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Daily Photo September 14, 2026 at 08:54PM

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September 14, 2026. Bison. We met Bernie, Debbie and Richard for lunch in Montebello, then followed them to Parc Omega to look at the animals. We've been meaning to do this for a while and spent the full afternoon there. It was bright sunlight so a bit hard to take photos, but I brought the bug lens and had some fun. The full set can be seen at https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_downes/albums/72177720335616430/   #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/A43xfN2

Daily Photo September 13, 2026 at 08:18PM

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September 13, 2026. Feeding. Got out for a walk in the Conroy Pits Trails today - haven't been there for a while. The area is all overgrown and a maze of trails, and it's also a very large off-leash dog park (they're all good dogs, so we were fine with it). I used to come here to toboggan when I was a kid, so the place holds some memories for me. It was mostly just fields back then, though. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/ub1XGv0

Daily Photo September 13, 2026 at 06:59PM

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September 12, 2026. Wall and Ceiling. I didn't get out today so we get a last minute photo from my bedroom. I really like the wood, and as I've mentioned before, I see a whole lot of dogs in the knots and markings on it. It was a good day to tend to my website software and backups. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/7x4NnQS

Daily Photo September 12, 2026 at 11:15AM

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September 11, 2026. #Caturday This is what I faced when I went to go to bed - a cat on my pillow. Good thing I'm not allergic! I felt well enough to get stuff done but decided it was too soon for a bike ride. But I wrote a quick survey app, got the roof fixed, and dealt with the cedar hedge. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/iz1oB63

Daily Photo September 11, 2026 at 11:05AM

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September 10, 2026. Playoffs. The Ottawa Titans played before a nice crowd tonight in the first game of the wildcard playoff series. Great game, great atmosphere, and the Titans won 4-2 with two runs in the eighth. Still being really careful about what I eat. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/fGBqXrP

Daily Photo September 10, 2026 at 04:31PM

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September 9, 2026. Rain and Recovery. This is the view through the car windshield at Costco. Weekly shopping. I felt pretty beat up today and very gingerly managed time food and water. Not a completely lost day - I thought the newsletter was pretty good - but not productive either. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/BG8a6Om

Daily Photo September 10, 2026 at 04:13PM

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September 8, 2026. Sick. This is the view along the railway tracks where I took a short walk today, trying to get some air. It did not end well. I can't blame bad food this time; it has to be a reaction to my medication, and likely triggered by having chips and chocolate two days in a row. Anyhow, the whole day was a write-off. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/kd7DUMm