Beautiful #Christmas story ... "A knock at the door" Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years - BBC News share.google/RXC1TwAVecvT...

Taken on today's bike ride, at Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park in the #CRD. #swan #photography #yyj #victoria

How rich can a prime minister be before it clashes with the job? It’s the question that is quickly dominating the debate over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s finances. New from @xavierrichervis.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/car... #cdnpoli #Brookfield #ethics

Nice night walking around #CentennialSquare in the area last night, after a drink at Phillips Brewing. #christmas

A long-stalled vision for commuter rail between the Westshore and downtown Victoria took a significant step forward Monday as local mayors and First Nations leaders signed a new agreement aimed at moving the project forward.

Shandy, at her post, patiently waiting for the cats across the way to emerge. #pitbull #pibble #dog #dogs #dogsofbluesky

The City of Victoria is moving ahead on a new e-bike-share system. Aim is to be operational by spring 2026. 🚲 The RFP is open until Jan 13 victoria.bonfirehub.ca/opportunitie... #yyj

My son's Pomeranian has found a new hiding place to avoid his morning walks. #dogs #dogsofbluesky

HEARTBREAKING: Local Four-Way Residential Intersection Frequented By School Children Receives New Paint And Reflector Curbs That Will Do Nothing To Calm Traffic

This is probably the most lights and decorations I've put up in years, and likely just about the earliest as well. I guess I'm inspired by the decorations around our new neighborhood, and being in our new home. #chtistmaslights

No deaths in a year That's pretty incredible, given the severity of the toxic drug crisis in BC this past decade

THIS! 👇

"Mounties say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene." Nothing like reporting that the driver did the bare minimum they are legally required to do as though they are heroic or something. This is basically right down the street from us. #visionzero #yyj cheknews.ca/cyclist-seri...

I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch doesn't fucking work Just ask the last person who tried.

“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.  www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

One of the many great walking and running parks in our new 'hood in #Colwood. Latoria Ravine Park. #photography

St Anne's Academy on today's morning dog walk. #photography #fallcolours #victoria #yyj

Nice afternoon out for the dog walk. I like sunny haze. #photography #victoria #yyj

So it begins again ... But hopefully this will be the last time for a while.

The Night Epstein Died

Shandy met her doppelganger, "Lorelai" on this morning's walk. However, Shandy is a compact 45 lbs, and Lorelai is the "runt" of her litter, who will likely hit a paltry 100 lbs. #dog #dogs #dogsofbluesky #pibble #pitbull

A very brief update to mark 18 months since my crash. Everything is fine, fitness is good, but getting my splenectomy abdominal incisional hernia repaired is absolutely a gong show, as I wait for not only a second CT scan, but also a #colonoscopy. wanless.info/journal/near...

#vancouver #goldenhour #photography October in different years.

When a single car crash can gridlock Greater Victoria, it shows the fragility of autocentricity. Walkable neighborhoods, safe cycling routes, and rapid & reliable transit aren’t just nice-to-haves—they’re resilience. They give people options, cut congestion, and keep the city moving!

David Bowie 2002. Prescient. Thoughtful. "One of the dangers of the American way is that it's America first in everything it does. There is virtually no interest in the ambitions, feelings, needs or sensitivities of any other nation.. It's one of the things that makes us resent Americans much"

If you drive a 2025/2026 Tesla or still use X, there really isn't an excuse. You really are just an asshole that looks the other way.

The pro-EU Party of Action & Solidarity has crushed the pro-Russia Patriotic Electoral Bloc in the Moldovan election. It won 51 seats - an outright majority. Moldova is now on a trajectory towards EU membership. A very bad night for Putin, who targeted Moldova with a wave of election propaganda.

Finally inched past 18k on today's run. Longest since the crash.

Stellar day for (a) 60k (ride).

Not too shabby #Victoria. #yyj #photography #goldenhour #sunset

" If only I didn't have this damned leash."

Updated / edited this many times over the past 18 months - one long post now. Pinning it to my profile for posterity. Essentially, I was severely injured by a careless driver in April 2024, while cycling. #crash #braininjury #stroke #recovery #visionzero #retired wanless.info/journal/near...

wanless.info/journal/char... #CharlieKirk #Trump

Do you know someone in Vancouver who could really use a medium-frame mountain-ish bike? I know of an extremely-low milage bike being donated to a good, deserving home. If this is n+1, it's not for you, but maybe if you know someone 5'4"-5'8" that fits the bill, drop me a note? #bikeyvr

Solid, short #run tonight. 6k @ 4:45/km. There is no nicer place to run than #Victoria IMO. So happy to live here.

Nice light on tonight's #run. #yyj #photography

#Queenelizabethpark #photography #landscape #Vancouver #bc

#seenonmyrun #santa #photography

Today's "long" run

Golden hour sunset, Clover Point, #Victoria #photography #yyj

It's a Whistle Buoy kind of afternoon.

Side streets in #Dublin #Ireland, #London and #Edinburgh #UK from summer 2022. #photography #travel #Europe photos.app.goo.gl/8oZfSvWN1f1a...

Despite the incessant conservative narrative about crime being up it is down and continues to be at historic lows. "Provincially, the crime severity index is at its lowest level in six years, with homicides down 24%, robberies down 8% and mischief down by 4%" #cdnpoli www.vicnews.com/local-news/v...

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing to go further each year.

Build it and they will ride. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/06...

In 2023, Amsterdam lowered the speed limit on 80% of city streets to 30 kmh (19 mph). Since then: 🔹 Ped & cyclist crashes ⬇️ 15% 🔹 Car-related crashes ⬇️ 11% 🔹 Noise ⬇️ 5.5% (logarithmic) 🔹 Traffic ↔️ No change 60% of locals support the lower speed limits. openresearch.amsterdam/nl/page/1244...

One guess as to which pictures were taken when we saw a squirrel, and which one was taken afterwards? #preydrive #pibble #pitbull #dog #dogs