Macgyyver

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Food. Celiac. Rescue senior cats. 🇨🇦 Moved to the countryside and it is a huge improvement. YEG-ish Yea I have been a 🪂 loved it. Rider, 🛵🏍️🚲🛴Albertan… kinda embarrassed by politicians. She/her. War is never necessary. Ban guns. Feed and house all.

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Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jul 12

This WAS the before

Dry creek (its usual state) on May 24, 2026 from the BirdBuddy 2.0 with a beautiful orange, yellow and black Baltimore Oriole visiting on its migration.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jul 12

Looking for recommendations for #YEG area landscapers with experience building/rebuilding creeks. The recent storm(s) have exceeded anything the neighbour has seen in 20 years & our creek lining and rocks have been washed downstream. Don’t need gold plated, need QUALITY, and reliable company.

During height of June’s Storm but before the overland started washing away the road.

Post storm in July with washed down accidental beaches of gravel and exposed liner downstream.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jul 7

They’re very expensive and the bacteria only live so long so don’t want to waste it!! Where did you FIND any? Home hardware is sold out

Surface Area of Standing Water Use 0.1 to 3.0 sq. metres 1/4 DUNK
3.0 to 6.0 sq. metres 1/2 DUNK
Over 6.0 sq. metres 1 DUNK per 6.0 sq. metres

Good old USA trying out the metric system. Meter. METER. Maybe just say yard instead?

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jul 7

We got another wild moth. Have not seen this one around here before.

White moth with fuzzy legs and a zipper-like textured antennae on a brown painted board that sorely needs filling and painting.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 28

So banned books are alive and well at the airport book store 😉

Stack of various paperback books on a table - lime green sign 3 for $10.
Titles: 1984, The Art of War, Crime and Punishment, The Beautiful and the Damned, Around the World in 80 Days, The Iliad, Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, Robinson Crusoe.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 27

Today’s lunch GF crepe from Le Marquis in Montreal. Tourist hell to get there but so good!

Gluten free crepe with cheese egg and spinach from Le Marquis in Montreal.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 27

Post your happy place. Can’t be on the HI train and say Maui, but Belize

Feet in a Tipple Tree balcony hammock looking out over the long light sand beach towards the ocean past the couple of lounge chairs and palm trees.

Tipple Tree balcony looking out over the long light sand beach towards the ocean waves gently rolling to shore past the thatch palapa and several pairs of lounge chairs and row of palm trees. Pretty sure somewhere the local iguana was terrorizing the empty loungers in the scorching hot sand.

Bowl of water for beach sand Foot wash on the stairs with a red floating hibiscus flower floating on surface of the water. .

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 23

Damn solar spills are pretty much continuous. Well, not quite as much this June, but why not harvest for free?! The cleanup is going to be… nothing.

Solar totals
15kWh capacity
24.8kWh total Energy
47.8 kWh Todays Energy
24.7 ton CO2 Reduction

Bar graph of solar production for the previous 12 months. Including low production of Dec-Feb. 14,075Wh total energy, 39.8 kWh Average Daily

Bar graph of solar production for the previous 30 days. 1,663kWh total energy, 55.4 kWh Average Daily

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 21

Water #YEG and area. We gots lots o water. Well here’s our sorry rain/weather story… so much ☔️ since Fri the mostly dry / sometimes babbling creek running through has decided overland is better than the culvert. Looks like the road to the back building is compromised. volume. East of Sh Pk.🦒🦭🦛🦦🛶

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 20

I was thinking something a bit more … archer or my fave from @effinbirds.com

Floral print shirt heavy on red orange flowers and pink rose with a hawk and a small yellow slip peeking out with the words “oh my god what the fuck”

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 14

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social
Trump and Iran will be violating cease-fires and fighting over the language for months and gas prices will stay up. This agreement is basically meaningless.
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Adam Parkhomenko • @adam... 1h
Trump gave Iran $25 billion and six flags over Georgia just so he could announce a "deal" before his birthday party.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Jun 10

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Andrea Dekeseredy @AndieWinnipeg
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The @NDP defence critic has now urged the Canadian Federal Government to immediately intervene in the University of Alberta's decision to remove the historic Casavant Organ, which also serves as a war memorial on campus.
The organ is irreplaceable.
8, Don Davies • @DonDavies • 16m
As a U of A alumnus, and NDP Defence critic, I call on the federal Govt immediately to intervene to preserve this important memorial to veterans.
Destroying a 100 year old monument to...

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 30

Suggested update !

YOU CALL IT
Picky
I CALL IT..
PUT THE
FUCKING THING BACK WHERE IT BELONGS!

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 30

We have 31 x 500 for 110% of consumption as max allowed by our grid utility. No battery yet as grid is stable. It’s been a while since I obsessively checked. Must look…

Daily bar graph of PV solar generation for month of May 2026

Annual bar graph of monthly solar PV generation V shaped with high bars on June, low bars on December as expected where there’s snow for many months.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 29

Woof. Massive winds and thunder rumbles just kicked up out east of Sherwood Park. First half of the “snowy” cloud/wave is poplar fluff, second is the crabapple tree. NOW it’s active cracking thunder! #YEG

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 24

Two cats and a dog in a sunbeam filled hallway.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 24

Yes!! We had one on Friday and a Baltimore Oriole showed up Saturday!! Big orange & yellow and brown colorful bird!

