Local Farm
June 17, 2024. Worked from home on a nice Monday and then did a quick loop to St. Albert after. This is a farm just north of St. Albert. https://flic.kr/p/2q1eqUU
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Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
April 1, 2024. This is a church in Crysler called Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, which I photographed while on a 37 km bike ride in the cold and the wind. I also spent some time on my European project. https://flic.kr/p/2pGGaZ3 -
Forest Snow
February 18 2024. It was snowing in the forest today where we went snowshoeing, a bit more than 4 km. Not too cold but snowy and blowy. https://flic.kr/p/2pyWwk4 -
Lunch
February 11, 2024. Spotted this squirrel in the bird feeder along the Mer Bleue trail on our walk today. I was trying to photograph birds (without a lot of success) with the telephoto. Puttering on some projects otherwise, maybe watching football this... -
Frozen Nation
February 6, 2024. This is the Nation River about 5 km from Casselman. I stopped to get a photo while dropping Andrea off at the dentist. Today was mostly a recovery day, catching up on email that had accumulated during our short trip to Quebec City an... -
Commute
April 27, 2023. Just another dreary spring day commute. I spent the morning preparing all my slides for my presentation (I didn't even have time to join the strike over lunch) and then the presentation was postponed for a week. These things happen. ht... -
Cornwall
April 2, 2023. We went for an 11 km walk along the St. Lawrence River waterfront today. It was far colder than I expected, with a brisk wind that cut through my jacket. Still, it was a good walk and quite scenic. https://flic.kr/p/2oqNVXn -
Out For a Ride
April 1, 2023. It actually got pretty warm today, especially in the bright sunshine, and I was able to get out for an actual bicycle ride. It was pretty slow since I'm warming up the new bike on gravel, and the shoulders were soft from all the rain an... -
Nordstrom
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 (... -
Blue Jays
February 17, 2023. A pair of blue jays on the back porch after a snowfall. We've been more popular with the jays recently; must be a good selection of seeds and nuts in the feeder. Today the full day is devoted to my technology barriers report. https:/... -
House
January 24, 2023. This is just an ordinary house I see when I go on my walk, but it's funny how a few trees and some snow make any old house a postcard picture. Had a few meetings today, discussed ontologies and instructional strategies, and gave an in... -
Larose Forest In the Snow
January 15, 2023. Snowshoeing in Larose forest. Then football. January winter Sunday. https://flic.kr/p/2obBnBz -
The Birds are Back (in Town)
January 7, 2023. It took a few days, but the birds have discovered we put food in the feeder again. We had stopped over the summer because of avian flu, and we didn't want them gathering all together. This is a female cardinal; we haven't seen the male... -
The Frozen Forest
January 6, 2023. We had freezing rain yesterday and today with the result that there's a layer of ice over everything. It makes walking treacherous but I was till out for my lunchtime walk. It's good to take a break, especially in winter when the offic... -
Hot Sauce Kit
January 5, 2023. It hasn't occurred to me to try to make my own hot sauce, but Andrea picked this up in the Costco yesterday and it seems to me like it would be worth a try. I'll report on any results. I've been back to work all week, focusing mostly o... -
Blood Tests
January 4, 2023. It took most of an afternoon but I was able to get my blood tests and an ECG done. All this is part of a regular checkup. I do notice that the private clinics of Doug Ford's Ontario are a lot slower, and a lot harder on their employees... -
Charlemagne Reaching
November 7, 2022. Charlemagne is a very long cat, which means that when he gets up on hind legs (as he often does) he's a very tall cat... almost as tall as the railing. Today was a day for catching up on a mountain of work after being sick for three d... -
Watching the Game
October 8, 2022. We were all watching the game, even the cats. This was a bit before the play that tied the game. It was a pretty shocking outcome, and it's tough to say "wait till next year" so early in the playoffs, but that's baseball. Otherwise it ... -
Mer Bleue Forest, Ottawa
September 4, 2022. Walking through Mer Bleue forest. Flowers, fungi, and fruit. https://flic.kr/p/2nJEp51 -
Spider With Egg Sac
May 29, 2022. We went back to Summerstown Forest for an 8 km hike today, and while the trilliums were done for the season, there was still a lot to see. I had hoped to do the full look, but the furthest section of trail was still under water. Tons of m... -
Bretzler Family Farm
May 10, 2022. This farm is on the long way back from St.Albert. If you were wondering, this is what farms look like these days - the traditional barns and silos are a thing of the past. Beautiful warm day (at last!) and quite pleasant to cycle. Mostly ... -
Cat at the Foot of the Bed
December 18, 2021. End of the day, watching The Expanse, cat at the foot of the bed. I took a bot of a busman's holiday today, making minimal progress on the course, but writing a long post about Taylor Swift's 10 minute song. https://flic.kr/p/2mRH3Wb -
Larose Forest Squirrel
December 5, 2021. Squirrel in a pine tree letting us hear exactly what it's thinking. We went for a hike today in Larose Forest; it was a bit cold, but not too bad, though the trail was icy. https://flic.kr/p/2mP1aT6 -
Ferguson Forest
November 14, 2021. Today's walk was through Ferguson Forest in Kemptville. Bordering the town on the south, Rideau River on the north and Kemptville Creek on the east, this is a good sized stretched of hilly, rocky, and sometimes muddy mixed forest. Th... -
Spider
October 8, 2021. This is a very healthy spider sheltered just outside the downstairs bathroom window. I liked the way just the centre strands of the web were lit up by the sun. Tough day today as I couldn't figure out why my presentations weren't displ... -
Soybeans
September 13, 2021. This is a pretty typical scene in the fields around here as the crops mature, a very large field of soybeans (I figured there's probably a billion individual soybeans in the shot). My ride today can after a full day thinking about a... -
Blacksmith
September 12, 2021. We paid a visit to the Glengarry Pioneer Fair in Dunvegan today. It was cancelled last year but revived and larger than I expected for this year. Well attended, too. After that we went for a hike as usual, back to the Garry Fen to t... -
The Blade
September 3, 2021. This is on display at the RedBlacks game and inscribed on it are all the season ticket holder names (I looked and ours were there). The game itself was one-sided the wrong way, but we saw enough flashes to give us hope. I also had a ... -
Screwdriver
April 23, 2021. This is a Robertson screwdriver, also known as an ANSI Type III Square Center screwdriver. It's one of several I keep handy at my work desk and became my photo of the day for lack of anything else to photograph. Had a meeting today, a d... -
Late Afternoon Light
November 10, 2020. It was another beautiful day today but I was stuck inside working. Still, I did enjoy looking at it outside my window, watching the late afternoon light paint the trees orange. Another presentation today; it's one of my busier fall s...
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