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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Daughter shooting a free throw. (2008)

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Looking through an umbrella during a sun shower. (August 2018)

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Mother and kids (August 2019) My wife took this one.

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#Falmenta, #Piemonte August 1972. 9 year old me on the right, my grandfather's older sister in the middle (wearing traditional clothing), my cousin from Torino on the left. Many things have changed since then, except for my skinny, crooked, pale legs. I've still got those. 😆

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

You live in Japan long enough, you end up looking like a character from a manga. In the words of Sir Michael Caine: Not a lot of people know that. 😆

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My Diego Maradona figurine seems rather chuffed with the final score of today's semi-final.

black & white photo of a Diego Maradona figurine wearing a suit and standing in an ecstatic pose.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A banyan tree and a pine tree (on public property in my neighbourhood) after they've been trimmed and pruned by city workers.🤨

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today's dilemma when faced with refilling the mechanical pencil.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

That day in 1973 (June 28th to be exact) when Queen Elizabeth II hopped in a car to take a joyride down the street where I lived (Niagara Street in #St.Catharines #Ontario).

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Whenever people ask me if I've got any moves....I reply "Yes, I do" and show them this postcard.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Simon Templar aka The Saint in his Swingin' Sixties London flat, relaxing on his bean bag after a trying day of outwitting the baddies.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Neighbourhood goat meat vending machine.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The rain stops, there's a break in the clouds, and as the sun sets, it shines it light on this one building. I guess we now know where the chosen people live in our neighbourhood.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Verona May 16th 1971....I was there when this goal went in. However, because of where I was sitting I didn't see it this close up. Helas Verona 1 AS Roma 0

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Not some coffee, not a coffee, but THE coffee.

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Little Leaguers on Okinawa. Scan of a photo I took sometime in 1989. At least I think I took it in '89.🤔

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Some stamps commemorating Italia 90.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Raindrops on a blue umbrella (2020)

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Where my Major League Baseball allegiance lay from 1969 until 2004.

Tri-colour Montreal Expos ball cap and brown baseball glove (with ball nestled inside) resting on a yellow director's chair.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? 🤔 😉

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

You're at the crossroads, about to sell your soul to or do battle with the Devil, suddenly you decide you need to look your best...thankfully there's a place that can cater to your sartorial needs. Who knew, eh? 😎

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Waiting for a phone call (March 2017).

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Concert for a fallen cherry blossom.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Snow outside the hotel window early in the morning, Kyoto last Sunday.

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The Kyoto International Manga Museum.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Happiness amongst the cherry blossoms.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Kitten with the high beams on. January 2020.

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I'm surprised that this song isn't constantly being played (or sung) publicly (at a loud volume) coast to coast and all points in between south of the 49th parallel considering the current situation there. Or maybe it is and I just don't know about it? 🤔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQ8...

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When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video)

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Cat on beach patrol, January 2021.

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Japan's Cherry Blossom Season can now be officially considered open as I saw my first cherry blossom of the year (on Monday).

Three very pink cherry blossoms on a rather barren tree. Blue skies in the background.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

On the left: Joe Jackson in 1979 looking sharp. On the right: me a couple of years ago looking casual.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The wife and I, yesterday, celebrating wedding anniversary #34. The cups pre-date the wedding by several months.

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Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

On a date with the wife in 2020.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Saw this grasshopper hanging around our building. Said his name was Kwai Chang Kaine, that he studied under Master Po and was now on a cross-country search for his brother. I had to break the news that not only was he in the wrong country, he was on the wrong continent. He left rather abruptly.

Fred Lovato @polentaman63.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

If my calculations are correct, this game has lasted longer than the War of 1812.