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Sometimes photographer, author (find my books on Amazon etc.), kayaker, and a few other odds and ends.
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I discovered a little-known but fascinating aspect of what goes on in my garden after dark. Had to make the video. #garden #UVIVF #photography #ultra-violet #gardening #fluorescence www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWrx...

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So the trusty ancient #nikon #d5300 is back from repairs. I took it into the #garden and fired off some test shots. Seems good again. Best seen large. #photography #AfterTheRain #clematis #yew #lilacs #YewWhoAreOnTheRoad #ivy

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🧵 My trusty but ancient #DSLR #Nikon #D5300 developed a problem. I could still take photos, but one of the buttons wasn't working. I was torn. Should I bother fixing the ancient beast or finally upgrade to a modern mirrorless marvel? I'd been considering that ... 1/n

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

🧵 My writing collaborator is demanding a short story about his people. Perhaps sparked by the teacup design. #reading #writing #author #cat #shortstory

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

If anyone is looking for a beautiful wildlife documentary on Netflix, I highly recommend the South African "Pangolin: Kulu's Journey." Just beautiful. #conservation #extinction #speciesextinction #nature #NatureDocumentary #southafrica #documentary #netflix #movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GKX...

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

My greenwashing award for the month goes to .... drumroll ... Brother Printers. #environment #landfill #recycling #spam #greenwashing #green #MerchantsofSpam #brotherprinters #printercartridges #printers

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🧵1/4 A month or three ago, I posted a photo from Sydney, Downunder, about Trim, the cat that accompanied cartographer and RN Captain Matthew Flinders on the first circumnavigation of Australia, and on a circumnavigation of the globe (see my blog blog.staadecker.com/2024/07/18/t... ). #cat

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Researchers at McMaster, Canada have uncovered potentially the first new class of antibiotics in three decades. Good that Canada still believes in science. Researchers must next try to scale production to allow clinical trials. brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcm... #medicine #breakthrough

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🧵🧵 Mrs. S and I were downtown on Friday night for a Jesse Cook concert. He's a fabulous Toronto guitarist/composer who does his own flamenco/rumba compositions and ... 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-m... #flamenco #guitar #rumba #latin #Toronto #MasseyHall #JesseCook

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment