Paul Finnie
@1canoe2paddles.bsky.social
In Ottawa, Ontario. Just here to follow what I used to like on Twitter.
Statue of Liberty stands up just a little bit taller, glances back at poor huddled masses.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Statue of Liberty stands up just a little bit taller, glances back at poor huddled masses.
For councillors voting for Landsdowne, how bad would it have to be to vote against? Going 9800 seats to 5500 is okay - how about 2500? No roof is okay - how about no seats? PVC instead of a park is okay - how about a dump? Public housing funds for private parking is okay - how about hospital funds?
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For councillors voting for Landsdowne, how bad would it have to be to vote against? Going 9800 seats to 5500 is okay - how about 2500? No roof is okay - how about no seats? PVC instead of a park is okay - how about a dump? Public housing funds for private parking is okay - how about hospital funds?
When they sing the US national anthem at the beginning of sports events, they should change the line about it being "the land of the free". It just doesn't seem that is what it is these days. Maybe "the land to be free"? It is still the home of many brave people. I hope things get better for them.
November 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When they sing the US national anthem at the beginning of sports events, they should change the line about it being "the land of the free". It just doesn't seem that is what it is these days. Maybe "the land to be free"? It is still the home of many brave people. I hope things get better for them.
It is coming in to peak color in Ottawa-Gatineau right now. Many leaves have fallen, but the trees are still well decorated. There are reds, oranges, yellows, browns, but still a fair bit of green here and there. I hope you get the opportunity this long weekend to get out there and get a good look!
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It is coming in to peak color in Ottawa-Gatineau right now. Many leaves have fallen, but the trees are still well decorated. There are reds, oranges, yellows, browns, but still a fair bit of green here and there. I hope you get the opportunity this long weekend to get out there and get a good look!
Ottawa City council announced a needed refresh of St Laurent Boulevard, with better transit, walkways and bike routes - all welcome, but am I reading this right - most will be done after 2046? www.ottawa.ca/en/city-hall... If so, thanks for the heads up, but that's more than 2 decades from now!?
Committee approves plan to improve transportation along St. Laurent Boulevard | City of Ottawa
Key benefits of the recommended plan include:
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October 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ottawa City council announced a needed refresh of St Laurent Boulevard, with better transit, walkways and bike routes - all welcome, but am I reading this right - most will be done after 2046? www.ottawa.ca/en/city-hall... If so, thanks for the heads up, but that's more than 2 decades from now!?
I almost missed this female? or juvenile? goldfinch because it was wearing camouflage, perched here on one of the stems of what remains of the false sunflowers. It is easy to see here, but that's because is is in the center. You can totally understand the tail colors - they look just like leaves.
October 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I almost missed this female? or juvenile? goldfinch because it was wearing camouflage, perched here on one of the stems of what remains of the false sunflowers. It is easy to see here, but that's because is is in the center. You can totally understand the tail colors - they look just like leaves.
It is second summer in Ottawa-Gatineau this weekend. McKay Lake was dressed up in its full fall colors. Just beautiful.
October 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It is second summer in Ottawa-Gatineau this weekend. McKay Lake was dressed up in its full fall colors. Just beautiful.
I hope we are able to make our way down this difficult road.
The road to reconciliation begins with truth
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2022
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2022
September 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I hope we are able to make our way down this difficult road.
It is late in the wildflower season in Ottawa and these little lavender asters are everywhere. The bumblebees really go for them, and there are many, but the flowers are so small they really have to work, zipping from one cluster to another, landing only briefly on a couple of flowers at each.
September 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It is late in the wildflower season in Ottawa and these little lavender asters are everywhere. The bumblebees really go for them, and there are many, but the flowers are so small they really have to work, zipping from one cluster to another, landing only briefly on a couple of flowers at each.
Whoa! I almost missed Fat Bear Week this year! Here's the link. Cast your votes for the greatest ones! Not voting would be pretty much unbearable. explore.org/fat-bear-week
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
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September 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Whoa! I almost missed Fat Bear Week this year! Here's the link. Cast your votes for the greatest ones! Not voting would be pretty much unbearable. explore.org/fat-bear-week
Over 50 Canada geese were way up there over Ottawa honking and flying in a V formation, headed toward the setting sun. C'mon guys! One side of your V was like 40+ of you all, the other side was maybe 10. You call that a formation? That's embarrassing. Symmetry, please!
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Over 50 Canada geese were way up there over Ottawa honking and flying in a V formation, headed toward the setting sun. C'mon guys! One side of your V was like 40+ of you all, the other side was maybe 10. You call that a formation? That's embarrassing. Symmetry, please!
