Geoff Budden
@geoffbudden.bsky.social
Dad to two wonderful adult daughters; lawyer(KC); runner; writer; reader; Newfoundlander.
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Geoff Budden
@geoffbudden.bsky.social
· Dec 26
A Shield Brighter Than Fire
A Shield Brighter Than Fire - Kindle edition by Budden, Geoff. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Shield Brighter Than Fire.
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I wrote a little novel during the pandemic and am finally getting around to self-publishing it. It’s a medieval adventure/rebellion story, set on the south Mediterranean coast, with a few battles and a journey. There’s a free sample if you want to browse that!
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The Kent’s Pond Trail, at 7:30 on this cool, beautiful morning.
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Kent’s Pond Trail, at 7:30 on this cool, beautiful morning.
A lovely little resting place just off the Virginia River pedestrian trail. Taken today at about 9 AM
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A lovely little resting place just off the Virginia River pedestrian trail. Taken today at about 9 AM
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Split Grilse
Mary Pratt
1979
Mary Pratt
1979
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Split Grilse
Mary Pratt
1979
Mary Pratt
1979
The newly-laid asphalt on the Tupper/Laurier Park multi-use path, today at dawn (7:22 AM)
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The newly-laid asphalt on the Tupper/Laurier Park multi-use path, today at dawn (7:22 AM)
The Rennie’s River pedestrian trail on this mauzy, perfect autumn morning:
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Rennie’s River pedestrian trail on this mauzy, perfect autumn morning:
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Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Polling:
LIB: 52% (+4)
PC: 32% (-7)
NDP: 13% (+5)
Others: 3%
Mainstreet / Oct 10, 2025 / n=987 / MOE 3% / IVR
(% Change with 2021 Election)
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Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Polling:
LIB: 52% (+4)
PC: 32% (-7)
NDP: 13% (+5)
Others: 3%
Mainstreet / Oct 10, 2025 / n=987 / MOE 3% / IVR
(% Change with 2021 Election)
Check out more NL details on @338canada.bsky.social at: 338canada.com/nl
October 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Polling:
LIB: 52% (+4)
PC: 32% (-7)
NDP: 13% (+5)
Others: 3%
Mainstreet / Oct 10, 2025 / n=987 / MOE 3% / IVR
(% Change with 2021 Election)
Check out more NL details on @338canada.bsky.social at: 338canada.com/nl
Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Polling:
LIB: 52% (+4)
PC: 32% (-7)
NDP: 13% (+5)
Others: 3%
Mainstreet / Oct 10, 2025 / n=987 / MOE 3% / IVR
(% Change with 2021 Election)
Check out more NL details on @338canada.bsky.social at: 338canada.com/nl
The Kent’s Pond Trail about 7:15 this morning. The colours of autumn, but more than a hint on summer still in the air :
October 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Kent’s Pond Trail about 7:15 this morning. The colours of autumn, but more than a hint on summer still in the air :
A perfect day for a run on the beautiful urban trails of St John’s:
September 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A perfect day for a run on the beautiful urban trails of St John’s:
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Today’s Canadian painting is “Thunderhead” painted by Tom Thomson in 1913.
August 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today’s Canadian painting is “Thunderhead” painted by Tom Thomson in 1913.
The Virginia River Pedestrian trail, tonight at 8 PM
July 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Virginia River Pedestrian trail, tonight at 8 PM
Kent’s Pond, this morning at 7:35
July 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Kent’s Pond, this morning at 7:35
The Long Pond trail this evening: a moment of calm in a tormenting world
June 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The Long Pond trail this evening: a moment of calm in a tormenting world
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Don't miss the deadline for our Indigenous Law Student Scholarship on June 1. This annual scholarship aims to assist #Indigenouslaw #students & provides a one-time award of $5,000. For more information or to apply, please follow the link provided.
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May 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Agucadoura, Portugal, this evening at 9 o’clock
May 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Agucadoura, Portugal, this evening at 9 o’clock
Porto: today at 2:20 PM
May 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Porto: today at 2:20 PM
The Kent’s Pond Trail, this misty morning at about 6:50
May 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Kent’s Pond Trail, this misty morning at about 6:50
I just voted, half a kilometre from my house, 9 AM on voting day and the entire process took 8 minutes. This has been typical of my voting experiences over the last 40 years. Whatever the failures of our political processes, a lot of positives there as well.
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I just voted, half a kilometre from my house, 9 AM on voting day and the entire process took 8 minutes. This has been typical of my voting experiences over the last 40 years. Whatever the failures of our political processes, a lot of positives there as well.
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From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
April 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
As earworms go, I could be doing a lot worse than “Here, There and Everywhere”
April 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
As earworms go, I could be doing a lot worse than “Here, There and Everywhere”
“You are neither here nor there,
A hurry through which known and strange things pass”
- Seamus Heaney, born on this day in 1939
A hurry through which known and strange things pass”
- Seamus Heaney, born on this day in 1939
April 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“You are neither here nor there,
A hurry through which known and strange things pass”
- Seamus Heaney, born on this day in 1939
A hurry through which known and strange things pass”
- Seamus Heaney, born on this day in 1939
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Hamas launches legal battle in UK, demanding to be removed from terror listing
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Hamas Launches Unprecedented Legal Case in Britain, Demanding the Government Remove its Terror Designation
In a legal filing, a Hamas founder argues that the group has the right to use armed resistance to achieve Palestinian liberation—and that Britain is crushing honest debate about its aims.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Hamas launches legal battle in UK, demanding to be removed from terror listing
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The Virginia River pedestrian trail, this morning at 6:20 :
April 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The Virginia River pedestrian trail, this morning at 6:20 :
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
This morning’s run down the Virginia River pedestrian trail and around Quidi Vidi Lake
March 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This morning’s run down the Virginia River pedestrian trail and around Quidi Vidi Lake