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Ken_H
@kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
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Husband, father, database administrator, YEG resident. Someone concerned about global warming and interested in energy efficiency.

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kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Biscuit the bunny loves the Christmas tree.
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Happy winter solstice everyone. The days get longer from here.
#yeg
A screen capture from gaisma showing how days are getting longer until, 6 months from now, days will have over nine and a half hours more sunlight.
December 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Sherbrooke Liquor beer advent calendar day 2:
Well Hello Mr. Fancy Pants, hazy IPA
#yeg
A can of Well Hello Mr. Fancy Pants, hazy IPA. The can has a multicolor label with what appears to be the silhouette of a man holding a large gun.
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Hey yeg cyclists, I bought a panier from Aliexpress and it came with a rain cover that I’ve never used. It measures roughly 40” long and 22” wide. Can anyone use this? Maybe for a bike trailer?Free.
#yegbike
A bright yellow cover on the back of a kitchen chair to show the size. A bright yellow cover with an elastic sewn into the edge. A bright yellow cover on the back of a kitchen chair to show the size.
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Day 1 of my beer advent calendar from Sherbrooke Liquor.
#yeg #sherbrookeliquor
A large box that is also a craft beer advent calendar. The box has round perforations showing allowing access to the cans within. The upper left corner has a perforation with the number 1 on it with the words “Start Here!”. The different perforations have different fonts, some spelling out the number and others using Arabic numerals. A can of Duckworth Vienna Lager with a stylized duck on the label.
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
I used to have a neighbour with a cat named Dudley who liked to kill squirrels. They moved away about a year ago. I miss them. #yeg
The engine of a Ford F-150 covered in pine cones.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Hey #yeg neighbours, I have two pair of downhill skis (one child and one adult) and a pair of shields downhill ski boots for sale.

Atomic Elysian 140 childs skis with Atomic Evox7 bindings. $40

Atomic Nomad 164 adult downhill skis with Atomic ATC bindings. $60 […]

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Atomic Nomad 164 adult downhill skis with Atomic ATC bindings. Head Edge Junior children’s downhill ski boots. Atomic Elysian 140 childs skis with Atomic Evox7 bindings.
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Post-election cleanup - the finale. With no place to store the large 4’ by 8’ signs, we took them to an Edmonton Reuse Centre. The staff there were happy to take them.
Several large “Elect Michael Janz” signs in the back of a pickup truck.
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
[Sarcasm on]
Picked up this years COVID vaccine from the Alberta government.
[Sarcasm off]
Two containers of Ivermectin for Horses on a fall themed tablecloth.
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
I received a pamphlet from Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend even though I live in the Edmonton Strathcona riding. I assume that taxpayer dollars went to produce and distribute the pamphlet. Yet another waste of money for the federal Conservatives. #yeg
A pamphlet from a Conservative MP sent to a home outside his riding.
October 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Part two of keeping usable items out of the landfill: 1200 metal frames for election lawn signs put into storage.
The bed of a pickup truck filled with more than a thousand metal legs for election signs.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
I volunteered to help my favoured candidate for councillor in the recent civic election. Today we washed, bundled, and put into storage roughly 1200 lawn signs. It’s wild to think of the waste when someone runs for election one time and never again.
#yeg #yegvote
The back of a pickup truck full of bundles of election campaign signs. Each bundle is 50 signs. The stack of bundles is three wide and three deep with the top row only two deep. Total of 24 bundles of 50 signs gives 1200 signs total.
October 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Cycling is the fall is one of my favourite things. I love the crisp air and the sound of the tires on fallen leaves.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
#yegbike #biketooter
A pedestrian path that curves its way through some deciduous trees. There are few leaves on the trees and many along the sides of the path. A pre-sunrise picture showing a pedestrian path with trees silhouetted against the lightening sky. It is a fall picture as the trees have lost most of their leaves yet there is no snow on the ground. Far above is a crescent moon. A man-made pond in a residential green space. The water is calm giving a clear reflection of the sky and the trees on the far bank. Some of the deciduous trees have leaves that have changed to vibrant yellow while other trees are bare. On the grass of the far bank are some Canadian geese.
October 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Much as I love the spring, the fall in Canada has its own beauty. I love being able to see the sunrise on my ride into work, I love the sound of my bikes wheels when riding through the fallen leaves, and I love watching the Canada geese practicing their V flying […]

