3 very short non-fiction stories

A girl went to a clothing swap where she knew almost no one. She has been wearing a local stranger's former shirt ever since.

Two black cats have taken a comfortable beige chair hostage in Central Ottawa. They should be considered clawed and potentially dangerous.


After a long and fulfilling career in a government laboratory, some scientific equipment retired to a nearby neighbourhood apartment and took up bamboo as a hobby.

International Plowing Match

I went to the International Plowing Match this weekend. Here are some pictures in no particular order:

autumnal equinox

A photo ode to the autumnal equinox...

It happens at 9:04am Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on September 23rd. Then we're across the line and officially falling into le froid d'hiver.

It's time to change our stripes. I'm not complaining because I love this time of year.

Sleeves appear where once there were none.

Goodbye beach blankets. Hello wool blankets.

Swapping swimsuits for snowsuits.

Toes go into hiding. Modesty returns.

Fashionable neckwear becomes relevant/necessary again.

Aloha Endless Summer. Aloha New Seasons!

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weekend photo dump

(you can click on them for a more detailed view)

*9/11 Firefighter's memorial on Parliament Hill

*Reverse view of same

*Hintonburg's Hintonburger's Hintonburger

*Flying Friend


*Waving baby. Not my waving baby.

*Nature Drama: Two herons fly off together after the dude heron fought another dude heron for the love of the lady heron... I'm pretty sure it switched into Nature Porn shortly after this scene.