Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Tuesday March 3, 2026 Blood Moon

 

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Tuesday March 3, 2026

The timing for the moonrise and moonset was perfect here, virtually all night, so catching the Worm Moon, or Blood Moon, was a matter of waiting for it to find an open spot in the cloud cover.  The colour accuracy is almost perfect, and the shots were taken from our front sidewalk, to the amusement of the neighbours, with the Nikon P1100 that I dragged down here with me.

Today, nothing was happening other than to watch curling of my two favourite teams at the Brier, Gushue and Jacobs (Team Canada) and both did last-minute heroics to go 5-0.  They play each other Thursday 1pm EST so I don't want to miss that.  Gushue is retiring, so I guess I will pull for Alberta (Team Canada).

There was a baseball game of Team Canada against the Blue Jays on the tube too.  There will be a World Baseball tournament soon...

I saw something the size of a fingernail on the spinach patch fence and thought it was a tiny butterfly, but it turns out to be a "Stink Bug" which can give off a noxious odor if you disturb it.  I was about 4" away and didn't notice anything.

 I read something about Alberta and BC maybe getting off Daylight Saving Time, but that hasn't happened yet apparently.

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

Al

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Some call this a Blood Moon

Some sites say it is a Worm Moon

The P1100 is pretty amazing

The moon is fascinating!

Choco in the spinach patch

He is really a laid-back bunny!

I saw movement, it was just a ground dove.

Another aloe flowering

Tiny Stink Bug

Really small....

Jacobs and Gushue are unbeaten.

World Baseball tune-up game

 

 


Monday, March 2, 2026

Monday March 2, 2026 Sports

 

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Monday March 2, 2026

 A March 1 Happy 87th Birthday to my oldest brother.  Hang in there Bro!

Yesterday I had to catch the women' soccer match between Canada and Colombia.  Colombia has a young phenom named Linda Caicedo who alone is worth the price of admission!  Apparently Canada had not scored a single goal since the summer so the 4-1 dominating win was most welcome.

Then the Brier, the Blue Jays, the Raptors, and the NHL kept the TV busy.  I slipped out to get the balance of Quetiapine 25mg we use to sleep, to last me several months.  It is available over the counter here for much less than in Canada where we need a presciption..

Cristina commented all day that that was the first Sunday in ages without rain...  A very dark cloud came from the north at dusk but any associated moisture passed us by.

I got a call from our new German friend Bernd, so we met for burgers and beers at Cafe Mocca again.  Without the rain, it was a very hot 33C day and it did not cool off easily.  Bernd leaves Tuesday back to Boise, Idaho where the pace is catatonic.

Today, still no windows have arrived and Cristina missed the guy at his shop.  I took a few pics outside and watched curling while Cristina made a quick trip into Tulua to pick me up a few things to take home.  

A week from now I will be packing up for my return to Edmonton.  Our vet John will pick us up around 1:30am, and I will get to edmonton just before midnight.... a very long travel day... 

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

Al

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The sky got much darker last night.

Kiskadee, far away

Tom Thumb

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Gecko

Slow to ripen avocado

Wasps are a pain

Huge Bumblebee again

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