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Inspired by the Canadian Armed Forces ‘Snowbirds

Inspired by the Canadian Armed Forces ‘Snowbirds’ that flew over Yellowknife last weekend. I dusted off a plastic model of #3 Snowbird that i built several years ago and created a watercolour painting of #2 Snowbird. No - I can’t paint all 9 Snowbirds !. #snowbirds #watercolor #yellowknife

Metal - Plastic - Paper. Two of these were made by

Metal - Plastic - Paper. Two of these were made by me. Plastic - modified 1967 vintage 1/72 Airfix Super Freighter, converted to the version flown by Wardair based in Yellowknife, NT. Paper - a water colour of the original (Metal) now a museum on a pedestal in Yellowknife. And - the vehicle, it is a Landcruiser. #bristolfreighter #yellowknife #wardaircanada #airfixmodels #watercolor

Inuvik. June 22, 2021. Filters and a dusty camera.

Inuvik. June 22, 2021. Filters and a dusty camera.

It has been just over a year since I shut down the

It has been just over a year since I shut down the work computer for the last time. Do I miss my job ?. Answer- Yes, and No. I do miss viewing landscape changes, writing computer code to process 100’s or 1,000’s of satellite images. I certainly do not miss sitting in front of a computer all day, and do not miss‘office life’. The past year has been one of the best, and finally having time to work on long- shelved projects, spend time with friends and family, and travel. Photography has been on the back burner for the past few years, and woodworking. Much more travelling is in the cards for the upcoming year. Details to follow.

There is a new stripper in town. Recently she sta

There is a new stripper in town. Recently she started a new hobby - guess what it is. Yes, she has recently started to strip the paint off our BJ42 landcruiser. I couldn’t have asked for anything else. She strips the paint and I work on the mechanicals. Couples that work on landcruisers together - stay together. #landcruiser #cruiserlovers

Two trucks built 30 years apart. Obviously, one lo

Two trucks built 30 years apart. Obviously, one looks ‘newer’, other has a few layers of paint. One is automatic, other is manual. Which do you prefer, and why ?.
Grey truck is an all original 1991 FJ80 Toyota Landcruiser (120,000 miles). Other, a 1971 FJ55 Toyota Landcruiser. #fj80series #fj80cruiserlife #fj80landcruiser💪 #1991fj80landcruiser #fj55 #fj55landcruiser

Home sweet home… #steppingonthemap #yellowknife

Home sweet home…
#steppingonthemap #yellowknife

Well…shucks !. That’s definitely a blown head

Well…shucks !. That’s definitely a blown head gasket. Head is removed for inspection for cracks and to check the valves. It is a 1991 FJ80 landcruiser. Any recommendations on what else to check while the engine is opened up ?. #fj80series #fj80cruiserlife #fj80landcruiser💪 #3fe

Down and out a long way from home (the truck - not

Down and out a long way from home (the truck - not me !). 4,000km from home and the head gasket blows. It is an expensive repair. Thoughts of sell as-is and get something newer, or pay for the repairs. A scroll through where I been with it in the past year; Ghost Creek and Forestry Trunk Road (Alberta), back roads near Crows Nest Pass (British Columbia), Salt Lake City, Valley of Fire, and on frozen Great Slave Lake (Northwest Territories). You know I will get the truck fixed… #landcruiser #fj80 #landcruiser80series

Add appliance repair to my resume. If it’s broke

Add appliance repair to my resume. If it’s broke - an excuse to take it apart Right!. Washer stopped working due a broken piece of black plastic in the door latch. Swapped out the entire door latch salvaged from the local city landfill (“YKEA” ie Yellowknife IKEA). Works good as new. Do you have repair - recycling stories?. #fixedit #repair

13,428 km from home (Yellowknife - Christchurch) a

13,428 km from home (Yellowknife - Christchurch) and 48 degrees difference (-35 in Yellowknife), my sleep is again disrupted by snow machines. Here in Christchurch they are for tours at the International Antarctic Centre.

Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Pa

Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Tazman Glacier viewpoint. Aoraki/Mount Cook Nation

Tazman Glacier viewpoint. Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. South Island, New Zealand. Edited images.

Before and After - Milford Sound boat tour. We saw

Before and After - Milford Sound boat tour. We saw every possible waterfall. Spectacular views and thoroughly soaked.

There is only one place in New Zealand to see this

There is only one place in New Zealand to see this - likely only one place in the world!!. A salvaged and re-created town. Any guesses where this is ?.

Travelling in New Zealand, South Island. From top

Travelling in New Zealand, South Island. From top right McLean Falls, Slope Point (most southern part of South Island), Petrified Forest (Curio Bay Cliffs)

Travelling New Zealand, South Island with my daugh

Travelling New Zealand, South Island with my daughter. Tunnel Beach, Nugget Point Lighthouse (top and right bottom).

Time for a pint with my #nowoldenough. Looking for

Time for a pint with my #nowoldenough. Looking forward to many more adventures together

End of 2023 post. Three hobbies that I look forwar

End of 2023 post. Three hobbies that I look forward to in 2024. Building airplanes, fixing Landcruisers, and knitting another scarf. Yes. I made that scarf. #knitting #landcruiser #modelairplane

Camping in the Mojave Desert near the Valley of Fi

Camping in the Mojave Desert near the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. No matter the light conditions- I can't get enough pictures of the red color of sandstone (formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago). #photography #geology #sandstone

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