Bruce Dean (Puchinpappy)'s photos

These Phillips drill bits are ready for action as their taller compatriots stand guard behind them. Macro Mondays: tools

It is a sad day, when even the waster collectors have no interest in you. For the Saturday Self-challenge: Lamps

The last known address of someone who did not want the government impeding on his rights.

Macro Monday: Manhole Cover There is a lot of traction sand in the crevices of this manhole cover. The ice and snow has just left this cover which is close to our house. Full and alternate view in the note.

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Manhole cover by my home. The City of Edmonton is the spelling on the cover. You can see the sand and grit from our snowy, sanded roads, and just a bit of ice and snow. We had a big melt this past week but we still have a lot of snow.

Saturday Self-challenge: Bold, bright colours filling the frame. A Strawberries and Spinach salad with an orange-vanilla white balsamic vinegar.

Macro Mondays: Handle, knob. I counted 37 of these on all of our cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and bathrooms. They are all identical.

Saturday Self-challenge: Take a picture that shows (symbolic or realistic) our actual situation with the COVID19 pandemic. For the past year, we have been obtaining our groceries, as well as other items via contactless curbside pickup. I thought it would be nice to place a thank you note in the trunk/boot. Recently, a young woman who brought out our order from the home improvement store took the time to write, "You're welcome." and added a smiley face. I think it is these little gestures of kindness that are getting us through these times.

Macro Mondays: Nuts in square format.

Saturday Self-challenge: Helix

Macro Mondays: Something sticky. The birds leave these bits of birdseed on the window when they feed on the flat feeder suctioned to our window. It sticks on and is difficult to wash off. Since the weather has been over -40 overnight these past couple of weeks, it will not be cleaned off anytime soon. My macro lens is pressed against the window and is only the width of the window away from this stuck on residue of birdseed.

Saturday Self-challenge: Something magnetic. The subject for this challenge is my Litra light suspended by its magnetic base on the side of my computer tower. I have a red filter affixed to create the effect. Dust is also magnetic so I thought, why not add some dust to the image?

The temperatures have been frightfully cold this week, -40. Our backyard birds need all the help and calories as they can get. Here is a magpie with a peanut I put out for him.

it is currently -27C and -17F. Overnight temperatures are going to go below -40. The sparrows have been calorie gorging today at the feeder but it is this shadow they cast on the fence that got my photographic attention today.

Saturday Self-challenge: Something thrown or falling.

Macro Mondays: Bicycle parts