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nouspique.bsky.social
Toronto based writer / photographer. Took up distance running at 60. Every decade deserves a new challenge. 🇨🇦
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On the shop 🇨🇦 front, I wear Outway socks when I #run. Made by a guy based in Victoria, B.C. 2 reasons: 1) excellent compression socks, which I find helpful in running, & 2) colourful fun designs. (NB I get no benefit from this recommendation). #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #ShopCanadian #BuyCanadian

submitted 21 hours ago • 2 comments

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, / and the skies are not cloudy all day. #deer #wildlife #run #running #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Haliburton #HaliburtonHighlands #Winter #CanadianWinter #snow #Strava

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I’m struck by the absence of humility in the behaviour of our political leaders, and in the general tone of contemporary discourse. As an antidote, I sometimes turn to Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” which I take as a refreshing reminder that even the most powerful among us is insignificant.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Drinking my morning coffee in my #TeamCanada mug, sweetened with maple syrup, of course. #4Nations #Hockey #Canada #Canadian

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

A day in the life (of a runner) Woke up, fell out of bed Long run day, just like my coach had said Found my way downstairs and downed some carbs And looking up, I saw my dirty trainers Found my coat and grabbed my toque Made my first split in five thirty-two #Run #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Beatles

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Prepping for a long run. Hydration will be a challenge. Thinking I should spike my hydration vest’s bladder with vodka to keep the tube from freezing. Hmmm. #Run #Running #LongRun #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Winter #CanadianWinter #Haliburton #HaliburtonHighlands

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Typically I run in the morning but mornings have been cold lately. So today I waited until things had warmed to a balmy -14C with a -20C windchill. #Running #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Strava #Winter #Snow #CanadianWinter #Ontario #Haliburton #HaliburtonHighlands

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Running the backroads of the #HaliburtonHighlands after a good dump of snow. Lots of wind and drifting snow. #Running #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Winter #CanadianWinter #Haliburton #Ontario #Strava #Snow

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

My #Running Mantra: I get knocked down, but I get up again. #Chumbawamba #RunnersOfBlueSky #RunSky #Snow #Snowstorm #Haliburton #HaliburtonHighlands #RunningPunks #Winter #CanadianWinter #Ontario

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

It was a tough slog in the snow today but the beautiful scenery more than made up for it! #Running #RunSky #Strava #RunnersOfBlueSky #Ontario #Haliburton #HaliburtonHighlands #Winter #CanadianWinter #Snow #SnowStorm

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Johnson suddenly uttered … an apothegm, at which many will start: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” But let it be considered, that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many … have made a cloak for self-interest. - James Boswell

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Rehearsing with the Orpheus Choir of Toronto in Roy Thomson Hall - a concert with the FILMharmonique Orchestra featuring the music of Ennio Morricone

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

For the first time this year I resorted to a #treadmill for my #running session. Didn’t feel like running in a fresh dump of snow. #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Strava #SnowStorm #SnowDay #Toronto

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Bathed In Luxury #Photography #StreetPhotography #Toronto

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Today’s run took me past a homeless encampment with the words “I am a proud #Canadian” written on the tent. You know the 51st state threat will never fly when even our #homeless find no hope in the prospect of becoming American! #Run #Running #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Strava

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Snowed thru the night so today’s run was a tougher slog than I had anticipated. Couldn’t do my hill sprints so pivoted to a #TrailRun #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Strava #Running #RunningTO #ActiveTO

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Are we sure Doug Ford and Donald Trump aren’t the same person?

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Clear afternoon #run without the promised snow storm. #TempoRun #Running #RunnersOfBlueSky #RunSky #Strava

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, I just got my $200 cheque from Doug Ford. So did my father-in-law. He died last August but I guess that’s a minor technicality, right? To be clear, even if he could vote, it wouldn’t be for the Conservatives. Not in a billion years.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Sunshine and snow squalls, slush and ice, make for a challenging run! #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Run #Running #Strava #RunTO #ActiveTO

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Running gives me joy. At least some of the time we should do things that give us joy. In a world governed by humourless dunderheads like #Trump & #Musk & #Poilievre & #DougFord joy becomes a form of resistance. #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #RunningPunks #RunTO #ActiveTO #Strava

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Bit of #graffiti that reminds me of a quote from Batman that seems apt today: “Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” #StreetArt #photography #FuckTrump

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Some of my family and friends poo poo the idea of winter running. #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #RunningPunks #Strava #Running #RunTO #ActiveTO #Toilet

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

I love this mirror. It is located in Toronto's Parkdale neighborhood, and naturally creates this trippy reflection. Photo processing has its uses, but if you can score a natural effect in situ, that's a win. #photography #mirrors #reflections #mirroreffects #abstract #streetphotography #toronto

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

It had to be drawn 😀

submitted 25 days ago • 23 comments

8 years ago to the day I attended a #protest at the US consulate in #Toronto then marched to Nathan Phillips Square. It was in response to the #Trump EO banning travel from 7 predominantly Muslim countries. I could not have predicted what would follow. #photography #StreetPhotography #Candid #bnw

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Today’s effort was a PLRR (Post Long Run Run). And if I run tomorrow, it will be a PPLRRR (Post Post Long Run Run Run). #RunSky #RunnersOfBlueSky #Strava #RunTO #ActiveTO #Running

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment