Ice storm

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Ice storm, south eastern Ontario,  March 30, 2025, not that much ice on trees as of 12 noon, temperature is rising and it's changing to rain

 

Geneva Convention

"Likewise, prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity." - Article 13, Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Adopted 12 August 1949

 I had a nightmare about that prison in El Salvador, When I woke up I thought it was a bad dream until I remember it really is happening. I've visited a few prisons in Canada - at least the prisoners were issued proper clothing.

Dramatic clouds and contrails

 

First crocus

Red moon rising far to the south behind maple flowers

Red moon rising far to the south behind maple flowers. About 3.22 A.M., March 22, 2024

 

Lunar Eclipse, March 14, 2025, 4 AM EDT

 

Tiger, Spot and Smudge

Smudge the kitten

Tiger and Spot

 

LCBO removes US booze in response to tariffs

 

Sign at LCBO (Provincial liquor store in Ontario). Store removed all US made liquor from shelves in response to US tariffs.

Lady Santa, Bank Street, Ottawa

Sometime around 2005. I think she said she just liked dressing up as Santa.

 

Double rainbows over St. Lawrence, c. 2005

Double rainbow over St. Lawrence, c. 2005. Across from Cariboo Cameron's house in Summerstown - the pillar is gone but there are still two identical ones on the north side of the road at the entry to his house with the house's name, Fairfield, on it. There was a private park that was attached to his house on the south side of the road that was used by students when it was a private school, but it has been developed into houses. 

Scanned print p. 874.

Story Slam

 Story Slam at the Glengarrian pub - I told the story of Qadesh the Tiger 

 

Frost barn

scan from print, maybe 2005

 

New York Dolls

David Johansen died on February 28, 2025 - he was the last living member of the New York Dolls, a proto Punk Band. I'll never know how this LP made it to a sleazy junk store called the Wagon Wheel on Montreal Road in Cornwall, Ontario, where I bought it around 1977 - the Wagon Wheel was decrepit - there was a counter and it looked like it had been a soda shop in better days, and there was lots of cheesy porn on the wall, like an older woman holding a ketchup bottle between her breasts. The guy who sold me it marveled at how 'you could see the bulge' on the Dolls' costumes.

 

Green and Red Mushrooms

Mouse-pee Pinkgill, Entoloma incanum (from google) Both caps and stems of these mushrooms are green. Supposed to smell like mouse pee!

Hygrocybe cuspidata, waxy cap mushrooms

St. David's Day

 This time it was Loblaw's potato leek soup, made in Spain. Happy St. David's Day,