Recent content by Odyssey

Nice. Are you gonna let the kids paint that paddle? If I were you I wouldn't let Darby, Danielle, Kelly or KIm anywhere near that. Just a hunch.

There are aspects of city life I love, but I find there are two serious drawbacks, noise and light pollution. I can only just make out a handful of stars from my urban backyard, surrounded as I am by streetlights and porchlights, and even late at night there is the occasional rumble of traffic...

Listen to your body. Chances are if you're anywhere near grey beard country then you've earned some comfort. Besides, isn't it more important to have the seat ideally located for trim purposes than the thwart? The thwart moved aft a couple inches might make a world of difference to your position...

I'm a very lucky guy. My wife loves cooking. I do too but it doesn't come naturally to me as it seems to for her. Whereas she works from inspiration I work from written down recipes. That's the best I can do. It's always strange territory figuring out which ingredients and flavours work...

You can't quit yet. There are paddles to make! BTW, can I have my dracula mask back?

Nice pics Tim! I didn't look for solar flares, that would've been cool. What impressed me was the ethereal surroundings as we reached "lights out". Felt like one of those late autumn afternoons with long shadows stretching across the fields. Like a Scandi noir show? lol

A little distance makes a lot of difference, but only if you care. My friend suggested we drive down to the lake (Erie) to catch the better totality view. He even offered to drive. Well, on the plus side there is a sandy beach offering an expansive view. Also/or there's a rooftop restaurant...

Another world seeing floodwaters from the watery perspective. If I'd come across that floaty I'd need to read the label to figure out what it was. An inflatable coracle? What'll those Celts think of next? Thanks for postponing the yard stuff. This was way funner.

Yesterday I did some work in the morning before running some errands; made a tire change appt, picked up some engine oil, and a new swingset for the gkids. Can't wait to surprise them when they next invade our shores in a couple weekends time. Then it was groceries. I and a friend installed...

I broke a self-imposed exile from the used book stores. After all, the gentleman who runs my favourite small town book store is retiring this year. It took no effort to convince my wife to stop in to this gem in "the prettiest small town in Ontario". So says the tourist brochures. They do have a...

One more amazing occurance in the natural world. I do think it is gaze-worthy. But keep in mind there are so many smaller "miracles" equally mesmerizing which we miss on a daily basis. Maybe it's the Vegas Show stuff which most impresses some of us (not me). That's okay too. Last weekend I was...

Being out n about the past few weeks going nowhere doing nothing, I've been accidentally nature watching. Can't help but notice the bald eagles swooping and soaring around here. One majestic specimen alighted in a tall spruce near my home village. I was driving by, slowed right down to drink in...

Time for an old thread renewal. BTW, here's an axe that's been repurposed, head, handle, and all. Not sure I approve. The repurposed adze however I won't lose sleep over. This establishment BTW is a fine pizza restaurant. It's just the back door and exterior that resembles a creepy movie.

My vocabulary just got bigger. I'm having a good day.

I so much want to google doofenschmertz but it took me days to correct the algorithym, I ain't going down that rabbit arse again.