Dan Hayward
@danielhayward.bsky.social
Minister, hunchback, religious hillbilly, he/him. Disability, Christianity, politics, miscellany. Any political statements are made in my personal capacity.
My father, Ivan Hayward, at one of the anti-aircraft guns on board the destroyer HMCS Huron, in the Sea of Japan off Korea, 1953.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My father, Ivan Hayward, at one of the anti-aircraft guns on board the destroyer HMCS Huron, in the Sea of Japan off Korea, 1953.
My great uncles Walter and Sandy Hayward joined the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1915 but were sent to infantry battalions. Sandy was wounded and gassed, and suffered from PTSD. Walter was killed at Cambrai in September 1918 and is buried at Aubigny, France.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My great uncles Walter and Sandy Hayward joined the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1915 but were sent to infantry battalions. Sandy was wounded and gassed, and suffered from PTSD. Walter was killed at Cambrai in September 1918 and is buried at Aubigny, France.
New book arrived from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social!
September 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New book arrived from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social!
On VJ-Day, one of the chapel murals made with scrounged materials by Stanley Warren, one of the Commonwealth PoWs held by the Japanese at Changi Prison in Singapore.
August 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
On VJ-Day, one of the chapel murals made with scrounged materials by Stanley Warren, one of the Commonwealth PoWs held by the Japanese at Changi Prison in Singapore.
Mallard duck hen has made a nest and laid her eggs in the neighbour's garden. She is walking around, uncomfortable with these people being nearby, so I took a photo and went inside.
May 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mallard duck hen has made a nest and laid her eggs in the neighbour's garden. She is walking around, uncomfortable with these people being nearby, so I took a photo and went inside.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, which flew frequently over our house in Dartmouth NS when I was a boy.
April 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, which flew frequently over our house in Dartmouth NS when I was a boy.
My favourite Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day graphic is from Wales.
March 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My favourite Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day graphic is from Wales.
Lots of Americans responding to news that Prime Minister Trudeau will meet the King with statements like "America doesn't have a king" and "we don't listen to kings." Let me remind you of this post from the official White House X account:
March 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lots of Americans responding to news that Prime Minister Trudeau will meet the King with statements like "America doesn't have a king" and "we don't listen to kings." Let me remind you of this post from the official White House X account:
The Netherlands is also not Canada, yet First Canadian Army liberated the country from the Nazis, whose salutes the Trump fans are bringing back into fashion.
February 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Netherlands is also not Canada, yet First Canadian Army liberated the country from the Nazis, whose salutes the Trump fans are bringing back into fashion.