Let's Make Some Art, Dammit

December 27, 2021. This is looking toward Casselman across the Nation River. I spent the day working on slides for a presentation I'm giving to a conference in India in January. As I've done these photos of the day I've always thought of my Aunt Marilyn, who followed along and looked forward to them as much as I did taking them and posting. She was a world traveler and a free spirit and in many ways an inspiration to me. We lost her Christmas day, but I'll always think of her when I'm doing these photos, and hope she's always following them even still. https://flic.kr/p/2mUh2Uv

December 26, 2021. We went for a short walk in Warwick Forest today (apparently it's still hunting season so we started away from the south side). It was just below zero, with a fine sprinkle of snow and a coat of ice over everything, including these fluffy seed pods. I had to interrupt work on the course because I have a presentation I need to prepare for. Also played some video FIFA soccer for a bit, which I find I quite like. https://flic.kr/p/2mTu1Ad

December 24, 2021. This is the railway bridge through Cassleman with a sheen of ice on the river. Warmer, but not warm enough. I made more videos today but am not going to finish the course videos before the holidays. No matter; I ended the email newsletter so people won't linger forever, and will finish them during the break, making sure I do a nice job on them. https://flic.kr/p/2mTsDpS

December 25, 2021. I can't say too many nice things about Andrea's Christmas dinner today, as she made everything from scratch, learning everything step by step as she went. It was top notch - perfectly cooked turkey, most tasty stuffing, tart cranberries and soft fluffy potato. I did a little work today and went for a walk, but did not finish my slides. https://flic.kr/p/2mTsBdn

December 23, 2021. I feel like the village of Casselman is kind of phoning it in this year with the Christmas decorations. I took this photo walking to the No Frills to buy some cranberries (Metro was sold out). I produced a number of additional videos for the course on culture and citizenship. Lurching to the end of the course. Not phoning it in, though. https://flic.kr/p/2mTk1HN

December 22, 2021. Lexi sitting on my chair while I'm supposed to be working. Worked my way through more slide presentations today, but wasn't able to record them. https://flic.kr/p/2mTjY6t

December 21, 2021. This is Casselman's water tower. Not the most photogenic in the world, but it has need antennas on top. Working on finishing the course this week; spent the day on creating slides on ethical practices. The result: five videos on the topic. https://flic.kr/p/2mTqp6V