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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

We had a boodle fight on Christmas eve.

Filipino food on banana leaves, eaten with your hands. Commonly known as a boodle fight.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

My little calico kept me company for eighteen years. Miss her daily.

Calico kitty stretching out on a red bedspread

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Found in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. I don't know who drives this car from Connecticut, but whoever you are, we Canucks appreciate people like you!

A car from Connecticut with anti-Trump bumper stickers, found in Prince Edward Island.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Seriously? New Brunswick, you can do better! I would expect this in Alberta, but not NB.

Fishing boat in Alma, New Brunswick, flying a Trump flag.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

That middle cat has a relative in the Philippines.

White cat with one blue and one green eye.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Our lab was a special case. He would dig under water for sticks! And he always had the biggest stick.

Yellow lab with head under water trying to pull up a big stick.

Yellow lab trying to pull up a big stick from under water

Yellow lab successfully got his long stick from the creek.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

It's a dog thing. Don't try to understand.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I spent evenings scouring the fruit trees in Batac with my flashlight, looking for fruit bats. It was one of the times I was really missing my camera!

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Finding nests of any type is a wonderful thing! Saw a nest yesterday about two meters off the ground, put my cell phone camera on 10 second timer, and took some shots to see if it was occupied. It was - by a very hungry robin! I look forward to seeing some great hummingbird photos!

Juvenile robin in a nest demanding food!

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

How did I not hear of this until I read Puff's post? I reposted her post but want to bring more awareness to this. And for anybody who wonders what the context was, it really doesn't matter. Open racial hatred can not, and should never, be excused by "context". @mskellymhayes.bsky.social

Ann Coulter, on Xhitter, stating "We didn't kill enough Indians"

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Can't argue with that logic! I have so many photos of stray cats from various countries that I could publish a book! Here's one from Mexico.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

All in favor, raise your paw.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Obama Appreciation Day Someone told me it was Obama Appreciation Day today. Being a Canuck, I may have a biased view as our news generally reported only good things about him. Here is Obama causing a stir in his tan suit.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Without a doubt, Venice was one of our favorite destinations. And I'm pretty sure I have the same photo taken from the same bridge! Of course, my favorite photo was my wife reading the Ponte de le Tete sign and realizing where she was standing!

Ponte de le Tete bridge in Venice. This is the bridge where prostitutes would advertise top topless, hence the name.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This is my favorite market cat. Sprawled out on the bottom shelf outside a store in Vigan, Philippines. When I touched her paw, she rolled over and gave me the sweetest smile.

Cat sleeping belly-up on the bottom shelf in a store.

Cat sleeping on the bottom shelf at a store, facing the camera

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Just shot this a few days ago. I think they could be the same.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

West coast reporting for duty.

Lovely lady kneeling amongst millions of tulips.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The Lapu-Lapu vigil ended with a double rainbow. I thought this was fitting. The vigil to remember the victims of the Lapu-Lapu Festival incident was well attended - many people including the mayor and three city councilors, and our MP- Elect, Stephen Fuhr. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social

Double rainbow at the end of a vigil to commemorate the victims at the Lapu-Lapu Festival in Vancouver.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

One of my favorite photos of all time - Crowfoot, of the Siksika. I was proud to teach at a school named after him.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Be a yellow tulip in a purple field!

A yellow tulip in the middle of a bunch of purple tulips

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

You can tell it is spring when the flowers start popping up! On a walk yesterday, there were a half-dozen making their appearance, including this yellow fritillary.

Yellow fritiallary in meadow grass. This yellow flower looks very similar to bluebell.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Day 15: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals Been a few days since I posted. We're back on Canadian soil, and spent our last night in Manila. Here's a beautiful little stray from the Manila Bay seawall, a great place to watch the sunset. #caturday

A pretty white cat on the Manila Bay seawall at sunset.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Doing my part! Timmie's in Manila. On our way back to Canada after three months exploring Asia. (Yes, I know Timmie's isn't truly Canadian, but it was still nice to see a taste of Canada in Manila!)

Holding a box of Timbits in front of the Tim Horton's Canadian Coffee House in Manila, Philippines.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

One billion dollars of booze in one province.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I think it's time to post this again. It didn't take long for the liquor stores in Canada to purge all American products from their shelves.

Forrest Gump meme - And just like that, Canadians switched from bourbon to tequila.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Day 13: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals A very pretty, and very pregnant, cat from the Zaragoza public market, taken during this morning's grocery run.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Day 12: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals Bohol Beach Dog - spotted this little guy on Alona Beach, Panglao (Bohol). I think it's appropriate that he's having an afternoon snooze after indulging in some San Mig.

