What drives us to express what we generate via the biological processes in our heads? From the earliest scratching on hard cave surfaces, to the golden discs on the Voyagers, we seem to have a compulsion to externalize the internal, regardless of the materiality of the audience. #photography #street

Team Canada needs to make this fleece! 😍https://c.org/vdjSPcq2mL #HeatedRivalry #Hockey

An example of the differences in our relationship: Daniel: watching a period drama (something Jane Austin-ish maybe?) James: heading to a disco themed night at a bar where his friend is the DJ and deciding if he pre-gamed enough whiskey #husbands

Today is such a great day! Bright and cold! #winter #photography #balckandwhite #toronto

Looks like theres some juicy #scifi coming out this month!!!! gizmodo.com/42-new-sci-f...

The book reviews are wonderful, even if the books themselves are not. Good for a chuckle, and avoiding some literary dreck. lithub.com/the-most-sca...

#same @revdaniel.bsky.social

Youth sports can have a positive effect on children. But recent research shows how pressure from overbearing coaches and parents is stunting children’s emotional well-being and leading to injuries.

This looks like a great #scifi read for a winter’s day: www.andrewliptak.com/daniel-h-wil...

It's always interesting to see what comes up during my end of year photo inventory/archive exercise. Over the (roughly) 22 years I've enjoyed enthusiastically (non-professionally) taking photos I've used 21 models to capture roughly 58,301 images. The camera "type" breakdown is... #photography

Today's task: Complete the 2025 photo archive backups. #photography

Heroic Dog Saves Family Of 5 From Herb-Roasted Chicken https://theonion.com/heroic-dog-saves-family-of-5-from-herb-roasted-chicken/

Chester delights in the snow, so today was extraordinarily fun for him. #Dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky

Peak of the snow storm in Toronto today. #blackandwhite #photography #toronto #snow

If you’re in #Toronto and ordering Uber Eats or DoorDash or any other delivery service so the YOU don’t have to go out in the storm you’d better be tipping at least 25% today!!!!

Tonight’s Silent Night rendition at @revdaniel.bsky.social ‘s church was a beautiful candle lit experience. On this night, and every night, I hope you know that the world is a better place with you in it, and the light you bring to it. #peace #love

An intriguing long-read about the (d)evolution of the narrative form. “When all time is flattened into the present, narrative form begins to erode.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/when... #literature #writing #storytelling

Chester tries to (unsuccessfully) recreate the “dog bursting through holiday wrapping paper” meme. He was not impressed by the process at all. #DailyChester #sheepadoodle #christmas

I am a very clingy Sheepadoodle who does not like it when both of my dads are not in the same place where I can subject them to the majesty of my shaggy floofy-ness. I will attempt to hold them in place by keeping one of my paws on one of their hind paws #DailyChester #sheepadoodle

Apparently it’s bed time. #Dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky

'Slop' Is Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year as AI Content Floods the Internet www.cnet.com/tech/service...

Today started out at -16c but we’re both bundled up in our winter coats for a nice walk in the sunshine! We’re always careful to watch for snow ball buildup on Chester’s paws & belly, but everything was pretty icy today so he was able to stay out & pay for quite a while. #DailyChester #sheepadoodle

Yay! It’s Nutcracker night with @revdaniel.bsky.social ! . . . #ballet #nutcracker #Christmas

This incredibly detailed 1400+ piece #lego Christmas house is not only intricately beautiful, but it brings back wonderful memories of one of the last Christmases that I had with my mom…

ieces! To … ? Day 7! (OMG I ❤️ THIS) - Luke Skywalker’s X-34 landspeeder. A New Hope (1977) Introduced us to this amazing craft. It’s such a small micro build, yet so true to the movie. You might have noticed the imbalance in the rear engines in the model.

