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February 28, 2025. This is a tree along the side of Blair Road here in Ottawa. It's not as distinctive of the maple but the shape will be recognizable to anyone who lives in the north. I see hundreds of them every day, and they remind me of where I'm most grounded. https://flic.kr/p/2qPghAo

February 27, 2025. This is the view outside my office window today. As you can see, winter isn't letting us go just yet. We're in for more snow and cold over the next couple of weeks. This is always the hardest time of the year to stay positive. https://flic.kr/p/2qPbaex

February 26, 2025. An alpaca waiting for food. Wearing my new socks today, and I would say it really says 'buy local' when you feed the animal that made your socks for you. If you're in the Ottawa area, here you are: lacitedesalpagas.ca/ https://flic.kr/p/2qNYwKC

February 25, 2025. Andrea's labels don't always fill me with confidence. Mystery apple sauce? It's probably from the tree in the front yard which much to our surprise last year started producing apples. https://flic.kr/p/2qNP7R3

January 24, 2025. Here I am hard at work. That's Emma. She has never been a lap cat and hated to be held, but the day my mother passed she started sitting in my lap or on my desk in the mornings. I don't know why - I assume it was some subtle change in my own behaviour. It's funny how things like that work. https://flic.kr/p/2qNxTLN

February 23, 2025. Our whole family gathered today to celebrate the life of my mother. https://flic.kr/p/2qNA2Z6

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February 17, 2025. One more from Quebec Carnival as we arrived home (very late) on the train today. Still way better than driving would have been. https://flic.kr/p/2qMg7bU

February 16, 2025. Another photo from the night parade. Quebec City carnival. Today will be a snow day as a winter storm is expected; tomorrow is a travel day. https://flic.kr/p/2qM4Er3

February 15, 2025. Photo from the night parade at Quebec Carnivale. We were here for a conference at Universite Laval and added a couple of days to enjoy the city. https://flic.kr/p/2qM1pyS

February 8, 2024. A bright splash of red in a winter forest. I had big ambitions for today but instead spent it fixing the last of the bad bugs in CList. I'm sure many smaller ones remain. I also spent quite a bit of time petting a cat that was sleeping in my lap. https://flic.kr/p/2qKzMvS

February 7, 2024. Two people snowshoeing through the Mer Bleue forest. Having a very quiet week with limited ambition; things will get busy in a hurry next week so I'm making the most of it. https://flic.kr/p/2qKrrp3

February 6, 2025. Another photo from our walk in the forest. This year, I'm focused less on taking a photo every day (that may change) to trying to post them more or less regularly. https://flic.kr/p/2qKikfi

February 5, 2025. We went for a walk in the Mer Bleue forest again. The snow is getting deeper and it was a bit harder to walk. The birds were all out despite the cold weather. https://flic.kr/p/2qKidnG

February 3, 2024. On our way home from the city we stopped for this photo on Snake Island road near Metcalfe. https://flic.kr/p/2qKcpuB