling with itch and fatigue, during which I did nothing useful, b...
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    Grey

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 25, 2023
    February 24, 2023. A grey day. Totally unproductive. I was up early again, back to bed for a while, felt like maybe I reached a turning point in my itching, hadn't really, tried to focus on work, mostly failed, and finished my No Man's Sky expedition. ...
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    Hospital Art

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 25, 2023
    February 23, 2023. This is wall art at the Riverside hospital. I started this morning with a 3.5 hour meeting, then got in the car and drove Andrea to the hospital where she underwent some tests. No news yet, but it's concerning. We went to the Costco ...
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    Sunrise

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 25, 2023
    February 22, 2023. Another early morning. I've been having trouble adapting to my new medication, with the main issue being that I itch all over. I can sort of manage it, but it wakes me up in the morning. Working on the exercise bike helps. Today feat...
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    Birch

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 21, 2023
    February 20, 2023. This is an especially picturesque birch three blocks from our house. It was a nice sunny day, not too cold, nice for a quick 3 km walk around the neighbourhood. The rest of the day was spent heads down working on my study of technolo...
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    Larose Forest East

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 19, 2023
    February 19, 2023. This is a scene from the snowshoeing trail in Larose Forest today. We went to the east side, near Limoges, where there was a fatbike event in progress, and also sled dogs (though we didn't see any). Nice warm day, and the trail was i...
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    Bear

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 18, 2023
    February 18, 2023. This bear was carved during Winterlude, in Ottawa. We went in this afternoon to walk around the market for a bit and catch what we could of the festival. This morning I spent a few hours working again on the technology adoption proje...
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    Mr. Shawarma

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    | 2023365, shawarma, Syndicated
    February 17, 2023
    February 16, 2023. While getting groceries today I stopped in for lunch here. During the noonhour it's always pretty busy, and you can get a lot of food for not too much money. No meetings today, but time spent on some paperwork to prepare for an upcom...
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    The Marketplace

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 17, 2023
    February 15, 2023. The birds were lined up cheek to jowl at the bird feeder, with other flying around jockeying for position. Another nice warm day today, but I couldn't get out because of, once again, meetings, including a rare get-together of the res...
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    Squirrel

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    | 2023365, Squirrel, Syndicated
    February 17, 2023
    February 14, 2023. Happy Valentine, says this squirrel in the back yard. It was nice today; I actually got to try out the new bicycle for a short 3 km ride. Nice. It was also a day of meetings, including one I though would be short that stretched into ...
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    Rivreside Hospital

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    | 2023365, hospital, Syndicated
    February 15, 2023
    February 13, 2023. This is where we go to see the doctor, the family health clinic at Riverside Campus of the Ottawa Hospital (formerly Riverside Hospital). We've been doing our visits virtually for the last three years but today this visit was in pers...
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    Cardinal at the Feeder

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 15, 2023
    February 11, 2023. This is a cardinal enjoying some feeder food in late afternoon. The last few weeks have been hard on the birds and I'm making sure there's food for them. Aside from a 3km or so walk around the neighbourhood today was mostly an indoor...
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    Caisse

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 11, 2023
    February 10, 2023. The insurance cheque for Andrea's dental work came in so we took a trip to the Caisse to deposit it and buy some milk. My full day today was spent preparing and then delivering a talk on nativating the future of AI for colleges. I wa...
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    Ice Fog

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 11, 2023
    February 9, 2023. Canada has no end of ways to torment us during winter. This is the result of ice fog - it's part fog, part ice, and it clings to everything. This shot was taken quite early so we could get to the store and back before the working day ...
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    10:42

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    | 2023365, Syndicated
    February 9, 2023
    February 8, 2023. My alarm clock on a small stand across the room (because I cannot be trusted to have it beside the bed). Another busy day - not as bad as the previous day, where I thought I was multitasking all day, but still hectic. It involved revi...
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