Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Tuesday January 27, 2026 Bored

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Tuesday January 27, 2026

Got to bed again late last night because of the lateness of the Oiler game, then doing yesterday's Blog at midnight... So we slept in but the cloudy day made us feel listless.

We watched curling half-heartedly because the quality of the teams are so diluted for this year's Scotties. Luckily we had another nice afternoon rain to freshen things.

Cristina got a call that ServiEntrega (Delivery) had a package in my name for pickup. Their office is within 2 blocks now, so I walked over with an umbrella. It was the Temu cat-pattern curtains that we had ordered long ago, which are pretty, but the edges are not even hemmed. I guess we got what we paid for...

As the rain quit, I decided to try the P1100 out back on the raindrops and to wait a bit for Tom Thumb. The raindrop shots do show amazing detail when enlarged. I am still not happy with my TT shots.

I caught a Kiskadee twitterpating with a Common Ruddy Ground Dove for some odd reason....

The owner send a couple of boys to pick up Dutchy on a motorcycle. Dutchy was very affectionate and mostly fun, except for his excited barking when play-fighting with Grande. I am always happy to return to our original crew...

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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Kiskadee

Monday, January 26, 2026

Monday January 26, 2026 Cometas

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Monday January 26, 2026

Sunday was another day for watching curling and hockey, although the Sotties curling seems so "watered-down" with new, young, inexperienced teams.

Uncle Raimundo stopped by to chat with Cristina for most of the afternoon.

In the evening I heard some commotion downtown so I rushed to see if it was the late-January Paso Fino Cabalgata, but no, it was just political rallies. I took the dogs for a late walk in spitting rain, and we did get enough rain to wet the ground.

Flipping channels after hockey, I came across a film called "Jolt" that was quite different. I had no idea that the main actress was Kate Beckinsale in that demanding role. . Then we were up until 1am and talked until 2am...

So, getting up this morning at 8am was tough.

Going out in the backyard these days means watching for the elusive Tom Thumb and watching the skies for paragliders amongst the buzzards. Some Ibis streak past almost every day, too quick to catch. But the paragliders came in force today so I got a few decent shots.

I was watching more curling around 4pm when the heavens opened and we got a real nice soaking for 1/2 hour.... then the lights went out,.... until 9pm. I decided to take a few raindrop pics too. I found that using a flash brings out a lot detail in the raindrops...

Since it is dark at 6:15pm, we were scrambling for flashlights and candles and finally decided to nap for a bit before waiting it ouit while chatting in the front room.

When the lights did come back I took 3 of the dogs for a quick walk then watched our Oilers beat the Mighty Ducks.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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