It was a just glorious late-summer/early fall day in Ottawa-Gatineau. It is peak season at the Orleans Fruit Farm and it was hopping at apple picking - still v. good! - and at the tent. Great stuff at the kiosk: corn, four varieties of apples including macs and lobos, strawberries, carrots and more.
September 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It was a just glorious late-summer/early fall day in Ottawa-Gatineau. It is peak season at the Orleans Fruit Farm and it was hopping at apple picking - still v. good! - and at the tent. Great stuff at the kiosk: corn, four varieties of apples including macs and lobos, strawberries, carrots and more.
The geese have assembled and are honking as they fly overhead this morning. They're almost ready to go.
September 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The geese have assembled and are honking as they fly overhead this morning. They're almost ready to go.
It is the transition between summer and fall. This bumblebee was sleeping on a false sunflower in a cluster of false sunflowers. Another bee, maybe a sister, flew up and tried to rouse her, but she brushed her away with her front legs and went right back to sleep. Being a bee must be exhausting!
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It is the transition between summer and fall. This bumblebee was sleeping on a false sunflower in a cluster of false sunflowers. Another bee, maybe a sister, flew up and tried to rouse her, but she brushed her away with her front legs and went right back to sleep. Being a bee must be exhausting!
Happy Waababagaa-Giizis, @waub.bsky.social . Where are we now in the whole story? Pre-, mid- or post- apocalypse? These days I'm finding it a bit hard to be sure. I am thinking early-mid?
September 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy Waababagaa-Giizis, @waub.bsky.social . Where are we now in the whole story? Pre-, mid- or post- apocalypse? These days I'm finding it a bit hard to be sure. I am thinking early-mid?
I was at Montfort Hospital earlier this week. Just wanted to make sure people here know the nurses, support staff, and Dr.s there are amazing super pros! English or French, up to you! But waits are far too long - more Dr.s needed! Also, building maintenance is needed. Automatic doors have to work!
August 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I was at Montfort Hospital earlier this week. Just wanted to make sure people here know the nurses, support staff, and Dr.s there are amazing super pros! English or French, up to you! But waits are far too long - more Dr.s needed! Also, building maintenance is needed. Automatic doors have to work!
Slightly diminish a band: Martha and the Muffin Tops
Slightly diminish a band: planks of Canada.
Slightly diminish a band: AB/DB
August 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Slightly diminish a band: Martha and the Muffin Tops
Slightly diminish a band: AB/DB
Susan and the banshees. @tomflood.bsky.social
Slightly diminish a band: Prince and the Civil Disobedience
August 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Slightly diminish a band: AB/DB
The little white cabbage butterflies are pairing off now. When one flies by itself it looks like it is just flapping around randomly, but they must really have near perfect control, because pairs are able to flutter around each other for quite some time. Cabbage butterfly romance is an aerial dance.
August 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The little white cabbage butterflies are pairing off now. When one flies by itself it looks like it is just flapping around randomly, but they must really have near perfect control, because pairs are able to flutter around each other for quite some time. Cabbage butterfly romance is an aerial dance.
Fireworks at Kìwekì Point, Ottawa, last night.
August 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Fireworks at Kìwekì Point, Ottawa, last night.
You are being watched. (Too see the watcher, zoom in near the center.)
August 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
You are being watched. (Too see the watcher, zoom in near the center.)
I went canoeing today wearing a mask because of the bad air. That’s a first and pretty much unimaginable here until a couple of years ago. The water was gently rippled. The diffuse light gave the surface a silvery shine. There was not much wind at all, but that's a sailboat way off in the distance.
August 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I went canoeing today wearing a mask because of the bad air. That’s a first and pretty much unimaginable here until a couple of years ago. The water was gently rippled. The diffuse light gave the surface a silvery shine. There was not much wind at all, but that's a sailboat way off in the distance.
They make PJs for elephants!!!
Local women crochet/knit sweaters for rescued often sick and vulnerable elephants when night temperatures fall low, at the Elephant Conservation Care Center, India #UnravellingWomensArt
August 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
They make PJs for elephants!!!
The white waterlilies are blooming on the Ottawa River. Although they look all white from a distance, closeup they have bright yellow centers.
August 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The white waterlilies are blooming on the Ottawa River. Although they look all white from a distance, closeup they have bright yellow centers.
Yesterday I was surprised to learn from Chief Whiteduck at an Ottawa Riverkeeper event that Kitigan Zibi, a reserve 2h north of Ottawa, still does not have clean running water for about half its people. Can we fix this now? Clean running water for all First Nations would be a great achievement.
July 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yesterday I was surprised to learn from Chief Whiteduck at an Ottawa Riverkeeper event that Kitigan Zibi, a reserve 2h north of Ottawa, still does not have clean running water for about half its people. Can we fix this now? Clean running water for all First Nations would be a great achievement.