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Snow falling on lilacs

Posted on May 24th, 2024May 24th, 2024 by Patrick

It is May. It is May. It is May.

I keep saying that it is May because it’s hard to tell right now.

Heavy wet snow on recently-bloomed lilacs -- white on purple

Campfire Week

Posted on September 11th, 2017September 11th, 2017 by Patrick

It was gorgeous out this weekend, simply beautiful. Highs of 29°C Saturday and Sunday. So I washed, like, all the laundry in my house and hung it on the line to dry on Saturday.

My neighbours decided to have themselves a fire in their backyard fire pit, about an hour before I brought my laundry in.

Long story short, every shirt I put on now smells like camping. Not that I’m complaining.

Look ma, no gloves!

Posted on December 19th, 2016 by Patrick

It’s nice to be able to forget my gloves in the office and not worry about having my fingers shatter.

Early Christmas gifts

Posted on December 8th, 2016December 8th, 2016 by Patrick

Items found in the pockets of a parka unworn since February:

2 hard candies
Cotton gloves
A Sportchek flyer from 2014
A $10 Tim Hortons card with an unknown remaining balance
$20

Much appreciated, past self.

Class III Kill Storm

Posted on December 6th, 2016December 6th, 2016 by Patrick

So here I am in Winnipeg, ready for a class this Tuesday evening, and what shows up this morning? That’s right. A blizzard.

And it occurs to me: Will the instructor for the class be able to make it here from south of town?

Update: She did indeed make it in.

Clouds on a sunshiney day

Posted on June 5th, 2013June 5th, 2013 by Patrick

This evening I set up my camera on a tripod, with a wall wart providing power, and pointed at the sky. I used CHDK to ask that it take one photo every 30 seconds till I told it to stop. I started it about 6:30 PM and shut it down about 9:00.