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November 30, 2025. Beavers. There are actually four beavers in this shot - if it's dark, it's a beaver. They were doing a lot of work storing food while it snowed. The forest in the snowfall was beautiful but a challenge to photograph in the low light. #SDDaily #photography #beaver #forest. URL: https://ift.tt/MeVIXkY

November 29, 2025. Nuthatch. The birds have returned, including the elusive nuthatch. Today was mostly a day for errands at various stores. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/Wn5MvN6

November 26, 2025. Waiting for the Uber. I had to take the car in for servicing. It turns out it will need more servicing. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/9D6gefR

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November 23, 2025. This week's walk was also in Warwick Forest, this time taking a slightly different route. There was light snow throughout, but it wasn't cold. https://flic.kr/p/2rH63Gw November 23, 2025 at 09:35AM

November 22, 2025. Feeders. Had a productive day today, part of which included filling the feeders. We attracted the birds back already. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/Sv6GQTs

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November 21, 2025. Afternoon Fog. This was the scene as I left the office a bit early, frustrated by slow internet speeds and my inability to get anything done. At least I was able to do Costco in the daylight. Dark winter afternoons are depressing. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/JZnceUa

November 20, 2035. Frost. Just an ordinary work day at the office, but everything outside is covered in frost. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/s4hYotZ

November 19, 2025. St Laurent. Took a few photos of the shopping centre while waiting for my winter tires to be installed. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/cEd3U4I

November 18, 2025. Emma. Once again, productivity takes a back seat to the happiness of a cat. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/9NMz2Dy

November 17, 2025. The Line. I've had the song 'Wichita Lineman' on my mind for the last few days. It's quite a good song, so I don't mind, and I enjoy reflecting on the lyrics. This is a power line near the local Metro that I shot while waiting for Andrea. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/P2TjOC1

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November 16, 2025. We took our weekly hike here to give my knee an easier time of it. It's right at that line between fall and winter. https://flic.kr/p/2rFQ2m9 November 16, 2025 at 10:41AM

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November 14, 2025. Office Bobbleheads. Another day focused on work, which means a generic photo at the end of the day. Trying to get some papers written. #SDDaily #bobblehead. URL: https://ift.tt/8goP9Ld

November 12, 2025. Dental care. Cleaning, polishing and measuring. Tomorrow it's flu and covid shots. The fun never ends. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/OReViau

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November 11, 2025. Green snow. Today is a day off, which I'll use to catch up on work (after sleeping in). We're still in the cold from Sunday's record snowfall. This is in my back yard. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/tGHho6B

November 10, 2025. Ceiling. I was heads-down all day catching up on reading. What this usually means is that I forget to take a daily photo - or in this case, take a picture of my ceiling at the end of the day. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/pv8WwJ6

October 8, 2025. Dots. A close-up of a Pepsi truck from my parking spot at Costco. Saturday, and the parking lot is crammed, and this truck decided to unload right in the middle of the main access road. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/QbXsqMP

October 7, 2025. Commute. Tail lights on Blair Road as I wait for the light. Ottawa drivers can't drive in the rain. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/hfexgFn

November 5, 2025. Photo from my office. I'm in the middle of delivering four presentations in about ten days, which means I've been pretty heads-down in my work. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/s4olyS1

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November 2, 2025. Chickadee flying right toward me. Andrea and I went for a 7km walk in Mer Bleue forest today and the chickadees were active. #SDDaily One actually landed on Andrea's phone as she was taking a shot but I was a second too late to capture the image. Now that I'm getting more familiar with my Z8 (it takes quite a while!) I might begin to be able to hone in on some really great shots.. URL: https://ift.tt/T8m7qlp

October 31, 2025. Blue Jays. It didn't work out today, maybe tomorrow. Very distracted. Go Jays! #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/zpXkU7S

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October 30, 2025. Rain. Bad traffic on Anderson Road allowed me to take this photo. Rain means long commute times. Did two talks today, back to back. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/8r1Un4q

October 29, 2025. Julia. This is as close to happy as Julia gets. She just had a morsel of salmon and is now sitting on my desk purring as I take a cat selfie. #CatsOfMastodon #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/Ke9EyTf

October 28, 2025. Gala. Andrea and I went to the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala dinner this evening and got to see and hear the NDP leadership candidates. The whole environment gave me lots to think about. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/cDJS2e0

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October 27, 2025. Cat. Working in my home office today. Mostly reading because of the cat between me and the keyboard. For those who wonder, her name is Emma. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/pRVqhHO

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October 26, 2025. Burritts Rapids. Andrea an I walked the tip-to-tip trail at Burritts Rapids today. This is a small town on an island in the Rideau River upstream from Kemptville. The upstream part of the island is all natural forest with its own special ecosystem. #SDDaily. URL: https://ift.tt/jQC4lPd

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September 28, 2025. We took a short walk through Reveler Forest today. Watching the Blue Jays game as we speak. https://flic.kr/p/2rw2FkV September 28, 2025 at 09:38AM

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A new status added using the hashtag on September 28, 2025 at 12:48PM. Content: September 27, 2025. Went on a 60 km ride to Canamore. This is the Nation River at Chrysler, completely dried up due to this summer's drought. #Daily. URL: ift.tt/kR2Xzo9 https://flic.kr/p/2rw3wcS

