Dani Donders (@curiouscrone) — Bluesky Profile

4 months ago

Screen shot of the weather app showing 3 hours of forecasts with a rain icon while the text says only a 30% chance of rain

Why does the Environment Canada weather app show the rain icon when there is a 70% chance that it will not rain?

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4 months ago

I had to get one of the kids to help me find a way to watch the baseball game on the streaming machine in the living room. When the fuck did I lose touch with the TV?

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4 months ago

I was just thinking that this is delightfully (and also maybe troublingly) late in the season for 25C. I don’t want it to end.

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5 months ago

I mean, I would definitely want to know!! 👻

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5 months ago

A teen pulls a comic quizzical face while looking at a real estate sign with a red sign topper (where ‘open house’ or ‘sold’ usually appears) that says ‘not haunted’

As seen on a drive out to Eagle’s Nest Lookout on Calabogie Road. I have SO MANY questions!! 😂

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5 months ago

Three thick slabs of black marbled granite about 10x10 inches each, polished to a mirror finish on one face.

I rescued these three gorgeous slabs of thick granite from my neighbour’s trash. I have no idea what I’m going to do with 15 lbs of granite but I’m thrilled with them nonetheless. 😂

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5 months ago

Julie, a white person with short brown and grey hair wearing blue glasses and a black shirt, stands with her hands behind her back. The photo is taken from above.

My delightful friend (and professional photographer) Dani aka @curiouscrone.bsky.social took some pictures of me last week. This one is my favourite.

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5 months ago

This one was my favourite too!! Though the ‘boss’ photo makes me laugh at how you reacted. This was so fun!!

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6 months ago

19: Aging and Your Career with Dani Donders Much of society thinks of retirement as the end of something important.

Once upon a time a time I thought 70 was so old I wouldn’t want to live past that age. Thankfully my idea of what aging means and how it can feel has changed!

Thank you Dani for joining Rowan and I on the podcast this week! @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social @curiouscrone.bsky.social

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6 months ago

I really wish I had an internal control panel with a series of lights beside helpful tips like ‘you feel like shit because you’re hangry. Eat a banana ffs.‘

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6 months ago

A new iMac computer with the ‘hello’ greeting on the screen.

The first hour or two of moving to my newly upgraded iMac (from my 10 year old one) were heady and exciting. The 8 hour long tail of figuring out which goddamn folder had my Lightroom export presets and where to put them now is making me weep. This is why I only upgrade my tech once a decade.

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6 months ago

😂😂😂

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6 months ago

This week’s art/science mash-up: chlorophyll printing, with nothing but two leaves and sunlight. How cool is this?

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7 months ago

#3 Housing prices
#4 Relationships

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7 months ago

The end of Upper Duck Island, with green trees, is reflected in still water with hints of clouds in the sky and reflection.

Pretty reflections despite the fire smoke haze this morning as I kayaked around (and through) Upper Duck Island in the Ottawa River this morning. I’m always fascinated by this odd little spot - it feels like a secret.

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7 months ago

Oof, this was painful 😣 Connections
Puzzle #782
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7 months ago

😂

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7 months ago

That’s one of my favourite photos ever - he was 3 then and 17 now. :)

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7 months ago

Ooops, I forgot to tag this for #BlueSkyArtShow - hope this works!

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7 months ago

A blue and white cyanotype print of a little boy mid-leap jumping into a puddle.

Two blue and white cyanotype prints, one of a dandelion in seed and the other of Watson’s Mill in Manotick.

Two blue and white cyanotype prints, one of a sunflower and the other of two kids paddling a canoe in still water

This hot sunny weather is perfect for cyanotypes - making photo prints from sunlight. Some of these worked better than others, but it’s fun to learn and experiment. And I have no shortage of photos in my library!

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7 months ago

Seven months after they rolled out the change, Instagram finally got around to making my grid rectangular today. Thanks for not forgetting me and my 300 followers entirely 😂

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7 months ago

Subway style map to go with The Lord of the Rings, showing the different pathways of various parties throughout the book. The title reads: "Lord of the Rings Transit Map: One Does Not Simply Walk Ino Mordor When One Can Ride." The map takes up the middle part of the page, and there are two keys. The one on the left is titles "Standard Service Lines, and has color keys matched to the subway lines on the map. Lines are named:
"Shire-Bree Commuter Line
Old Forrest Crescent
Wildland Scenic Line
Fellowship Line
Gollum / Sméagol Line
Uruk Hai Express
Three Hunters Line
Fangorn Slow Service
Rohan to Gondor Business Line
Black Ships Ferry Service
Oliphant Direct Line
Army of the West Line
Gandalf Express

A smaller key on the right side of the map is labeled: "Limited Service Lines" and has color keys matched to the following names lines:
"Eagle Express
Paths of the Dead Line
Nazgûl Search & Resuce
Valinor Ltd."

A note at the bottom reads:
"* Mount Doom station only accepts Rings of Power in payment. Plan accordingly."

The other day I drew a subway-style map for The Hobbit, and it was very well received. Some of you asked if I could do one for LoTR, so I have!

Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.

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7 months ago

…. Hermit is about taking the time to seriously consider the implications - the reason to balance the whimsy of the 7 cups. Fun reading, lots to think about. Thank you!

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7 months ago

Haha, this is a wildly accurate reading. I’ve been considering moving to a new province in the next few years. 7 cups is about how random of an idea it is, wishful thinking. Judgment is how it will transform not only my life - a new start - but the lives of my family….

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7 months ago

Dani’s ankle sporting an anklet made with rainbow bugle beads and glass stars

An anklet made with rainbow bugle beads and glass stars on a painted surface

Needed an anklet. Made an anklet! (Possibly related: it’s hard to take a flattering photo of your own ankle)

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7 months ago

🤣

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7 months ago

Such an amazing show - my first-ever Bluesfest. Future acts have a lot to live up to.

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7 months ago

I am excited to announce that local corn is in season and if my family isn’t sick of it by harvest season, I haven’t done my job.

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7 months ago

Wordle stat page showing 1167 games played, 98% success and only 2 puzzles solved in the first guess

Oh shit, now I need a new starting word!! 😂

Wordle 1,491 1/6*

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8 months ago

I didn’t notice until the photos were juxtaposed that Lucas the teenager and Percy the cat are regarding me with the same expression of general annoyance with the barest hint of affection 😂

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