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July 21, 2020

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View from our hotel room near Tofino. #chesterman

View from our hotel room near Tofino.#chestermanbeach #tofino #britishcolumbia #hotel

Sunrise on Chesterman Beach. I wanted to visit the

Sunrise on Chesterman Beach. I wanted to visit the Pacific Rim this time of year as I was informed it was "stormy season." No such luck. #pacificrimnationalpark #beach #chestermanbeach #tofino #britishcolumbia #sunrise

I can't help but be reminded of Coleridge's Kubla

I can't help but be reminded of Coleridge's Kubla Khan:In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree:Where Alph, the sacred river, ranThrough caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.So twice five miles of fertile groundWith walls and towers were girdled round;And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;And here were forests ancient as the hills,Enfolding sunny spots of greenery."I think it's the sinuous rills#pacificrimnationalpark #beach #chestermanbeach #tofino #britishcolumbia

Old Growth Forest #pacificrimnationalpark #oldgrow

Old Growth Forest#pacificrimnationalpark #oldgrowthforest #tofino #britishcolumbia

Alien. Old growth forest. #pacificrimnationalpark

Alien. Old growth forest.#pacificrimnationalpark #oldgrowthforest #tofino #britishcolumbia

Name Wanted: This Station is a monument to setback

Name Wanted: This Station is a monument to setbacks (of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT) and debates (around the move of the Ontario Science Centre) that have stirred public ire. No one with responsibility will accept the continual reminder that this name evokes. What new name shall this station go by? #toronto #eglintoncrosstown #ontariosciencecentre #ontarioplace

Danforth & Main: Why did I take this picture? Cert

Danforth & Main: Why did I take this picture? Certainly the large "Hakim Optical" signs stood out, but then I found humour in the connection among "Free Frames", "One Hour Service" and "Law Office". Looking more closely at the cornice I saw the words “The Home Bank of Canada.” The Home Bank of Canada's collapse exactly 100 years ago exposed weaknesses in Canada’s banking system and ultimately led to increased regulatory oversight. There's a lot going on here. #toronto #danforth #banks #canadianbanks

Thinking of all my friends in Marrakech and elsewh

Thinking of all my friends in Marrakech and elsewhere in Morocco #marrakech #morocco #earthquake

Sunflowers #sunflowers #markham

Sunflowers #sunflowers #markham

Toronto June 28, 2023, AKA "The Big Smoke" #toront

Toronto June 28, 2023, AKA "The Big Smoke" #toronto #thebigsmoke #forestfires #climatechange #cough

The pleasure and enjoyment of hiking along a littl

The pleasure and enjoyment of hiking along a little-used trail through the woods tempered by the latent dangers signaled by fresh bear excrement found on the path.

Forillon National Park, Gaspé, Quebec. #forillonn

Forillon National Park, Gaspé, Quebec. #forillonnationalpark #gaspesie #gaspé #gaspofficial #waterfall

Digging out after the snow storm. My fingers nearl

Digging out after the snow storm. My fingers nearly froze taking this video.

Bill's Downtown Adventure #toronto #torontodundass

Bill's Downtown Adventure #toronto #torontodundassquare #torontocityhall #torontoking #blackandwhite #handsup #billhertha #bill

Becoming Borg: Yesterday I became one of those pe

Becoming Borg:Yesterday I became one of those people who wear those massive all enclosing sunglasses, sometimes called "coverups", that completely cover the eyes and edges, preventing any stray light from getting in. They are large enough so one's regular glasses can fit underneath.I had cataract surgery. The natural lens in my left eye was replaced on January 22nd, and yesterday, February 13th, the lens in my right eye was done. Replaced with bluetooth-enabled lenses, supported by an iPhone app that enable new capabilities, these lenses are able to zoom in and out across a range equivalent to between 18mm and 120mm. In addition I am able to extend the lower range of the visible spectrum from 390 nanometers down to about 310 and the upper end from 700 nanometers to almost 1 millimetre. Extending the lower end of the visible spectrum will enable me to see a wider range of colours -- those that birds can see -- and extending the upper end enables night vision.#cataractsurgery #cataract #sunglasses #selfie #humor #bullshit #exageration #justlikegeorge

I can’t remember the last time I had a coke. I

I can’t remember the last time I had a coke. I had this one just the other day at the Centre Street Deli, in Thornhill, with an “Old Fashion” (smoked meat on rye). It strikes me as the right pairing. Maybe it’s because I believe that the acid of the coke will dissolve the fat in the meat, aiding digestion. It reminds me of Ben’s in Montreal, now long gone, or the Corner Restaurant on the south-east corner of De Maisonneuve and Closse. Where Moe, the owner, a portly, balding, middle-aged man, always sucking on a stogie, greeted you with a hello and a warm smile. The place was always crowded, day and night.#smokemeat #centrestdeli #cocacola #coke #thornhill #bensrestaurant #montreal

Part of my series on the "Death of Photography"

Part of my series on the "Death of Photography"

Fall colours in full splendour outside my door #f

Fall colours in full splendour outside my door#fall #fallcolors #fallcolours #autumn #maple #japanesemaple #red

A visit from our 3-year old granddaughter #grandc

A visit from our 3-year old granddaughter#grandchildren #blackandwhite

Meet The Press: Six images of living room furnitur

Meet The Press: Six images of living room furniture.#thepress #newsmedia #politics #newsconference

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