steve in Steveston

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Ugh, that is sufficient Internet/Social Media for one day, time to go touch some grass.

Saskatchewan Roughriders & Ottawa Rough RIders 🏈

Hitting the e-brake, and getting back on track is a lifesaver.

When we asked the owl if he wanted a Dan, it said "who?"

Cover of Becky Chambers' - 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet'. Bold 3-D text in green, shading to white, black background with spaceship approaching a planet.

Great book!

Does an Owl want you?🦉

Dead tree reflected in the water at Scotch Pond, Steveston, BC.

I need the right sky, calm winds, tide level, & the boats out of the marina, to duplicate the scene that I saw all those years ago.

It was a beautiful blue sky that day, the tree skeleton was mirrored perfectly.

I thought to myself, "Self, that would make a good picture with a decent camera."

WEST COAST BEST COAST!!!! #CANUCKS

Tesla roadster launched in 2018, with "Starman" at the wheel.

Back in 2018, when he launched that Tesla roadster with the "Star Man" in it, I thought he was a mildly amusing doofus, but I was very wrong how dangerous he is.

I feel like there is no excuse to still be using X.

A doodle of Kevin Lankinen with his goalie mask on and a glove patting his head, and text that reads “Love thy goalie”

a very quick appreciation doodle tonight for kevin lankinen ✨ #Canucks

fishing boats docked at Scotch Pond, Garry Point, Steveston BC. Low tide, showing muddy bank & a fallen dead tree frosted in snow, reflecting on the water.

Years ago, I was walking by the dock at Scotch Pond, and saw this dead tree perfectly mirrored on the water.

No camera with me at the time, but I've been trying to get the same shot since then.

Need calm winds, low tide, & no boats to get the right angle.

Not this time, but I'll keep trying.

Laws now only apply to the Poors.

Zero consequences for the upper class.

a very small thing, but I usually buy Cosmic Crisp apples, went to get some yesterday, but looked at the label: 'Product of WA State'.

Nope.

Bought Ambrosia apples instead, grown in the Okanogan.

Tasty.

Photo by Patrick Keefe of a honking Canadian goose squaring off against a American bald eagle, its wings flared open

Current mood

When We Celebrate ‘Local Food,’ What Gets Left Out? | The Tyee Diasporas produce a vital but unheralded food industry in Canada. Can we make it easier to set up shop and grow? Last in a series.

If we're all taking a moment to celebrate Canadian and local food, then there's no better time to re-post this amazing series by @bychrischeung.bsky.social about delicious local food made by family-owned businesses here in B.C.
thetyee.ca/News/2023/05...

I don’t know if the Canucks have the capacity to stop playing anthems before games, and I didn’t like seeing the singer looking shaken up.

A good solution to both problems: play a pre-recorded, instrumental US anthem. Let the fans boo that. No singer.

When my cancer returned in 2013, tumours damaged the nerve branch that goes to my right hand. Since then, it feels like I slept on my arm wrong, and it 'fell asleep'.

The thumb & index feel pretty normal, but the other 3 always feel numb. I can't draw anymore, & my penmanship is unrecognizable.

Yes, that is sufficient snow now, please divert the rest to the mountains.

Driftwood logs fashioned into a seaside bench, rocks, with a view of mountains in the distance. Blue sky, with white clouds, on a fine sunny February afternoon. Steveston, BC.

This is about the 1/2 way point of my usual stupid walk for my stupid mental health. I'll often sit on this driftwood bench, and just watch the river go by, listen to birds & waves.

View of pier by London's Landing, Steveston BC. Shady Island in background with a Heron stalking through foliage.

It started off with the encounter right across the street from our place.

Bottle if Molsons Canadian beer, with Mark Messier on the lable,

Now do this...

I would be in a very, very bad place if I didn't get outside for at least a few hours every single day. Rain or shine, I'm out there, and I'm still here.

A small gray butterfly with reddish orange bands on its wings and fronds on the back wings. It is feeding on yellow goldenrod flowers.

Like most people, I have been paying attention to the news and it's making me anxious and upset. I plan on continuing to post beautiful birds, interesting insects, and fun science facts. It's a nice mental health break for me and I figure it might be for you too.
Red-banded Hairstreak #inverts

Old pilings and clumps of vegetation along the riverbank. A Heron waiting for lunch to swim by.

Mini-Velo bike getting new handlebar, shifters & brakes after being converted from drop bar road bike style to a more upright riding position.

Just about 90% dialed in the swap from drop bars to swept-back riser bars on the mini-velo that I bought back in Sept. (Heart failure on the same day I bought it)
New shifters/brakes, just about got them fine-tuned.
Went for a short ride on a lovely sunny day, felt good to be on 2 wheels again.

🦓💩

I think I'm going to have to log off of the internet for a bit before the news cycle breaks my brain entirely. Hundreds of millennia of human evolution have not provided us the cognitive tools required to process this level of administrative chaos.

Electronic Sabbaticals are necessary for mental health. Log off, unplug, and get away from the incessant noise. Breathe.