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There was a stellar sunset in the west, but the asperatus clouds to the east were pretty stunning as well.

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Today's theme: "Progress"

16-9-23

Zucchini races look a little bit like this. And they are awesome.

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With a nail, or spike, or similar, you can attach these little discs to a zucchini and race them down ramps. This, somehow, entertains 10 year olds to no end. 12 kids. 48 holes. I hope she doesn't want to do this when she's 25...

16-9-19

  I've stood in this exact spot. And taken this exact photograph. More than twice. This might be the first black and white one though, so there's that.

But this is lovely.

16-9-18

Actually started putting it back together by the end of the day. Barely. I'm still not optimistic that I've fixed it, but it really is a lovely feeling to know so much about a machine, how it's put together, how the bits interact. I'm a little disappointed I missed the focus on the gear changer mechanism photograph, but I'm not taking it apart again to get it right. The nice part about working on a motorcycle is the decided lack of hammers and cutting tools needed to dismantle it. So strange.

16-9-17

Shift springs. Gear box oil. Clutch bleed. Day 1. Still pretty sure the problem is the clutch. But I'm getting to know this motorcycle pretty thoroughly. Mostly I'm finding out how many bolts have rattled loose and dropped out onto the road.

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This is a thing that a person has made. How lovely is that?

16-9-15

...again...

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I can see the difference in the photos I take with different cameras. Most of the time. The iconic Vancouver crows on a power line was taken with a mock rangefinder camera, a little digital Fuji with a fixed 35mm (equivalent) lens. Tonight I was longing for a slightly longer focal length and a full sized sensor.

I have both; the longer focal length and the full frame sensor, if film counts. If I did the math I'd probably discover I've taken more photographs of this Leica M3 than photographs with it. It might be time to change that.

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We  climbed to the top of a hill.

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The view from the sea wall.

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Sonny Rollins can do no wrong.

16-9-6

Grade 5. First day. This punk.

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I need to do this more often.

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Tourtiere. Damn near perfect too.

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So many trips on the ferry lately. It's been because of work in Victoria and, it's true, I like Victoria. I like it a lot. It would seem, save for Calgary, there aren't many places that I don't like more than Vancouver. Because....  And so many other things. But raising the property taxes of a business that's been around for over a hundred years from $23000 to $61000 in five years should be a crime. Tosi could have sold the property 10 years ago and retired, but his life is his interactions with his customers and Vancouver is taking that away from him. He says in the article he'd like to keep selling imported meat and cheese and pasta for another 4 years or so but he can't afford to pay the taxes so he's done. This city has no soul, or at the very least it's killing the soul it has.

I like Victoria though. It was hard to come home tonight. The beauty of the ferry ride helps.

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