We may or may not get an ice storm tonight.
While everyone battens down the hatches, I’m drawn to this image from our last weather event, where the curved branches seemed to speak with each other.
It seemed like something worth remembering.
#ldnont #canada #onstorm #winter #bokeh
It looks simple.
But it really isn’t.
Maybe it’s a tiny tree stuck in winter’s grip, or perhaps it’s a person we encounter along the way.
Because we’re all reaching higher.
Trying to survive the storm.
Or just hoping to stay warm until the seasons change.
#ldnont #canada #medway #monochrome
Filthy airport windows hide the tarmac as workers prepare darkened planes for destinations unknown.
The dirt messes with the autofocus, the scene now a chaotic jumble of muted lights.
Not everything is as clear as we wish. Some details are more felt than seen.
#toronto #pearson #yyz #abstract
Not so long ago, the ground was frozen, bare branches whistling in the winter wind.
The setting sun cast long shadows through the empty valley, painting stark lines in the deep snow under the brilliant blue sky.
I just didn’t want to forget it.
#ldnont #canada #medway #winter #landscape
Trees wear their scars out in the open.
Humans, not so much. Our scars often remain unseen.
Something to ponder, perhaps, when we encounter others.
Assume they have scars. Assume their stories remain untold. Have some empathy.
Please.
#ldnont #canada #medway #monochrome #stilllife
The universe doesn’t need a photo like this, and I’m reasonably sure you don’t either.
But the universe is a big, sometimes frightening place. So we seek solace in hidden oases where no one else would think to look.
The beets are a bit of a bonus.
#ldnont #canada #grocery #stilllife
As our national digital intelligence agency warns Canadians of potential Iranian cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, I’ll join CBC Radio stations across the country Thursday morning.
We’ll discuss why this is worrisome, and what we must do to minimize our risk.
#technology #cybersecurity
When the day dawns foggy, the only option is to head outside and revel in it for a while.
The rest of the world can wait a bit.
#ldnont #canada #medway #monochrome #fog
There are countless reasons why I don’t often turn the lens inward.
Because I have quite the face for radio. Complete with an asymmetric nose, baggy eyes, and a strangely shaped forehead.
But sometimes I like what I see. And I don’t want to forget the moment.
#ldnont #canada #photowalk #selfie
While the planet burns and we all rage-post about it, I’ll just leave this right here.
Because Calli the Wonderschnauzer’s only goal in the moment is to dig in the snow and make sure she isn’t alone.
That’s something I think we can all appreciate.
#ldnont #canada #actofdog
Months after this forlorn leaf should have been swept off the branch and into oblivion, it still holds on. No one ever told it autumn is long gone.
There’s no way to know why it sticks around. Maybe a little mystery is the way it should be.
#ldnont #canada #medway #stilllife
In my ideal world, neighbours in this delightful building would sit on their balconies and befriend each other.
In the real world, no one sits on porches in a Canadian winter. So the architectural dance plays out in the sky without an audience.
#toronto #canada #architecture #monochrome
I have good news for all those who march to the beat of their own drummer, or as seems to be the case here, look just a little different than everyone else.
I believe I’ve found your tree.
#ldnont #canada #medway #weather #fog
I often remind myself to look up in the middle of the storm.
Because just as the snow and wind are at their most intense, they’re also stunningly beautiful.
And maybe even spontaneously hopeful.
So hold on. Storms don’t last forever.
#ldnont #medway #canada #winter #monochrome
In the dead of winter, the river flows gently beneath impossibly thin, near-iridescent layers of ice.
It’s a surreal scene, shaped by temperature, wind, and a bit of magic.
So I lean over gingerly and squeeze the shutter, knowing all this will soon be gone.
#ldnont #medway #monochrome
Your wife has excellent taste!
The day dawns electric in the Great White North as Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey team prepares to take on the Americans in the gold medal game.
Maybe they play hockey elsewhere. But they don’t live it like we do.
Go Canada.
#ldnont #canada #milano2026
I still wake up thinking it was a nightmare. We are so grateful it wasn’t worse.
Thank you so much! It still feels surreal, and we are so lucky they made it out.
Papaya Pizza. Locally owned. Delightful people. Incredible pies.
I’m terribly addicted to green olives on pizza. It horrifies everyone in my family, but the tummy wants what the tummy wants.
I’m always game to eat more pizza! It should be its own food group.
Our first date was at a pizza place, a safe choice that avoided salad stuck in my teeth.
Eventually she married me, and to this day I can’t eat a slice without thanking the universe that this was how it all started.
#ldnont #canada #pizza #stilllife
It takes days for the icicle to painstakingly take form just in front of our front door.
And only hours for the forces that created it to change their minds and melt it forever.
So we step outside to admire it.
Even if no one else will.
#ldnont #canada #winter #icicleworks #stilllife
Sorry for the tree theme these days. The planet is a harsh place to be for too many of us, so I find myself seeking refuge in places like this.
Where the world can be put on pause for a bit while we wrap ourselves in the quiet majesty of a fog-wrapped valley.
#ldnont #canada #medway
We get fog around here.
Thick, soupy fog.
So a spontaneous wander through the woods was in order.
The trees had stories to tell as they both emerged from the murk and were swallowed by it.
It made sense to pause amid the hushed silence and just listen.
#ldnont #medway #weather #shh
Did you know I had a stroke? I know: I don’t look like a typical stroke victim.
February is Heart Month, and I was privileged to join @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social's Mutsumi Takahashi to talk about it.
Because awareness saves lives. Maybe even yours.
@HeartandStroke
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Behold my wife’s mug.
Because we all deserve to be loved.
Because we should all be surrounded by those who feel about us as we feel about them.
Because not everyone is so lucky.
I am.
Which I’ll never take for granted.
#ldnont #canada #kitchen #stilllife
Water has no colour of its own, and will happily reflect its immediate surroundings.
Which explains why I find myself standing in a deeply chilled valley late in the afternoon looking for inspiration in the nearly frozen creek that runs through it.
#ldnont #canada #medway #519london
We’re thankful for many things today.
That we still have them.
Thankful for all who have opened their homes, sent donations, brought meals, and surrounded them with help, support, and love. It is humbling to realize just how kind people can be.
Just, thankful.
#family #everything
