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I made a thing for the BBQ

Yesterday I was on site all morning and mentally burnt when I got home. I was able to get a couple things done and we were having burgers. I wanted to have them on the kamado, but didn't want to wait too long to get it to temperature, and I …

Weekend Bread

I have been making all the bread for the house for the last couple weeks, and this weekend was no exception. This weekend I also made a triple batch of pan pizza dough for the freezer.

Basic White Bread

The recipe that I have been using for the last couple …

I Hope This isn't Another False spring

I Hope This isn't Another False spring

So around this time last year, I went for a short adventure around Long Lake

Map snippet of Long Lake, NS.

The photo at the top was one of my first attempts at using the Canon R6 to create HDR photos. I have taken a few since, but I find that Lightroom does a better job …

Spring is near

Spring is near

The days are getting longer and the robins are returning, spring is near in Halifax, NS.

EXIF data with a pelican-photos Gallery

:UPDATE:

I have done some work on how this works, and now its a CLI script (but no wheel) that I have on my gitea instance. You can find it here - EXIF2txt.

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Way back in the day, when I was using Flickr as one of my daily visits, I …

Canals in London

I spent a couple weeks in England (mostly London and a day to Brighton) and one of the things I fell in love with were the longboats and canals, especially around Camdentown.

My goal is to be able to retire to the canals and volunteer on the locks. Probably won't …

Text is best

If you have been following this site for any length of time you probably know that I am always trying to simplfy my flow, and to future proof it. The person that has led me on this path more than anyone has been Derek Sivers. He is the creater of …

Canoes in Maine

In July 2015 I went with a crew of friends camping and rafting in Maine. It was my first (and only) time rafting, and it was an adventure. I think I have a time-lapse of some of our adventures somewhere.