Single Baltimore Oriole, camera view from right rear perched on a feeder looking over its shoulder at the birdfeeder camera

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 13

Two dogs lying one blonde & white medium corgi beagle cross , one tri-colour (black white & brown) medium-large Harrier beagle on carpet in a sunbeam napping.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 7

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Image of an irrigation canal concrete either side covered by solar panels on uneven poles longer on right, shorter on left to create a slope pointing the row of panels towards the sun. Words below image:

Gavin Newsom announced the completion of a first-of-its-kind solar-covered canal in the Central Valley. This cutting-edge project is generating clean electricity, cutting evaporation before water reaches farms and homes, and helping strengthen California's water infrastructure for a hotter, drier future.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· May 1

Mine were stunners too!

Small red bird (male purple finch) on a feeder cam looking quizzically at the camera. Background is snow. In April. Cruel these little guys flew so far for THIS?

Small brown spotted bird (female purple finch) on a feeder cam looking quizzically at the camera. Background is snow. In April. Cruel these little guys flew so far for THIS?

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 25

So sorry, I missed all the challenges you’ve had this week. Sending better days thoughts your way. At least your weather for recovery is pleasant and not nearly as horrible as ours.

Robin on far edge branch during a snow squall. Feathers ruffled by wind and is NOT impressed.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 25

Don’t come to Alberta.

Yoo image: Little owl sitting in a branch covered in moss and green leaves. Caption: C’est l’printemps, yééééé!!!!
Image below: Luttle owl being blasted with snow and sitting in a snow-covered branch. Caption: TABARNAK

Rough translation from French: it’s spring, yaaaay!!!!
Crap (French church-style curse not literally translated to keep things PG)

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 25

Costco has these, _optional_ subscription ( so is BirdBiddy…kinda), and only $130 Cdn. I assume limited stock. Had a lady stop me in the aisles asking where to find it. 😂🫣 I have actively avoided buying USA #ElbowsUp but 😩

Box in Costco cart - SOLAR CAMERA BIRD FEEDER made of wood and metal, large capacity for seeds and shown strapped to a tree.

SOLAR CAMERA BIRD FEEDER

Enjoy High Tech Bird Watching
• Watch birds on your phone anytime, anywhere
• Record and save HD videos of your favorite birds
• Detect and auto alert to shoo away squirrels
• Al Bird identification available with paid subscription
• Receive real-time noticifation when birds visit
• Secure - Local Data Storage
• Free cloud storage, 20 second videos, saved for three

SOLAR CAMERA BIRD FEEDER

29.4 cm
11.5 in
11.5 po
25.9 cm
10.1 in
10.1 po

evergreen
Distributed by:
Costoo Wholesale Corporation
РО. Box 34535
Seattle, WA 98124-1535
USA
1-800-774-2678
www.costco.com
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.*
415 W. Hunt Club Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K2E 1C5, Canada
1-800-463-3783
www.costco.ca

SOLAR CAMERA BIRD FEEDER

3.5 lb Capacity, Dual Compartments
1080p HD WiFi Camera, 144°
(only works with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi) <—- kicker

Built-In Solar Panel
Type C USB charging cable included
1A Wall Adapter not included

Demo Video

Birdty App

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 25

It’s really good crust too. #celiac #glutenfree #Alberta

I have bought these recently and left a comment card re: rumour these were being discontinued.

I received a callback from Daryl at Costco Sherwood Park to clarify and they did confirm there were some issues with spoilage prior to best before dates, and that the vendor/manufacturer was addressing the issues and Costco does not at this time have plans to discontinue the product however availability may be limited while the production and shelf stability is sorted out.

I did locate the product at the very back corner facing the bakery when I purchased it last week.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 24

In the end the flock was 19!! When they all collected it was a MOB!! Here’s half!

Nine robins fluffed up in a leafless Amur Cherry tree during a snow squall.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 24

Well this purple finch female has her approach on lock.

Female purple finch (brown ticked feathers) swooping up to land on the feeder.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 24

Crows showed up and the robins were NOT impressed.

Scruffy wind-blown ribbon on the furthest edge of the tree branch. Out of frame just to the right. Two large crows hunkered down on another branch. This one isn’t the brightest of the robins. Suspect first year model.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 24

We have EIGHT big borb robins in the yard right now and I feel bad I have no mealworms for them. 😩 I assure you they are larger than the photos make them look. The one in the scotch pine is hunkered down.

Two robins floofed into borb shape on either side of the tree branch in a snow storm. Part of a troupe of 8 in the yard.

Two robins floofed into borb shape on either side of the scotch pine tree branch in a snow storm. Part of a troupe of 8 in the yard.

All the robins floofed into borb shape in naked honeysuckle bush, either side of the ash tree branch and in a scotch pine in a snow storm. Toupe of 8 in the yard.

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 22

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Neil Stone • @DrNeilStone • 3h
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The 1954 Salk polio vaccine trial involved over 1.8 million children. 220,000 received a saline placebo.
It demonstrated the vaccine's effectiveness against polio.
RFK Jr says "none of the childhood vaccines have been tested against placebo"
Doesn't he know? Or is he a liar?

Macgyyver@macgyyver· Apr 19

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