Let's Make Some Art, Dammit

November 30, 2022. A November rose in Lleida spotted during my late afternoon walk. I spent most of the day preparing slides for my talk Friday. And that was basically my day. https://flic.kr/p/2o3if9f

November 29, 2022. This is the side of the old church at Parròquia de Sant Martí, Bisbe, in Lleida. I appreciated the way the symmetry combined with asymmetry and the textures in the fading evening light. Today I got caught up after traveling and planned my presentation coming up Friday. https://flic.kr/p/2o38VFz

November 28, 2022. This photo is from the back side of Barcelona Sants, where the taxi left me. Today was a travel day, from Prague to Lleida, via an air-to-rail connection in Barcelona. Travel was an all-day affair under less-than-ideal conditions (specifically, being crammed into a discount airline seat). https://flic.kr/p/2o33fkF

November 27, 2022. I started the day with the Banksy exhibit in an old subversive church in central Prague, then filled out the remainder of the day walking some 11 km and taking hundreds of photos. The city feels like Amsterdam; drugs, booze and tourists abound, there's a lot of art but a lot of it isn't genuine. https://flic.kr/p/2o2EQnP

November 26, 2022. This is a Dali sculpture, 'the Unicorn', on the banks of the river Vltava as it runs through Prague. I was up early and arrived in the city by 1:30 but with the time change and winter, it was dark by 4 or so. Still, that was enough time for a quick walk through the city in the throngs of the Saturday night crowd. Cool, but not cold. https://flic.kr/p/2o2vHMF

November 26, 2022. Just another building I walked past on the way to the restaurant for the post-conference dinner. Still under the weather and very tired (conferences always make me tired). https://flic.kr/p/2o2y4Nn

November 24, 2022. This is the view from the top of the Intercontinental Hotel. I was doing an interview and I suggested the elevator because it was likely the only quiet place, but when we got to the top this view unfolded and that's where we did it. I also sat on a makeshift panel to help replace a canceled spotlight session, and did a quick run to the Christmas market as it was closing. Quite tired today and under the weather with a cold. https://flic.kr/p/2o2AMwA

November 23, 2020. This is the Marlene bar at the Intercontinental in Berlin, generally my favourite hangout when I'm at OEB. It was a good place to rest after spending the day delivering my workshop on ethics and analytics (which, I thought, went quite well). I was up at 2 a.m. today and pushed myself to stay awake in the evening to settle into something like normal hours. https://flic.kr/p/2o1ZVz3

November 22, 2022. This is Café LebensArt, where I stopped for lunch on a long 14 km walk through Tiergarten and central Berlin. It was cold but I was well layered and was fine. All that hiking experience pays off. I was able to get a reservation to visit the dome of the Reichstag, however, when the time came, the dome was closed due to the weather. No matter; it was a great day. To bed by 5 .m., big workshop tomorrow. https://flic.kr/p/2o1Twwz

November 21, 2022. Inside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. It feels great to be back in Berlin. I had a bit of a scare when my carry-on was rejected by the airline, but I receive everything fine. I was able to wander around, do some shopping (for computer gear) and visit the Christmas market before checking into my hotel for some 16 hours of sleep. https://flic.kr/p/2o1R2u6

November 20, 2022. This is a sculture in Zurich airport, a really good transit point. Drove to Montreal today, got in an airplane, SwissAir, to be precise, and flew to Zurich en route to Berlin. Things were pretty smooth in Montreal, even though I was flying economy. An afternoon departure on a Sunday helps. Spent the flight rewriting and editing the chapter on 'An Introduction to the Duty of Care'. https://flic.kr/p/2o1SowN

November 17, 2022. This is my first photo with the new phone; it's Julia sleeping on the shelf beside my kitchen chair. More computer problems this morning, with the result being that I missed my only meeting of the day. Spent a couple hours trying to fix it myself, then an how with Dell tech support, but we got the touchpad on my XPS working. More time setting that up. My phone's sim card works now. Finally I can turn my attention to my workshop next week. https://flic.kr/p/2nZMb19

November 15, 2022. The back of the bus in front of us on the way home from Costco, with the F missing n the 'New Flyer' logo. Expecting a computer from Dell today but the order was cancelled for no apparent reason. Had a productive day in spite of myself, doing an online course sandwiched between two meetings. https://flic.kr/p/2nZQWJZ

November 14, 2022. It's late afternoon and we went to the local store to get milk The Sun was low, below the clouds, bathing everything in a bright light. Wrote a couple of short reports, that's it. https://flic.kr/p/2nZPwBz

November 13, 2022. Last May while bikepacking I had to take shelter from a derecho ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho ) - a long storm that devastated eastern Ontario. A lot of forest areas were closed after, including Pine Grove, which was especially hard hit. This was our first time back and it's a totally different forest. Unrecognizable. Anyhow, we had a nice 6.5 km along the rebuilt pathway. https://flic.kr/p/2nZfuYZ

November 12, 2022. Today was an indoor day spent playing No Man's Sky for the most part. I'm trying to find the fastest way possible to go to the next galaxy (today wasn't it). It's so nice having an Alienware computer that can handle all the demands the newer games throw at it. https://flic.kr/p/2nZdyo8

November 10, 2022. We had to make an emergency run into the drug store today and Andrea remarked on the blotted out sign, which is indeed a bit of an oddity. The weather has been so nice this week but it has been all about work and errands. Arctic proposal was completed. More stuff prepared for instructional models. https://flic.kr/p/2nZetk1

November 9, 2022. This is some tree-like thing on out front lawn. It's right at the centre, it's pretty ugly, but it seems to be thriving. Worked on background reading for the instructional models project today, and also working toward getting a community-led Arctic project funded. https://flic.kr/p/2nZdqQ2

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 days or so. https://flic.kr/p/2nZbTTr

November 6, 2022. This is a view of some seed pods in late fall, Warwick forest. We got out for a very short walk today - I'm just ending my sickness, Andrea is just starting hers. https://flic.kr/p/2nYL4HH

November 25, 2022. These are milkweed as seen from the downstairs bathroom window. It was a beautiful day today, 22 degrees and a little breezy, I wanted to cycle but stayed in all day and recovered. https://flic.kr/p/2nYQJHG

November 4, 2022. Didn't sleep a wink. Up at dawn to start a day of nothing. This is dawn in the back yard. Sick day number 3 - feeling better but I'm not used to being sick. This may be the longest sick break I've taken in 20 years at NRC. https://flic.kr/p/2nYPJHN

November 3, 2022. Dead leaves in the back yard. That's all I'm capable of today; I'm just proud I was able to step out the door for a few minutes. Sick day number 2. Spent most of the day sleeping. https://flic.kr/p/2nYQEXq

November 2, 2022. This is what remains of the hydrangea in the back yard. Sick day today; horrible sore throat. Covid negative. https://flic.kr/p/2nYNaC3

October 31, 2022. We were the 'full sized bars' house at Halloween this year. Sadly, there were no trick-or-treaters (I think we're watching the very end of that tradition). p.s. sorry about the delays uploading (and the gaps in photo-a-day) but what with illness and all else, I've been remiss. https://flic.kr/p/2nYPxUo