Spring is my favourite season, especially once the mud dries up a bit. New life and all that.
Also, Hoss the rabbit seems to be getting less and less skittish.
Springtime
trees
Writing Retreat 2024: 6
Another day, another bike ride. This was about 16km, and started at the coffee shop, where I noticed I was that weirdo who wears a Slaughterhouse-Five T‑shirt but reads Bluebeard.[1]A Vonnegut book is a Vonnegut book, though.
Then I noodled around town for a bit, and out into the countryside, where I took photos of a tree…
…and some hydro lines.
Then back into town, where I saw—
Look, I know some of you can’t wait for Pumpkin Spice Cable-Knit Sweater time, but I’m not ready to let go of summer yet. So this little cluster of yellow leaves felt particularly cruel, at least to me.
Ah well. So it goes, as Kurt Vonnegut[2]Full circle. would say.
Autumn Trees
North of ACC.
I can’t decide which I like better. Do you have a preference?
On Reflection: Oct. 1st
I went for a bike ride yesterday, and there was no wind to speak of. The river was very calm.
On Reflection
A couple photos from today’s ride: trees reflected in the river.
Bike ride, May 16, 2021
Today I went 28km (further than I thought) and got photos of a bee at work, a couple of dead trees, and a miniature riverside inuksuk.
A bit of snow in the air
It snowed pretty good for a couple hours this afternoon. I snapped this from the upstairs bedroom.
A stack of 8 photos, each 50mm, f/1.8, 1/800 sec, ISO 100. Processed in GIMP.
What a difference another day makes
Another day, another bunch of garage demolition.
Above: the foreman checks the dumpster’s contents.
Below: some more comparison photos
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And beginning to end.
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There’s still some work to do—mostly cleanup—but we got a lot done in a few days. Huge thanks to Kevin, who lent his expertise, his muscles, and his chainsaw to the removal of the roof.
After, I sat in the yard and took a few more artsy photos.