September 21, 2025. We went for a walk around Hog's Back Falls in Ottawa, including along the west shore of the river downstream, where there is no actual trail, a route I definitely do not recommend. P.S. I'm not sure why, but Lightroom has become almost impossible to use on my computer, which is why posting photos takes so long. Actively looking for an alternative. https://flic.kr/p/2ruUw8P

July 13, 2025. These are the tracks at Boundary Road a few kilometers west of Avonmore. I wanted to go on a longer ride today, despite the heat. Stopped for a nice lunch at Rockin' Rondas in Avonmore, then had to race the rain on the way back. The rain won. As I stood there in the middle of the gale about 13 km from home, a guy from a nearby farm stopped and offered me a lift. So the ride was cut short, but in fairness, I did not prepare for rain at all, because ti was only a 50km ride. https://flic.kr/p/2rgHpnM

July 12, 2025. A scene on the road just north of St. Albert on my usual cycling loop. Back from Mont Tremblant. Got out for a short ride in some very hot temperatures. I noted to myself that I've reached the point where cycling is actually effortless. P.S. I don't know why, but Flickr photos simply won't upload from my phone, not even with full wifi, which makes the whole process of daily photos harder than it needs to be. https://flic.kr/p/2rgD54k

July 7, 2025. The bnd Ponch Bueller plays on the street at the Mont Tremblant Blues Festival. I took a day to relax today, spending time watching the music. https://flic.kr/p/2rfXPYN

July 9, 2025. A beautiful day on the P'tit Train du Nord trail between Mont Tremblant and Labelle. Did a 50km ride today that left me more tired than usual - maybe it was the humidity. https://flic.kr/p/2rfMg3T

July 8, 2025. Two monarch butterflies going at it near Arundel, Quebec. We're taking a short break this week in Mont Tremblant and I was on a bike ride on the Corridor Aerobique. A beautiful day, knee still in a brace, but I was enjoying it. https://flic.kr/p/2rfzufp

July 3, 2025. One of the happier things this summer has been our watching the young robins - all plumped up in baby feathers - emerge from the nest. eat the raspberries on our deck, and learn to fly. https://flic.kr/p/2rfkBEz

July 2, 2025. Country road where I have been cycling recently. Another late upload. I've been struggling the last few weeks with a medial collateral ligament injury, caused by all that walking on bad shoes in Toronto. The only thing I can do that doesn't hurt is to cycle (how ironic). Got a brace (my very first brace) and that helps. A tough lead-in to my long ride in Iceland and I'm feeling the stress. https://flic.kr/p/2rfiEpy

June 5, 2025. Hazel Mae stays out of the way as the Blue Jays celebrate another win over the Phillies. It was our third ball game and fourth conference day, but no presentations today. Still nursing a bad knee and of course I'm still on soft foods. You see why I get delayed with these photos! I feel like a walking (sort of) invalid, but it's all good. https://flic.kr/p/2rcCjW4

June 4, 2025. Second baseball game, third day of conferences, and my second and third presentations. A very full day. And I've hurt my knee walking. https://flic.kr/p/2rcBgyX

June 3, 2023. Catching up from 20 days ago. Second day of conferences, first ball game, no presentations. And the Jays won! https://flic.kr/p/2rcBead

June 2, 2025. On my way to the conference between this building and Toronto City Hall early in the morning. One talk today, no ball games. https://flic.kr/p/2rbGibd

June 1, 2025. Today was fully occupied traveling by train to a hotel in Toronto (and working on presentation slides for the duration). Still on soft foods. https://flic.kr/p/2rbGD3o

May 31, 2025. Another backlogged post. I wasn't up to a long bike ride this Saturday, but I was able to get myself out for a short loop along the river. This is where the two rivers meet just east of Casselman. https://flic.kr/p/2rbDZxB

May 30, 2025. Catching up on backlog. It was a cool and rainy day for the preseason game in Ottawa. Eating only soft foods at a football game is depressing. https://flic.kr/p/2rbDDfc

June 16, 2025. Another quick training ride after work today, the usual 25 km loop to St. Albert. This is just south of Casselman looking southeast. T-33 days. https://flic.kr/p/2rbzCKo

June 17, 2025. New trailer arrived today from the Netherlands. After my aborted trial run in May, I decided I was putting too much trust in too few wheels, especially with the extra load required for questionable weather and a long excursion far from home. A lot of research later, I opted for a Radical Cyclone Trekking IV. Tested it on the Norco road bike while I'm still waiting for a new wheel after the issue I had in May. T-32 days. https://flic.kr/p/2rbz14r

May 29, 2025. This is an office complex at the corner of Blair Road and the 178, across from Gloucester Centre. I like this little office complex (though not the ugly parking garage). It's a little oasis in a seat of shopping rot (Costco, Walmart, Canadian Tire). https://flic.kr/p/2rbcFDK

May 28, 2025. The last two days were sick days. Today I was able to get out and - very gingerly - enjoy an ice cream on a short bike ride. https://flic.kr/p/2rbdzHS

May 26, 2025. If I've seemed a little distracted in the weeks since this 'daily' post was taken, it's because of the dental work I went through today. It's getting better, but it's a process. https://flic.kr/p/2rbdsB3

June 14, 2025. The old barn in Cannamore. Did a fast (for me) 61 km this afternoon under clear blue skies and a steady east wind. https://flic.kr/p/2raTL8h