I’m playing a bit of catch up from the last few days. The pressure of putting together Chester’s Advent Reels was intense! So here’s Day 5 and 6 of the Lego Star Wars Advent calendar:

Sometimes I find winter colours to be the most beautiful. Minimalist expression delivering maximum impact. #photography #winter #nature

Some spaces give off such strong interstitial 70s vibes. #photography #retro #interior #red

And on the 6th day of Advent more cronch was had by Chester. I’m thinking that he can’t wait for @revdaniel.bsky.social to get home so he doesn’t have to deal with all the props and theatrics. #DailyChester #sheepadoodle #advent #christmas #dogsofbluesky

“Hello! My name is Chester. I’m cream coloured, but I want to be a brown dog, so I will find as much sand and dirt to plan and lie in as possible.” #DailyChester #sheepadoodle

Chester’s Advent Chomps - Day 5. @revdaniel.bsky.social he’s still really into it! #DailyChester #sheepadoodle #christmas #advent

Frank Gehry, whose daring and whimsical creations of leaning towers and sweeping sheets of curved metal made him a superstar in the world of architecture, died at the age of 96 reut.rs/48lNcNV

Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar - Day 4! Another spacecraft from Attack of the Clones is behind today’s window. This Acclamator-class assault ship follows the wedge shape designs of many of the battleships in the Star Wars universe….

For Chester carnage and chaos is very seasonal tonight. RIP Rudy the Reindeer. #DailyChester #sheepadoodle

Even in the absence of @revdaniel.bsky.social Chesters Advent chomps must go on! #DailyChester #sheepadoodle #christmas #advent

Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar - Day 3! We’re back to spaceships for today’s build! This is a micro build of a Droid tri-fighter, a 3-pronged attack craft, first appearing in Revenge of the Sith (2005). It’s always interesting to see how the LEGO designers engineer models with angles…

Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar - Day 2! This is a minifigure of a Phase 1 Clone Trooper Commander. Looking like a normal clone trooper, the yellow highlights designate him as a commander. There is very detailed printing on the helmet & all over the body. He comes with a short handheld blaster…

#Lego #StarWars Advent Calendar - Day 1! This is a Republic Gunship, officially designated as a Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry (LAAT/i). You may recall seeing Jedi and clone troopers standing in the hold of this ship with the doors on both sides open (see the square gap in the model)…

❤️12 years later❤️ Happy Anniversary @revdaniel.bsky.social I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.

It’s seems like such a waste to throw metal into the garbage, but right now there’s just no #recycling in @toronto.ca that accepts them. I checked and the municipality advice is: garbage. I keep finding random key rings with sets of keys at my dad’s place ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ahhhh…. It’s the annual purge of the “random esoteric cable connectors that I might need one day for that thing I ordered from that Etsy shop in Turkmenistan that I can’t find but I’m sure I didn’t throw away” drawer. Here’s the list of the types of things I found. My rule is that I keep 1 of each.

Night Train. Sometimes it’s good to go back into photo archives. This shot from 2007 was a chance encounter while out for an evening stroll. #blackandwhite #photography #timelapse

This is Chester’s 5th time wearing “his” flannel shirt. He hopes you’re feeling cozy wherever you are in the world today! #timeflies #DailyChester #sheepadoodle

Following on the heels of last week’s performance of Procession, we picked up the emotional rollercoaster ride of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Intensity was imbued throughout each of the acts from the dancers, orchestra, & the set design & production. #ballet #dance #toronto #TheWintersTaleNBC

In Canada Nov 11th is #RemembranceDay. Please take 2 min @ 11:00am Eastern to silently reflect on the many freedoms we enjoy today as a country & remember all who served in the Canadian military to fight for us to have them. #LestWeForget

Oh to be as joyful as this little fur ball frolicking in the first snow of this season. He also loves to snack on frosty snow covered sticks. #Dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky

Chester begins his seasonal transition into his “polar bear” persona. He loves the snow so much. At home, we begin the transition into our “pile of dry towels by the door” season. #Dailychester #sheepadoodle #dogsofbluesky #firstsnow #toronto

Chester would like to thank the @bluejays.com for an amazing season of #baseball & for bringing us all together during a challenging time. Chester hopes that the entire Jays organization is surrounded by the love & support that they need after last nights game. #DailyChester #sheepadoodle #goJays

Let’s go @bluejays.com !!!!!!!!

I just saw Tron Ares. No spoilers. My review: it’s a visual masturbatory exercise of the colour red & an example of how Jared fucking Leto can make an incredibly over rendered CGI/AI universe and character look like a cardboard cutout that’s been left out in the rain in every scene he is in… #scifi