Spring is springing #Ferns #Fiddleheads #photography

well you know you’ve arrived when you make the local paper https://theequity.ca/graham-brothers-release-new-oak-aged-cider/

My better half is away for a bit so I have decided to fill the void by learning a Civil Rights Movement gospel banger on piano.

our family's #cider mill opens for the season next weekend! (well, we're actually open now, but we're making a fuss next weekend). C'mon by if you want to see me in my aspect as cider maker and agritourism booster. #ottawa

A while ago, I posted how I'd joined the Chief Coroner of Ontario to speak at the National Site Search Forum. Apparently they recorded a video, so if you'd like to learn more about who I am and what I do, have a look! Our segment starts around the 2 hour, 55 minute mark […]

It's been nice knowing all you plebeians. This week, I received an email from "Mr. GRANDMASTER" himself, inviting me to join the Illuminati! They found me and judged me worthy! Apparently, it's as easy as sending them a message on WhatsApp, and they promise fame, riches and glory! Now, all I […]

My dad was unbelievably lucky to have this avian visitor hang out on their balcony long enough to snap this photo. I'm no expert at all: is this a Cooper's Hawk? #Bird #photography

Some days, I'm lucky enough to feel like I'm making a difference. Today was one of those days. Thank you to the organizers of the National Site Search Forum for inviting me to join the Chief Coroner of Ontario to speak about how we're trying to decolonize our work, treat Ancestors with the […]

The other day, I saw a fellow walking down a street in my neighbourhood wearing a red ballcap with white writing on the front. I thought he was wearing a MAGA hat, but then did a double take. It was a "Canada is not for sale" hat. Then I did a triple take: it was my Member of Parliament. 😅

Me: "Check out these ridiculously awesome sunglasses someone left behind at the desk I inherited!" Better half: "So many colours! Are they Pride glasses?" Me: "Well, they're multicoloured but they're not rainbow patterned. Let's say they're Pride-adjacent." Better […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Happy New Year everyone! To kick off 2026 the right way, DJ LoHeadroom is spinning jazz, funk, soul, psych and garage at The Little Jerry on Sunday January 4 starting at 8. I'll be there, so come say hi! #music #toronto

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. #lasagna

Greetings from the Yukon! #Yukon #dogsledding #verycold #selfie

Greetings from Whitehorse #Yukon #cocktails

I can't find my tam o'shanter. What am I supposed to wear for the holiday party?

Here's my annual #blackfriday reminder for all the happy shoppers. And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling. "How could it be so? "Christmas came without ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled and […]

Heading into the holidays like

Everything looks better in the snow. #winter #toronto #highpark #photography

On Friday, I learned that someone had never fed chickadees before, so we drove to the hardware store to get birdseed and found a trail in the woods. Ten seconds later, this happened. She laughed and laughed. 🙂

I always love when my friends do something awesome. Go see my buddy JB premiere his new digital series, "Kensington Diner!" What: a screening and Q&A of a series about a down-on-his luck cook who opens a pop-up diner in his ex's occult bookstore in Kensington […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

This Thursday, the day before Hallowe'en, a friend who grew up in India is coming over to carve a Jack O'Lantern for the first time. She's so excited. Should I advise her about pumpkin guts or let her discover the slimy, slippery truth all by herself? 😅

Pro tip: if you want to corner me to argue that it's not necessary to investigate the discovery of dozens of teeth found in the middle of a 15th-century Indigenous village because "it's just teeth," then you'd better be prepared to be schooled. #archaeology #humanremains #reconciliation

Found a perfect maple leaf. Happy autumn, everyone!

Please help, I have "If I Knew You Were Coming, I'd Have Baked a Cake" stuck in my head on repeat.

I realized last night that I have failed at being Canadian. How? I've never made a butter tart! Fear not, friends. I'll fix this glaring omission this weekend

Important Invertebrate Video (It is important to me that you see this) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRebPTYDPEk

If you feel like listening to some fantastic mid-century jazz on a Thursday night, my friend is spinning vinyl at The Little Jerry tomorrow, Thursday September 18, from 8:00 to midnight. Come on by and say hi! I'll be the guy in the ridiculous shirt. #toronto #jazz #dj #music

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

What’s the difference between swine flu and bird flu? One need oinkment and the other needs tweetment #dadjokes

Action shot! #cottagelife #chipmunk #Video

Vacation Day 1: we stopped to stretch our legs in Barry's Bay and found a distressed loon. It had fishing line wrapped all around its beak and neck and the line extended into the lake dozens of metres. We cut the bird free, gathered and discarded the line and drove […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

John Tory spent 8 years cutting (after inflation) housing, transit, pools, parks. Secret talks with Ford for more mayoral power. Ran for re-election and quit within hours of someone asking about his affair. Starved Toronto and ran away. We don’t need Tory back. #topoli

We wanted home made lemon pudding. Problem: we didn't have enough butter or lemon. Experimental solution: we DID have an orange and some citric acid to balance it out, and we also had some mascarpone. Result: DELICIOUS! It's like a lemon curd and a zabaglione with just a hint of orange while […]

This is an extraordinarily cool study: Two unrelated young people buried in cemeteries in Anglo-Saxon times in England probably had grandparents who came from West Africa. It was a joy to cover this for @newscientist.com #science #archaeology #history 🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2492...

I have had a week, so required cookies for therapeutic purposes. I returned from the store with ice cream sandwiches, mini maple "French Toast" doughnuts, 4 cans of local beer, and a lemon coffee cake. Evidently, I required more therapy than I realized. But weirdly, no cookies! 🙂

I am running #homeassistant on a #raspberrypi 4 with 8gb RAM. It runs just fine. I'm also running #mealie (which is awesome!) as an Add On but it's SLOW like molasses flowing uphill in February. I have access to a free 2011 Mac Mini and can upgrade the RAM to 16GB and replace the HDD with an […]

Yes, Canadians should have free access to insulin! It’s shocking that it so long to get this legislation. The idea of insulin came to Dr. Banting during the night, at his home in #LdnOnt. You can visit the house, a National Historic Site bantinghousenhs.ca/visit/

This is a terrible photo, but I got to hang out very close to this hawk while it was finishing a meal. It didn't care one bit that the dog and I were nearby, and the dog didn't care either. #toronto #highpark #photography

I'm at approximately a billion degrees, but the pizza is looking great!

Good that everyone be aware of this phishing technique and be alert - and on #indiewebsocial report such fake harms to @indiewebadmin …. https://mastodon.social/@waldoj/114842059195217222

It's too hot to dress pretty or do anything super productive, so I'm wearing Uncle Bob's oversized, ratty old Grateful Dead t shirt and making pizza dough so I can cook on the BBQ instead of hearing up the house.

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Canada is a Nation of Nations. The former mayor of Dawson City, Yukon, Wayne Potoroka, once said that “Canadians are born all over the world, it just sometimes takes them a bit of time to get here.” I think about this quote as I think about my friends and all the […]