Hive profile

kansuze

@kansuze

Relentlessly curious software engineer. Piano player. Traveller. Healthy lifestyle. Mostly harmless.

1,010 followers 734 following 4,522 posts Reputation 69.04

kansuze
@kansuze Aug 7, 2023, 9:01 PM UTC

Ottawa Busker Festival

Wikipedia will tell you that Sparks Street in Ottawa was one of the earliest streets here that was closed to become an outdoor pedestrian mall, way back in 1967, but what it's known for by tourists a…

618 upvotes 3 replies $5.86
kansuze
@kansuze May 10, 2023, 8:43 PM UTC

Wednesday Walk: Trillium Walk

I was gardening today and during a quick break for lunch I remembered that it's Wednesday and time for WednesdayWalk(!) I have been wanting to walk over to the nearby bush (forest) to see if there we…

161 upvotes 1 downvotes 9 replies $5.08
kansuze
@kansuze Apr 13, 2023, 7:36 PM UTC

HiveGarden: A Surprising April Update

A week ago, I didn't think I would be doing an April update. We had more snow than normal and I really thought our spring gardening would be delayed. There was a foot of snow on my deck and only a li…

82 upvotes 7 replies $3.42
kansuze
@kansuze Apr 11, 2023, 11:23 PM UTC

Wednesday Walk: Spring is mucky!

I headed out for my Wednesday walk a day early. The snow has been disappearing rapidly -- that's wonderful -- but as optimistic as I am, I still reached over my running shoes to the back of the close…

714 upvotes 1 downvotes 7 replies $9.40
kansuze
@kansuze Apr 6, 2023, 7:19 PM UTC

Some weather yesterday, an ice storm.

It's not unusual for us to have the last snowfall of the season at the end of March but it is a little unusual to have an ice storm in April. That's what happened yesterday. It wasn't a big deal, not…

98 upvotes 1 downvotes 4 replies $5.22
kansuze
@kansuze Mar 15, 2023, 7:18 PM UTC

Wednesday Walk with flashbacks

In February and March, the grey skies of winter transition to this beautiful blue. The snow still comes and goes but the light changes, and you can feel spring in the air. With each snowfall now, you…

140 upvotes 1 downvotes 5 replies $4.45
kansuze
@kansuze Feb 20, 2023, 6:26 PM UTC

Knitted dishcloths, a yarn experiment

It's time. I pitched one of the 3 dishcloths I knit 2 years ago, and I don't normally keep track but as I had included them in a Hive post, I knew. 2 years -- is that all? This one, above, isn't goin…

122 upvotes 3 replies $4.76
kansuze
@kansuze Feb 9, 2023, 7:04 PM UTC

HiveGarden: Everything blooms in February

In my house, everything blooms in February. Last month, I didn't do a garden update because nothing much was happening. And now in February, I couldn't wait to show you, but as I was preparing to pos…

200 upvotes 12 replies $4.96
kansuze
@kansuze Jan 27, 2023, 9:11 PM UTC

How do birds survive the winter?

At this time of year, walking the trails in my area, you're bound to see some of these little guys. This one is a white-breasted nuthatch. In the autumn they form mixed flocks with the chickadees and…

741 upvotes 4 downvotes 9 replies $0.00
kansuze
@kansuze Dec 16, 2022, 10:05 PM UTC

Snowy Day

The snow started falling early this morning. We have had only one light snowfall this winter but we are expecting 16 cm (6.3") over 2 days. By the time I was awake, there was already an army of snow…

719 upvotes 21 replies $6.16