Let's Make Some Art, Dammit

April 21, 2024. This is a view of the Ottawa River from the trail. No hike today, no nothing today, yesterday's bike ride left me sore all over, so I spent the day just recovering. https://flic.kr/p/2pMDZ8h

April 19, 2024. Looking out the kitchen window to watch the goldfinch at the feeder. Friday, getting stuff done. https://flic.kr/p/2pMC5Ae

April 20, 2024. Maple suygar shack near the creek on Longtin Road near Casselman. Went for a bike ride today, only 30 km, but the strong winds and cold weather wiped me out (and gave me a bit of a minor oblique strain). https://flic.kr/p/2pMDZP4

April 18, 2024. View of the home office, where I'm comfortable and productive. I like half-dead plants, bright lights and open curtains, flags and mementos, electronics, wood and leather. https://flic.kr/p/2pMxCQL

April 16, 2024. Worked from the office today; one meeting, did newsletter posts, a little bit on the cloud site. Thrown off a bit by an in-meeting discussion on stress that felt a little too personal for me. Took a bike ride over the lunch hour, spotted this creek well above normal levels. Set up a European project meeting in the evening, and watched the ball game. https://flic.kr/p/2pKFpLu

April 15, 2024. Something about April showers. Looking east outside the window after my bike ride as the rain goes away. I choose to think of it as the start of spring. Wrote a presentation proposal today, and newsletter stuff. That is all. https://flic.kr/p/2pKH6kv

April 11, 2024. Today started with a meeting first thing in the morning, and this was the centrepiece on the meeting room table. I had a couple more meetings, but then the network began to sag (looks like they were running updates, to judge by my logs) so I went home a bit early. https://flic.kr/p/2pJN5qU

April 12, 2024. This is a souvenir from Australia hanging in my office. The plant in front of it is another from my Moncton office. I bought the artwork in Sydney; it was rolled in a tube. When I got home I got it nicely framed to display it the way it deserved. Work-from-home today, spent mostly on my newsletter and software. https://flic.kr/p/2pJN6Sr

April 9, 2024. The bicycle, photographed during a break on a small country road. We drove home from Bromont this morning, I put in a few hours of work, then I took advantage of the beautiful weather to enjoy a nice ride in the country. https://flic.kr/p/2pJmfTN

April 8, 2024. The eclipse, as seen from Bromont, Quebec. With cloud coming in from the west we got up early and drove out to Bromont. They had set up a hill in a park for viewing and conditions were nearly perfect. The photo doesn't do it justice; it was at once smaller and larger than I thought it would be. It was warm, then cold. Near the end of totality it was like the horizon was on fire. Magnificant. https://flic.kr/p/2pJjLBh

April 5, 2024. Grackles and starlings sitting in the top of a tree in the back yard waiting, as we all are, for spring. Woke up very early this morning for one meeting, then had a presentation to do for a second. Meanwhile trying to get the crust off my various websites. Long day. https://flic.kr/p/2pHGGiq

April 4, 2024. I did have a meeting scheduled in the city for today, but we had an early spring snowstorm instead, so we made do with Teams. Other than this I focused on cleaning up gRSShopper a bit more and working on my newsletter. https://flic.kr/p/2pHjars

April 3, 2024. Squirrel at Mer Bleue forest. Worked from the office today, got 8 years of tax returns off the table, and stopped by at the forest in the wind and the cold cold rain to take a few photos. https://flic.kr/p/2pH8TCh

April 2, 2024. The nice weather is coming to an end, as evidenced by the sky. Today was spend beginning to end solving a cron problem on my website, the last major issue remaining in the website move. It involved taking apart the authentication in the api script and rebuilding it. Took until 7 or so, but when I got up, the problem was solved. https://flic.kr/p/2pH9PpH

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