Unwanted house guests


Day 15: Prairie clouds πŸ“·

Blue sky with clouds

Day 12: Tranquility πŸ“·

Calm lake with sunset

Day 11: Maroon sign of spring πŸ“·

Purple iris flower emerging from the undergrowth

Day 10: For several years, we’ve participated in a fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer Canada that sells pots of purple pansies πŸ“·

A pot containing several purple flowered pansies

Day 9: Magnolia blooms are imminent πŸ“·

Magnolia tree with a dozen flower buds just starting to open

Finished reading: Although surprisingly little actually happens with the plot in Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers, the characters and world building are great. Along with fascinating questions about what it means to be human and how to value traditionπŸ“š


Day 8: Toronto Union Station πŸ“·

North side of Union Station train station with the CN Tower in the background

First outdoor ride on the new bike. Great to be out of the basement, though I swallow fewer midges on Zwift πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ


Day 7: We appreciate and enjoy our provincial parks πŸ“·


Day 6: Cloud silhouette πŸ“·

Shadowy clouds against a blue sky

Day 5: Earth πŸ“·

Mountain framed by trees with a river

Day 4: LRT tunnelling at _Thorn_cliffe Park (bit of a cheat on the prompt) πŸ“·

Construction site for tunelling the Eglinton Crosstown LRT

Day 3: One of my experimental setups in grad school was a tinfoil room with a hive of bees πŸ“·

A room that is covered in tin foil with a bee hive inside a cage

Day 2: The oldest photo in my library is of my grandfather in his navy uniform from 1945 πŸ“·

A portrait photo of my grandfather as a young man in a navy uniform

Day 1: Ran up a lot of switchbacks to get to the top of Signal Hill in Newfoundland πŸ“·


The Toronto Half Marathon was great! So nice to be out for a proper group event again. And I had a wonderful race crew for cheers and end of race snacks

Family photo of my kids with me at the end of the raceFamily photo of my wife with me at the end of the race


Tomorrow’s race will be fun! I haven’t been in a proper event for awhile πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

Race bib for the Toronto half marathon

Finished reading: Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Trilogy Book 2) by Tamsyn Muir is really imaginative and well written. I found it rather confusing though. Lots of characters and plot points to trackπŸ“š


Severance is fantastic. An intriguing premise, with great acting, and careful attention to detail in every episode. Well worth watching