Rick Miller

Must be able to point to Tuktoyaktuk on a map, and pronounce it correctly

Telephoto image the red eclipse moon setting behind tall residential apartment buildings. The sky is a dark blue and the buildings are a mix of indigo glass and yellow windows.

Lunar eclipse in Toronto

#lunareclipse

Close up photo of a black cat laying on a light brown windowsill. He appears to be glaring at the camera

Pepper wasn’t pleased that I woke him up from his sunbeam nap by, you know, coming home

🌶️ 🐈‍⬛ 😾

#caturday

@aliettedebodard.com

Any of Aliette de Bodard’s Xuya Universe works, but especially the novel The Red Scholar's Wake

Photo of symmetrical grand staircase with natural light illuminating its green walls

Photo of a reconstructed Christian chapel with stained glass windows, and a white vaulted ceiling supported by wood pillars rising out of black tile floor

Photo of the interior of a tall glass cupola over a large open area. In the foreground are a number of aluminum chairs and tables

Photo of a architectural ramp ascending into the distance under a large skylight

National Gallery of Canada
Where art + architecture = inspiration

#architecture

Close-up photo of a orange cat laying on a pink blanket while his face is being rubbed. He has a mischievous look in his face, and his the ears are slightly folded back so that they look a little bit like devil’s horns

I fell asleep with this guy kneading my goatee

🐈 🧡 💤 🐐

#caturday

Close-up photograph of a ginger and white cat with yellow green eyes, white whiskers, and pink nose

This is the face of a young kitty cat who just peed on my suitcase as I was getting ready to pack to leave for a long weekend trip

#cat

It sure seems like when we have our basic needs met, and don't have to hustle to survive, humans will almost always choose to create art.

And there is a lot of evidence that when a society decides to honor and promote art and artists, everyone who lives there is measurably happier.

Panoramic photo of a dusky blue sunset. There’s a snow covered apartment rooftop in foreground The urban skyscrapers of Toronto are backlit by a orange glow on the horizon

It’s a misty dusk on the Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, and Ramadan — in Toronto.

#sunset

Close-up photo of a black cat sitting on an orange couch while facing away from the camera

Sometimes Pepper likes to just sit nearby and ignore me

I’m remembering a time when a college art instructor berated our class for having ‘poor math skills’.

Close up photo of a black cat with his pink tongue sticking out

A photo of a ginger and white cat walking on a wooden floor

Pepper and Waffles hope you all have a lovely Valentine’s Day

🐈 🧇 🧡 🖤 🌶️ 🐈‍⬛

#caturday

Or a quick road trip to Niagara Falls to see the ice

Art Gallery of Hamilton

Me too C-I-A
(Which isn’t a great acronym)

Photo of a gray kitten, watching a rain storm through a window

Older kitten watching the rain

There used to be a garage that repaired Checkers in the upper Beaches.

Just today, shopping around my Toronto neighbourhood, I heard
English
Spanish
Italian
Cantonese
Korean
Tagalog
Yiddish (just a few words)
~ and then I had a online meeting in French

The linguistic and cultural diversity of Canada’s largest city reminds me that my world view is not paramount

Back in my day the clapper loader had real responsibilities with real consequences if we made mistakes.
Kids today have no idea how hard it used to be.

Don’t get me started about “best” boys. “Worst” boys, if you ask me…

“Yes I can change it for you.
It will take 2 hours, not 2 minutes.
It will be different, not better.”

“Also, it’s been exactly like this the last 5 times you saw it and it didn’t bother you then…”
(That last bit is usually muttered under my breath)

“Yes I can change it for you.
It will take 2 hours, not 2 minutes.
It will be different, not better.”
“Also, it’s been exactly like this the last 5 times you saw it and it didn’t bother you then…”
(That last bit is usually muttered under my breath)

Photo of a ginger and white cat laying on a blue recycling bag

Waffles has been very helpful with the household chores this afternoon

Pepper could learn something from his big little brother

🧇 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 🌶️

Close up photo of a fuzzy black cat asleep on a orange couch, with paws askew

It’s nap-time

Photo of a fuzzy little black cat standing on a wooden floor, illuminated by a strong sunbeam

It’s cold outside but warm inside on this #catuday in Toronto

-18*C / feels like -29
0*F / feels like -20

Photo of a fuzzy black cat laying on an orange couch while glaring at the camera

Not only did Pepper refuse to help me carry my laundry upstairs, he’s not giving up his seat so that I can sort and fold the clothes on the couch

#caturday

Panoramic urban scene of Victorian era homes and buildings surrounded by tall snowbanks To the left is a tall church built with red brick. In the middle is a three story yellow brick apartment building To the right are several red brick, two and three story homes receding into the distance The top of the photo shows a blue sky mixed with faint orange clouds (and distorted power lines looping across the streets) The bottom of the photo shows 4 streets with tall snowbanks converging towards the centre

Just after sunrise, taken on my way to work in Toronto

The sun is rising behind the corner of the building in the middle.

It’s 5 days after our record snowfall of 60cm / 2 feet and we’re now in our ugly and brown phase of winter

It’s -22C and feels like -27
(-8F : -17)

#toronto
#snow

Panoramic photo of a snow covered rooftop walkway. In the background is the skyline of Toronto with the yellow ball of the sun shining through the clouds as it gets ready to go to bed. The sky is otherwise filled with monochromatic grey clouds

My usual spot for photos is inaccessible because Toronto received 60 CM / 2 feet of snow in one day.
It’s going to take a while for us to dig out

-10*C : feels like -18
14*F : feels like 0

#snow

Panoramic photo taken at the port of Matane , showing the setting of glinting off newly formed ice. In the foreground is a mix of snow, ice and rocks. In the background, the yellow sun approaches the horizon in otherwise blue sky. To the right, or some port facilities, and to the left is a factory and a crane.

Telephoto image of the sun starting to set behind a windmill farm. The yellow sun is shining through yellow - orange clouds, and glinting off newly formed, blue, sea ice.

Two images of the sun approaching the horizon, glinting off newly formed Fast Ice on the St. Lawrence River as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean

It’s called fast ice because it’s fastened to the shore

-18*C : feels like -22
O*F : feels like -8

at Port of Matane, Quebec

Panoramic photo of a frozen river with ice extending to the horizon. To the left, the sun is glinting on frozen ice. To the right of a woman looks out on the frozen seascape. The sky is hazy and cloudy, but there’s some blue visible in the middle on the horizon.

Panoramic photo depicting a frozen river with ice extending to the horizon, and an old stone church and barn. The sky is a mix of hazy white clouds, and brilliant blue.

With the extreme cold of the last couple of days the St Lawrence River has started to freeze as it flows into the Atlantic. This is Fast Ice, meaning it’s fastened to the shore

-18*C : feels like -22
0*F : feels like -8

1st = Petite Matane
2nd = Sainte Felicité

#seaice
#cold
#panoramic