Big machines in site. Take care!
Two (2) excavators on site
Big machines in site. Take care!
Tag: isolated-work-site
An easy answer: I don’t regret purchasing property on the North Bruce Peninsula… on the East side!
A writing prompt and current construction events!
Our 4th bushwhacking session.
Delivery. Shredding. Resting. Panorama.
This question screams GOTCHA… sigh. Fortunately, WikiVoyage is a thing.
Act locally!
Humanity and goofy pets.
Gravity is the LAW.
Take care of my soil!
Soil science and protecting our biodiverse property.
SCREWING UP & RECEIVING KIND FEEDBACK
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Make mistakes? Yep. Been chided for it? Damn. Get indifferent responses? Those are awful. Meh… relieved to be out of the full-time classroom. CURRENT EVENTS Adding value to our rental home.
Mister Neem, you are not a high school science teacher anymore!
Daily writing promptDescribe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.View all responses TS driving us through Wiarton, ON. TS getting us underway. For over 20 years, I was a high school science teacher in the York Region and Toronto. I left while the leaving was at its best. Now I have … Continue reading Mister Neem, you are not a high school science teacher anymore!
Coffee. Tea. Coffee + Chocolate.
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite drink?View all responses I'm a simple human. Coca? Tea leaves? Caffeine? Turbinado sugar (for coffee)? White sugar (for tea)? Yep! Infrared Critter Cam, Rabbit! Infrared Critter Cam, Fox! {{Click on the night-image to view details; the fox showed up when it was cold; the same rodent checked out the … Continue reading Coffee. Tea. Coffee + Chocolate.
The adventures of a technophile, gentleman forester, aspiring divemaster, and cat fancier.
Daily writing promptIf there was a biography about you, what would the title be?View all responses . This writing prompt took a couple of days to work on. I know what TS' bio would be titled, "Oy, Fuck"... that's what she mutters a lot as we tromp through our woodlot. Me, with my daddy-longlegs... I … Continue reading The adventures of a technophile, gentleman forester, aspiring divemaster, and cat fancier.
Washing windows & clipping house-panther claws.
Something on your "to-do list" that never gets done. I’m optimistic that once our off grid home goes online, I can get into the habit of squeegee-ing the PV panels. Let those photons do their thing! Clipping cat claws and brushing the THINGS. Sigh. The more I procrastinate that ordeal, the worse it is for … Continue reading Washing windows & clipping house-panther claws.
Snowshoe-ing! Pet grooming! Woodlot hiking! Gardening!
Bloganuary writing promptWhat are your favorite sports to watch and play?View all responses TS and I verbify team-sports... just like how it's done on the (occasionally NSFW) internet cartoon, The Oatmeal. Sportsing. Or, sportzing (i.e., I sportz. You sportz. We are not sportzing). I grew up immersed in hockey, elementary school volleyball, and navy cadets. … Continue reading Snowshoe-ing! Pet grooming! Woodlot hiking! Gardening!
Puttering. Strolling. Meditating. Sharpening. Cat Shnorggling.
Bloganuary writing promptList five things you do for fun.View all responses PUTTERING. I cannot let good-enough alone. If I can mess around with electronics, plumbing, woodworking, home electrical, workshop organization, handtool maintentance... then I will find time to do it. When I was still working in school boards, that meant setting up science labs with … Continue reading Puttering. Strolling. Meditating. Sharpening. Cat Shnorggling.
Cats, dogs… and whatever’s distantly related to them!
Bloganuary writing promptWhat is your favorite animal?View all responses TS made an amusing, and perceptive, comment about the crew that did the demolition on our condominium suite -- they have cats in their homes. That makes sense to us. Felines are downright little bastards that cause havoc and mayham in a home. One is never … Continue reading Cats, dogs… and whatever’s distantly related to them!
Most memorable road trip? Why, driving down from Tobermory (via our first trans-Canada trip) to visit my mother-in-law!
Bloganuary writing promptThink back on your most memorable road trip.View all responses At least 25-30 years ago, TS and I traveled from the Lower Mainland (British Columbia) to North York. We were going to stop in Tobermory for the night (after our ferrry trip from Manatoulin Island), but we decided instead to make the run … Continue reading Most memorable road trip? Why, driving down from Tobermory (via our first trans-Canada trip) to visit my mother-in-law!
Honest and kind interactions allow me to build different relationship networks (and reduce the all-or-nothing paradigm in my life).
What relationships have a positive impact on you? Oh relationships. I have them with other humans AND non-humans. In many cases, the relationship I have with my housecats is stronger than my fellow man. It's because of my experiences, I'm optomistic about what I can get from the next Men's Shed event. bms-meeting-report-16dec23Download Men's Shed. … Continue reading Honest and kind interactions allow me to build different relationship networks (and reduce the all-or-nothing paradigm in my life).
Close to 20 years in front of a classroom? Yep.
Daily writing promptHave you ever performed on stage or given a speech?View all responses I know this isn't exactly the same as stage acting. Or addressing a crowd of >100 peers. The closest I had was talking in front of the school-work staff... and that was about 80 different peers. Most were politely listening to … Continue reading Close to 20 years in front of a classroom? Yep.
Early retirement, moving to Lion’s Head, watching our forever-home being built!
Homes in the bush, stepping away from full-time pedagogy.
I’d like to be crepuscular.
Daily writing promptAre you more of a night or morning person?View all responses Crepuscular?! Yep. I like being most active at dawn and dusk {{Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Crepuscular. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepuscular }}. My favourite examples: walleye, pickerel, wild turkey, coyote, deer, ruffed grouse.
Oh hell no!
Instincts can save one’s life.
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