Day 12: Panic

Swarm of bees in the backyard

Day 11: Retrospect

Large clock in the Great Hall at Toronto’s Union Station

Day 10: Cycle

Four cyclists on a road with pink sunrise sky

Finished reading: Earthseed by Octavia E. Butler is a powerful story that is surprisingly optimistic for a dystopia 📚

Day 9: Language

Shelves covered with books

Day 8: Yonder

Sun setting behind a tree in the distance behind a field with a winding gravel path

Day 7: Panorama

Panoramic photo of a lake from the dock

Almost BBQ’d a mouse! Spotted it just as I was turning on the burner.

A mouse hiding under the BBQ burner with a face peeking out one side and tail the other

Day 6: Well

Kids getting soaked by a fountain

Day 5: Forest

Gravel path through tall trees

Day 4: Orange

Vegetables in a frying pan, including orange peppers

Day 3: Precious

Close up of my hand with a wedding ring

Day 2: Buildup

Looking up a rock cliff, buikt uo with moss and plants

Not a great start to Season 2 of Invasion. The ease with which Mitsuki easily dispatches a half dozen invaders doesn’t suggest much jeapordy.

I really liked the initial mystery and slow build of the first half of Season 1. So, will stick with Season 2 for now 📺

Day 1: Abstract

Close up of an abstract floral painting with lots of colours

Finished reading: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison is a great story about an outsider being thrust into power and the decisions they need to make without compromising their ideals 📚

Photos of a dog at a cottage

Lucy enjoyed her time at the cottage

  • Black lab guarding the BBQ
  • Black lab lounging on a chair that they barely fit into
  • Black lab sitting on the beach
  • Black lab sitting on a dock with a sunset behind
  • Black lab lying on the beach, lifeguarding kids swimming
  • Black lab sitting on a dock gazing towards the water

The only perk of returning home from a cottage vacation is that I got to watch the season finale of Strange New Worlds. Great show! 🖖

Last night of vacation

Moon in clouds shining over a lake

I’ve been making an effort to listen to the Moments in Waking Up when the randomly timed notifications come in. This one resonated with me today: “We too have problems that cannot be solved by more thinking”