Small dog sleeping on Alona Beach in Panglao, Philippines, next to a bottle of San Mig.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Mount Kanlaon from the air. Flying from Bohol to Luzon, i noticed this beautiful cone above the clouds. It does make you a bit uneasy to see the steam venting from the crater. And then, I get back to Zaragoza and read that it is at Alert Level 3, with 10 earthquakes in the past 24 hours.

Mount Kanlaon - an active volcano venting steam, seen from the air

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Day 11: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals So we took a little side trip on Bohol into a little cave, and it was one of the best decisions of the day. Lots of assorted little critters, including this beautiful whip scorpion. I've seen these guys on TV but now I've seen them in the wild!

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Day 10: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals Today's animal is the tarsier, a cute little primate found in Bohol, Philippines and other areas in SE Asia. They are nocturnal, so getting photos with eyes open in the daytime is not that common.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Day 9: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals Yes, yes, I know. It's another cat. But hear me out - this one is different. She's not a market cat or a temple cat. She's a restaurant cat at a seafood restaurant on Alona Beach, Bohol 🇵🇭. Caught her in mid yawn after I asked her to move.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Day 8: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals A common fixture in the Philippines is the carabao, a domesticated water buffalo. Not to be confused with the Canadian caribou!

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Bullies do what they do because... Just a sign from the Iliaga National High School where my btother-in-law works. Posting for no particular reason. Just thought it was interesting. Definitely not because I think it applies to anybody.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Day 7: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals This little beauty, with heterochromatic eyes, just showed up on Tuesday at the house in Zaragoza, Philippines. And yes, I do have a lot of cat photos! As soon as I pull out my phone, my wife knows there is a cat in the area.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It's a coati from a recent trip to Mexico. They are very similar to raccoons, and unfortunately get very accustomed to people because tourists feed them. This little guy was standingbon a deck chair, begging for some of my ice cream. The series of photos looks like he's dancing the YMCA.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Day 7: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals A beautiful bird from around Zaragoza, Philippines. The Java sparrow, also known as a maya (along with a bunch of other birds), is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with less than 10,000 left in the wild. Again, stretching my cell phone to its limit.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Day 6: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals Today is some fruit bats (lesser dog-faced?) from Singapore zoo. While others were looking at the zoo animals, I was checking the rafters of the shelters.

Three fruit bats hanging in a shelter at Singapore zoo.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Day 5: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals for Stress Relief Here is a beautiful little store cat from the historic town of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, from yesterday. She was sprawled out on the bottom of the outdoor shelves, and when I touched her paw, she rolled over and gave me the cutest look.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Day 4: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals for Stress Reduction Today's animal is brought to you by the letter b, for baka, or c for cow (for the English in the audience). And you may be cool, but are you selfie-with-a-cow cool? Saying goodbye to Sweetie at 6am today as I head back south.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Day 3: Doug's Assorted Asian Animals - Golden mantled fruit bat Not the best photo I've ever taken, but with a cell phone zoomed in about as much as possible, at arm's length, while holding a flashlight, it came out not bad. I do miss my big camera sometimes but I don't miss the weight.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Day 2 of Doug's Assorted Asian Animals for Relief of Stress Today's critter is brought to you by the letter G, for goat. Actually, three goats from Paoay, Philippines. I call this composition "Brother, can you lend me your ear?"

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Canadians, and our Mexican neighbors, need to vote with our wallet. It is the only way we can have any influence on the United States.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

In my last two months of traveling around Asia, I have taken photos of a variety of animals, from fruit bats to market cats. And in a feeble attempt to distract from the daily stress around us, I'll be posting one photo a day of an animal from my travels. Day 1: Cafe cats, Nagsurot, Philippines

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I've tried to live my life with no egrets. But it seems very difficult to do. Hence, the great philosophical question - is it better to have a few great egrets, or a field full of lesser egrets.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Since we are doing orange single brain cells, here is one from this afternoon. A market cat from the Zaragoza, Philippines public market.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Just so people are aware, this is part of the definition of "Terrorism" under the Criminal Code of Canada. I'll leave it up to the reader to determine if threatening a sovereign nation with annexation falls under this definition.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Batu Bolong Temple, Bali. Despite the political issues in many countries, and the ugliness caused by them, there is still great beauty all around us.

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Douglas @dglancaster.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

It used to annoy me when I would wake up on the edge of the bed, with my cat spread over 80% of it, but now that she's gone, I definitely do miss those times.

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