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Saturday Wandering

We did something that I used to do a lot, but haven't for 6 months or so. Put the kids in the car, go for a drive and find a playground, beach or trail to hang out and have a snack.

This trip brought us to a HRM park called …

Another Friday in the books

It's Friday and I should be getting the couple of things that are on my plate, off of it. But its been a long week of fires and things and I just don't want to.

Instead, here is a picture of a sunfower that I took yesterday evening while grilling …

Dragon Flies

I always try to keep my camera close, even when I'm home. If not, I would not of seen a dragon fly in the back yard.

I'm still not great at macro photography, and I forgot to turn on focus stacking, so these are the only two pictures that I …

Wandering the Sackville River

To cap off the long weekend we went for a drive. There were many things that we had to get finished around the house, so there was no planning made for the weekend. Once we finished up the important things, I packed the kids into the car and asked them …

Puffins

I went with CO on a short adventure this morning to visit the puffins on Pearl Island. They are typically around until early-mid August so its getting a little late.

This was the first time with a much smaller and quieter boat, so we were able to get much closer …

Another Turn

The weather is getting better, and everything is at another turning point. Canada has a new government, maybe its going to be stable. The CPC party has gone full cult, with their unelected leader living in government housing and refusing to leave.

I switched up my work set up a …

A new week

Last week was exhausting. First there was the Canadian Election where the Liberal's won the most seats and get the first opportunity to form another government with Mark Carney as PM. While I was hoping for a majority of seats for the Liberals in this round, I'm relieved at the …

Spring Flowers

One of the best gardening things is to have crocus bulbs in your lawn. They come up when the snow is thinning, and in years like this, they are out while we have a couple late snow storms.

They are great, and just the colour that we need after what …

No Dairy Cookies

To make sure that everyone in my extended family can enjoy the ginger molasses delicious-ness, I made a version of ginger molasses cookies without butter.