#Ally
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Last Notes npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Hummingbird in front of nearly full moon. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer The hunter npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I work with tech for a living. I've played and worked with computers and cameras and electronics for fifty years. I'm highly ambivalent about a lot of it. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I once got in the wrong elevator (row of three, I was supposed to take the first) at building on an Air Force base. Punched my floor number, and when the doors opened it was not the right place. Heavily armed guards glanced at my badge, spun me around, and said “Do. Not. Ever. Take. This. Elevator.” npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer yup. Hand-held. 600mm at 1/400th of a second, f/6.3. I need to crank up the shutter speed! npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I've always used manual focus or "selection" autofocus on my camera. But we have these lovely black carpenter bees nectaring at the sweet peas, and I'd love to catch one in flight. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Seven sentinel sandpipers standing astride a stone. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Anyway, here's wisteria wall. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer King of the Princess Flower npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Freesias npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Took a break from paperwork to visit this fine anise swallowtail laying eggs in the garden. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer yikes! That is a lot. I’m not sure how we set up a free version - maybe they discontinued that option. I apologize for wasting your time 😫 npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I had to set up an e-store for someone who was selling PDFs within a WordPress site. We ended up using Easy Digital Downloads, and if I recall it was a free plan and satisfactory and much simpler to configure. Admittedly, this was a few years ago. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Superb? Dunno. But definitely cute. Juvenile barred owl, seen in 2024 on Mont Royal. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer some favorites from the last decade or two: Billy Bragg, Midnight Oil, Trotsky Icepick, Emmett Doyle, and the Dropkick Murphys. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer First sweet pea of ‘26. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Down at the Ess-tuary. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Cold morning daffos npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer The rain stopped, and moments later this late (early?) character emerged from their chrysalis and started basking in the sidewalk. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer What? You wake me from my post-prandial slumber!? npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Someone had too much Christmas cheer, and is taking a nap. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer And another (less judgmental) hummingbird. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Hummingbird, annoyed, staging an intervention: "Look, angst-boy, you're back on your bullshit again!" npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Swainson's thrush, seems pensive. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Crow dreaming of the Solstice in the high country. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Warning! Incoming dump of backyard birds... npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Winter rose npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Celebratin’ npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Wise old jay of the mountain. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer November Mood npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer What's that I hear? npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Fire! npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Ran into my old friend* while reading Tolkien in the arboretum yesterday. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Spent the afternoon reading at the arboretum instead of doing chores that are increasingly urgent. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Autumn skies npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Met a fine red-shouldered hawk today. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Where’s my rain!?! npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I think this is a leucistic sparrow. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I've noticed the autumnal shift of the light, but trees changing already? Is this from the lack of rain? npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer yeah, this is getting ridiculous. It’s either scorching hot or the air is crusty. 😡 npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Reports from the front suggest the situation is deteriorating. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Summer colors. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer To celebrate, here're two of the best pictures I've ever taken of a jumping spider holding a droplet of water. (Taken back in 2011, with a hand-held Nikon D90 and 105mm macro lens with 36mm of extension tubes. Not quite as sharp as I'd like, but not so horrible either). npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Today's selfie. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer While I was pursuing a pileated friend, I discovered I was myself being followed. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I don't think I'd never seen the ants actively defending their aphid "livestock" before. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Secret twin npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Plateau Peonies npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I think Seek app’s new identification model needs some tuning. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Tree really going all out. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer One of my many vices is that I repeatedly take pictures from the Jardin Botanique with the Montreal Tower in the background. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer good detective work! I hate things like that (but love reading about the solutions). npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Wisteria fence npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer The expression on this Spotted Towhee is just about how I feel. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer In which I was judged and found wanting. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Hermosa Beach, February 1990. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I watched this iris open over the course of just a few hours. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Meshugah Monday npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Throwback to when I was making paper cutout shadow theaters. One of these days, if I find some spare time, I’ll throw together a site for people to download the SVG files. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Reach npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer So much terrible stuff going on. I can do so little about it. But I can help some folks whose houses burned by doing computer chores for them, and I can fight the sense of futility by fixing my car with my own two hands, and I can fight that feeling of impending doom by admiring the jaunty asymmetry of this day lily. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I’ve got those “didn’t accomplish enough stuff today” blues. All motivated to catch up on emails, submit stories for publication, scan important documents, strategize a better evacuation procedure for future emergencies, get good books from the library … but am instead sat on the sofa and going to veg. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer thanks! This has been quite a year already. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer First of the year. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer View to the northwest from Mar Vista (roughly 12km away from the fire, as the crow flies) npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Predictions of apocalyptic winds and low humidity and extreme fire risk in the LA area tonight. Meanwhile, it already feels weird with alternating warm and cool gusts of wind and unusual clouds. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer San Buenaventura state beach. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer #FensterFreitag in Montreal’s Gay Village, May 2024. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Contrail 40,000 feet over Mar Vista from a Memphis->Honolulu flight. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Tarry Tuesday. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Mom’s camellias. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Mushroom cluster in my mom’s back yard, growing on a fallen California Live Oak. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Woke to the Christmassy sounds of the wind and gentle rain … which turned out to be the hissing of a leak in the water heater, and water pouring down the wall. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Spore Saturday. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Jupiter roofline angles npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I was overly optimistic I could finish today. But it looks like I’ll be going up there again ☹️ npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Not the ideal location for an old, out-of-shape, claustrophobic guy to be crawling around and running cable. It’s much too cramped to sit up, if you were step between the stringers you’d fall through the plaster ceiling, and as a bonus it gets ridiculously hot up here even when it’s cool outside. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I experience the jumping. Also, revealing hidden content or clicking on the "more" link often causes a big jump in timeline. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer thanks. One day, I’ll just retire, and this kind of work situation won’t bother me anymore 😃 npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Just went on a brief walk to deal with a stressful work situation. There are fantastic cirrus clouds today! npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Ceci n'est pas une pipe npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Exuberance. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Monday's as easy as falling off a twig. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Sunday Sunset Sundog over Santa Monica npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Ginkgo autumn. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Some purple to help on a Saturday morning. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Eerily warm out there. A lot of people strolling around the park and enjoying the evening. Too much ambient light to see the comet. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I lived in California most of my life. There are common trees that turn in autumn: sweet gum (liquidambar), sycamore, pecan, crepe myrtle. But it’s a whole different thing than Quebec autumn! npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Mushrooms with the Autumnal Inferno npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Color of the day. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer I see skies of blue. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Rainy October day. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer #FotoVorschlag Gelb… aber vielleicht Gold wäre besser npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Red light green light. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Is there a Fungus Friday? npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer thanks! In my garden in California, I’ve got milkweed of several varieties. I was excited to recognize this growing here in Montreal! npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Autumn drift npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Nature's a tagger. npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Purple npub1h2uthy8m7tar5ztfvksy42tq8wny48dlvksazlukwr2fjf49tnsqatyrum angst-ridden wanderer Dividing line (half moon for a lucky day).
