Drifter Don
@drifterdon.bsky.social
Writer, enthusiastic but clueless photographer, motorcycle rider and doting grandpa living in Calgary, Canada. No AI, ever.
Wildflower garden is loving the rain. I hate it.
June 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Wildflower garden is loving the rain. I hate it.
File this one under 'ran when parked.' Just kidding. Parts of this heavy metal sculpture may have run at some point in their lives, but never as a unit. Rusting in peace at the Saskatoon Farm south of Calgary, Canada 🇨🇦
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
File this one under 'ran when parked.' Just kidding. Parts of this heavy metal sculpture may have run at some point in their lives, but never as a unit. Rusting in peace at the Saskatoon Farm south of Calgary, Canada 🇨🇦
I have no idea what this guy is doing, but I am really really jealous.
April 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I have no idea what this guy is doing, but I am really really jealous.
The Winter that just won't end made another charge today, dropping multiple centimeters of you-know-what on Calgary. I'm not sure what it will take to get Spring to out in a serious appearance.
March 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The Winter that just won't end made another charge today, dropping multiple centimeters of you-know-what on Calgary. I'm not sure what it will take to get Spring to out in a serious appearance.
RosieRocket folded the paper and stapled it to make a book and then filled it with what she called, "kid writing. Adults can't read it." And she was right about that. Note delicately raised pinkie. My gratuitousgranddaughtergraphic for today.
March 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
RosieRocket folded the paper and stapled it to make a book and then filled it with what she called, "kid writing. Adults can't read it." And she was right about that. Note delicately raised pinkie. My gratuitousgranddaughtergraphic for today.
One year clean and my dealer shows up at my door.
March 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One year clean and my dealer shows up at my door.
Someone told me that Ireland had 60 shades of green. After visiting there, my thought was, "Only 50?" This is the view from Blarney Castle toward the Poison Garden. And yes, there are samples and seeds in the gift shop.
March 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Someone told me that Ireland had 60 shades of green. After visiting there, my thought was, "Only 50?" This is the view from Blarney Castle toward the Poison Garden. And yes, there are samples and seeds in the gift shop.
Actually, the #Bushmills bottle is perfectly vertical. I am the one who is tilting. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Actually, the #Bushmills bottle is perfectly vertical. I am the one who is tilting. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Happy St. Patrick's Day. May your roof never fall in, and those beneath it never fall out.
March 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy St. Patrick's Day. May your roof never fall in, and those beneath it never fall out.
Sorry! This overnight dump is my fault. I put away the snow shovel yesterday.
March 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sorry! This overnight dump is my fault. I put away the snow shovel yesterday.
Just to show it's not done yet, Winter dropped a cold, white reminder last night that it's only March and motorcycling season is still in the distant future.
March 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just to show it's not done yet, Winter dropped a cold, white reminder last night that it's only March and motorcycling season is still in the distant future.
Spring cleaning... I have GOT to start throwing stuff out.
March 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Spring cleaning... I have GOT to start throwing stuff out.
Today's very spring-like weather in Calgary causes thoughts to wander to motorcycle-riding weather and the resulting trips. This one was to Salt Spring Island on BC's West Coast.
February 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today's very spring-like weather in Calgary causes thoughts to wander to motorcycle-riding weather and the resulting trips. This one was to Salt Spring Island on BC's West Coast.
Carson Daniel is not much on crafts, but coffee filter, marker-smeared, clothes-pinned, pipe-cleanered butterflies caught his 7-year-old imagination.
February 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Carson Daniel is not much on crafts, but coffee filter, marker-smeared, clothes-pinned, pipe-cleanered butterflies caught his 7-year-old imagination.
I am okay with the #Jawas at the #party, but who invited the Sand People? Remember what happened last time? Actual event was a couple of days ago, but I just now sobered up enough to post. 😉 #birthday #Starwars #Sandpeople.
February 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I am okay with the #Jawas at the #party, but who invited the Sand People? Remember what happened last time? Actual event was a couple of days ago, but I just now sobered up enough to post. 😉 #birthday #Starwars #Sandpeople.
Birthday card from my constant riding companion. Inside it says, "Over the hill?" and he scribed in capital letters, " NAH!"
January 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Birthday card from my constant riding companion. Inside it says, "Over the hill?" and he scribed in capital letters, " NAH!"
Sunsets in the mirror are closer than they appear. Spectacular one this evening.
January 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Sunsets in the mirror are closer than they appear. Spectacular one this evening.
Been a bit busy lately, so haven't posted much. Here's a bridge in a town with an unpronouncable name in Ireland. I asked a local about the wood debris and he gave me a minutes long dissertation on a recent flood, with hand gestures and sound effects. I didn't understand a single word.
January 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Been a bit busy lately, so haven't posted much. Here's a bridge in a town with an unpronouncable name in Ireland. I asked a local about the wood debris and he gave me a minutes long dissertation on a recent flood, with hand gestures and sound effects. I didn't understand a single word.
"Okay. Okay. Guess this one. 'You dirty rat. You killed my brudder'."
January 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Okay. Okay. Guess this one. 'You dirty rat. You killed my brudder'."
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Wow. Mark Carney, potential new Liberal Leader and Prime Minister here in Canada, was on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart tonight. And he did a very good job, I think, because he came across as both smart/experienced AND engaging with a sense of humour.
Very interesting. youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE
Very interesting. youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE
Mark Carney - Canada Not Interested in Trump’s Offer & Liberal Leadership Prospects | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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January 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Wow. Mark Carney, potential new Liberal Leader and Prime Minister here in Canada, was on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart tonight. And he did a very good job, I think, because he came across as both smart/experienced AND engaging with a sense of humour.
Very interesting. youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE
Very interesting. youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE
Sorry to make you squint, but if you look at the top right hand corner, you'll see a tiny red spot. That's the planet Mars paying a visit to tonight's full moon.
January 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Sorry to make you squint, but if you look at the top right hand corner, you'll see a tiny red spot. That's the planet Mars paying a visit to tonight's full moon.
Full moon rose into the ice clouds above Calgary this evening. January's full moon is the Wolf Moon.
January 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Full moon rose into the ice clouds above Calgary this evening. January's full moon is the Wolf Moon.
Maisy Storm, one of my three favourite #granddaughters turned three years old this week.
January 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Maisy Storm, one of my three favourite #granddaughters turned three years old this week.