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A bicycle path through a neighbourhood green space. The sun is still below the horizon turning the clouds orange. A ravine with the sun just rising above the horizon making the clouds orange. Off to the left is a multifamily housing development. A man-made pond in a neighbourhood green space. The water is very calm and reflects the trees on the far side - some of which have started to change colour. On the far side are several Canadian geese.
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
I had company while digging up carrots today.
#yeg
September 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Monday Sept 15, 2025. A beautiful morning to ride into the office.
#yeg #yegbike #biketooter
A picture of a very orange sunrise. On the left is a road with a white car, on the right is a bike path that slowly curves away from the road. Between the road and the bike path is a grassed area with what appear to be young-ish elm trees. There are some clouds in the sky and what appears to be a vapor trail.
September 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Tomato and chili pepper harvest. I foresee a good fall for pasta sauce. #yegfood #yeg
A kitchen counter with three types of tomatoes. On the left are orange cherry tomatoes, in the middle are black “indigo rose” tomatoes, and on the right are traditional red tomatoes. In front of the tomatoes are several red chili peppers.
September 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Today I drove a rented Hyundai on the ocean floor… at low tide to visit Ministers Island NB.
A grey Hyundai Elantra on the ocean floor at low tide - coming back to the mainland from Ministers Island NB. A screen capture of the Maps app on a phone showing the location to be in the middle of the water.
September 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
@chad My wife and I are visiting New Brunswick right now. Today we stopped by the Magnetic Hill Winery.

https://magnetichillwinery.com
An indoor “covered bridge” that leads to a balcony. The sign on the bridge reads “Worlds shortest covered bridge”. A close-up picture of the “Worlds shortest covered bridge” sign.
September 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Lithium batteries are _supposed_ to look like little pillows, right? RIGHT? #yeg
A lithium battery from a 2015 MacBook Pro. There are six cells in total with the two outer cells being the smallest and the two middle cells being the largest. The leftmost cell and the two rightmost cells are swollen and look like little pillows.
August 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
For those in Canada, Canadian retailer Simon’s has a collection of bicycle themed T-shirts. Recommend you check them out.
#yegbike #biketooter
The author in his back yard wearing a navy blue T-shirt which has a drawing of a bike with the components labeled. The caption underneath says “Bicycle Anatomy”.
August 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Dogpatch Bistro Pub, Riverdale, Edmonton. I recommend the River Valley Sangria: Strawberry, Rhubarb, Lemon, Triple Sec, White Rum, Chardonnay. So tasty. Also, quite dangerous. #yeg
A glass of River Valley Sangria at the Dogpatch Bistro Pub.
July 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
That was quite a wind this evening. I hope everyone is safe.
A picture of 116 St between 48 and 49 Ave. The wind has snapped a 60 year old spruce tree in half and the tree covers the entire road.
May 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
kenhemmerling.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
My wife went to an antique store and bought me Snoopy valve stem caps as a joke. I’m old enough to have had a Snoopy bedspread as a child so I’m more than happy to actually put them on my bike. #yegbike #biketooter
A very old (1970’s?) packages of two Snoopy bicycle valve stem caps. The package reads “Snoopy Valve Caps. Fits most valve stems. Screws on easily.Protects valves. Stops air leakage.” As a product sold in Canada, the package contains both English and French. The package contains two valve stem caps with Snoopy wearing goggles, a helmet, and a scarf which is blowing in the wind behind him. The back of the Snoopy bicycle valve stem caps package. The package reads: “SNOOPY” is one of the best known characters in the world. Kids love “SNOOPY” and kids love to ride their bikes. “SNOOPY” horns, bells, streamers and baskets make bicycling more fun than ever! “SNOOPY” Bicycle Accessories are a result of AC International working together with Charles Schultz’s (creator of “SNOOPY”, “CHARLIE BROWN” and the rest of the “PEANUTS” gang) staff to gain his personal approvals on all products. Parents can trust “SNOOPY” to provide the best quality, and most unique bike accessory products available. “SNOOPY” BICYCLE ACCESSORIES, FUN FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES! Made in China Distributed by Concordia, Ontario L4K3C3 SNOOPY: (C) 1958, 1965 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. As a product sold in Canada, the package contains both English and French. A Snoopy valve stem caps on the back wheel of my bike. A Snoopy valve stem caps on the front wheel of my bike.
May 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Plus this:
May 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM