Dave

Overheard in the cafe from the old couple sitting at the next table: "We can't go on vacation, you can barely walk. I think those days are behind us."

Do what you can today before the days that you could are behind you.

A map of Montreal from Hydro Quebec showing power outages in various neighbourhoods.

Horrible timing because of the cold weather. Ongoing power outages in the Côte Saint-Luc, Montreal West and the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) neighbourhoods of Montreal.

I'm outside of these areas but I know people who are dealing with this right now. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A snow-covered field with a fence covered in ice in the foreground and transmission towers in the background against a sunset.

Ice storm.

#BlueSkyArtShow #BlueSkyArt #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #photography #phototographer #landscape #EastCoastKin

Science Is Drowning in AI Slop Peer review has met its match.

"They found that scientists who appeared to be using LLMs were posting about 33 percent more papers than researchers who didn’t."

"Productivity" has gone up in terms of the number of papers written, but has science been improved or harmed by the use of AI? This article suggests the latter.

A cup of cappuccino next to a book called "Remarkably Bright Creatures".

The inside of a large cathedral, looking up at the dome.

The Co-cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua in Longueuil, Quebec. Just across the river from Montreal. Built in 1911, it was pleasantly warm inside in the middle of winter!

And down the street is N Latté, a cozy place to sit and read with a cup of cappuccino.

#longueil #montreal #quebec #booksky

My FedEx package pickup point was a half hour bus ride away. It was nice seeing a completely different part of my community, covered in snow, through the bus window.

An outdoor skating rink with people skating on the ice and a forest in the background.

Really enjoyed skating outdoors at Mont Royal in #Montreal this weekend.

The Beaver Lake ice skating rink has free admission and even skates available for rent.

A little stuffed Sasquatch puppet sits on a chair next to a Christmas tree.

Took down the #christmas tree today which always makes one a little sad. But it also clears the old year out and there's a sense of newness to the apartment with the tree gone.

Lots of fond memories of buying pastries and muffins from Swiss Vienna bakery and then driving to the park at Stewart Hall. Sadly, it's the end of an era.

Going to see "Marty Supreme" with my girlfriend in an otherwise empty movie theatre was a fantastic New Year's Eve experience. The clock struck midnight right in the middle of the final climactic table tennis game.

A close up picture of a blind black cat with white eyes with light illuminating the background.

She's blind but she still sees you through another, more powerful, sight.

#catsky #catsofbluesky

"How to Survive Camping" book next to a cappuccino on a table in a cafe.

I loved everything about @bonniequinn.bsky.social's "The Man With No Shadow". The world feels real, lived in, and just the right amount of creepy.

#booksky #books

Wishing you a successful treatment and smooth recovery.

A small chapel overlooks a small village next to water. An old cemetery is behind the chapel. It's evening with the moon in the sky.

Chapelle de Tadoussac in Quebec's Côte-Nord region, one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in North America.

#artsky #canada #quebec #photography

A lone boat floating next to the beach with the moon in the background. The colour of the sunset is blue-purple.

Sunset at Tadoussac, Quebec with the moon in the sky.

#artsky #canada #quebec #photography

A poster for "The Bunker". Two men standing in a bunker posed comedically.

A poster for "Intimi(Dating)" feature a woman's chest and face.

A poster for "After Shakespeare" featuring the actress in the various Shakespeare characters she portrays.

A poster for "Goregeous". Feature the damaged head of a sculpture.

Saw four shows this year and we enjoyed them all. "The Bunker" was my personal favourite, from the same pair who gave us 2023's "The Stakeout" which was also great.

A street with cars parked next to an old building with a gated courtyard. A Fringe festival sign hangs on the gate. People stand around talking outside of the gate.

The end of Ottawa Fringe 2025 on Sunday evening. It was surprising how quickly the signs and posters were taken down! People were still hanging out seeing the last "Best of Fest" shows when we left.

#ottawa #fringe #fringeottawa #theatre #artsky

Posters are posted in front of an old looking building.

At the Fringe festival in Ottawa to see a few shows. So many great productions and talented performers! #fringe #fringefestival #ottawa #theatre

A sculpture of a woman with her arms raised in a forest.

A sculpture of a bird in a forest.

If only every lake was encircled by a leafy trail filled with public art.

📸 Lac-Bromme, Quebec

#photography #photosky #artsky #canada #quebec

Reporters from CBC/Radio-Canada interview people in a cafe. One of the reporters holds a camera, the other a microphone.

CBC/Radio-Canada was there interviewing people for the grand opening. Later an article was published: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/217...

A sign outside of a cafe. There are three pine trees on the sign. An arrow points right.

The outside of a bookstore and cafe. There's a path with a bush and a bench next to the bookstore. And a river next to the path.

A table inside of the cafe with hot drinks and a plate with a cookie and scone.

The inside of a cafe filled with arm chairs and people.

Louise Penny, author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache books, opened a replica of the bistro from her novels in Knowlton, Quebec this Saturday. The treats and drinks are delicious and the cafe is cozy. And you might see Louise Penny herself welcoming visitors!

#booksky #books #authors #art

7 donuts of various kinds

A donut box in front of a donut store with people also sitting in front of the store.

Happy National Donut Day!

#photography #photosky #montreal #donutday #donut

I'm running Ubuntu in a Parallels VM on a M3 Macbook Pro.

A picture of a sunset with wheat in the foreground and a bridge over a river in the background.

Biking along the St. Lawrence River in Montreal. It's nice when bike season begins again.

#photography #photosky #artsky #montreal

A picture of a cappuccino and the book Absolution on a table in a cafe.

A creepy read from @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social that chills an otherwise light and cheerful Sunday morning at the cafe.

Apple TV+ is knocking it out of the park: Severance and Silo are amazing science-fiction shows.

I'd love to be added to number 3!

A fat bike in on a snowy path in the forest.

Fatbiking in the winter at Sepaq Oka National Park in Quebec. Fatbikes have oversized tires which make them easier to ride on the snow.

#photography #photosky #canada #quebec

A snowy scene with lanterns hanging from a string and a sled being pulled by reindeer.

Lac Brome, Quebec (Knowlton) looks like a post card.

#photography #photosky #artsky #canada #quebec

A telephone pole covered with staples from old posters. It's winter and a man walks down a sidewalk lightly covered in snow.

Memories of posters past in the staples left in a telephone pole.

#photography #photosky #artsky #canada #quebec