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You Know You're in Farm Country When...

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April 29, 2022. This is a large tractor coming down the street in St. Albert, where I am on my normal 25 km training ride. Warmer today, but still pretty windy. Definitely not nice summer conditions. Still working on data literacy, though I made much less progress today. I'm really battling the pulled or strained oblique muscle (or maybe something more; it's pretty painful). https://flic.kr/p/2nhEyoy

Muskrat

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April 28, 2022. I thought it was a groundhog at first, but the muskrat's hairless tail is distinctive. Taken alongside the Nation River on a quick loop to St.Albert and back. Cold today and windy. Good progress today on the appendices. https://flic.kr/p/2nhC8ND

Char on the Cardboard

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April 27, 2022. I don't know what it is about cats and cardboard, but they are unnaturally attracted to it. Working on the appendices of my data literacy report today - a sign that it's almost done! https://flic.kr/p/2nhC1t8

String Time

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April 26, 2022. Living with four cats means that your every activity is monitored and timed. Cats crave routine, and part of the daily routine is string time, after supper around seven (if I'm late for supper, or late for string time, I hear about it). A couple of meetings today, but otherwise, data literacy. https://flic.kr/p/2nhuRRp

Tiny

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April 25, 2022. I've been completing an expedition in No Man's Sky this week - there's a full playlist of video recordings if you're interested (though I can't imagine that you would be). Otherwise, it's all data ethics all the time. https://flic.kr/p/2nhsssN

Turtles

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April 24, 2022. We saw rows on rows of turtles sunning themselves in Mer Bleue today. WE also saw garter snakes mating, a wide variety of birds, and all sort of plants springing back to life. It almost feels like spring. Almost. https://flic.kr/p/2nhsfUD

Weir

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April 23, 2022. This is the weir at Crysler, a town about 20 km from Casselman. I did a loop through Crysler and Berwick for a cold 50km today. I did a short TikTok of the weir and learned from a comment that I've been spelling the name of the town wrong all along. I also worked on the data literacy paper, because there is no rest. https://flic.kr/p/2ngCdR8