ChrisLemoine

ChrisLemoine, 2 months ago to animals

Mikey the Monkey aka Michel on my lap preparing for a giant leap across half the living room.

#caturday #tabby #lifebetterwithcat #catsofmastodon

ChrisLemoine, 4 months ago to Seattle

This is Eunice, the largest eucalyptus #tree in my #Seattle CD neighborhood niche, two blocks from my house. It only took me a little over 23 years of walking around to figure this out. We don't have a lot of beautiful eucalyptus trees in this town, so they're something special.

ChrisLemoine, 5 months ago to oregon

The view south from Cannon Beach in #Oregon this afternoon. The winter #light is the best. It's always changing and intense, yet the sun doesn't burn my eyeballs to a crisp like most of the rest of the year. Also, there are fewer people and obnoxious dogs on this section of the beach than a mile or so further north near the famous haystack.

ChrisLemoine, 5 months ago to animals

I don't know what happened to all the good people who tore off all the little slips and called the number. I hope they aren't in trouble. I can't tell what this is really about. I showed it to our #catsofmastodon and they didn't have any idea, either.

#caturday

ChrisLemoine, 5 months ago to ai

Wouldn't it be helpful to hear a different voice on #AI, not the usual, narrowly focused hype/doom messages? Emergence Magazine has a lengthy interview with author and artist James Bridle, which you can listen to or read in transcript. He talks about AI and #intelligence as part of the "natural" world and not necessarily confined by human preferences and abilities. He offers an encouraging, nuanced, practical view that I haven't seen elsewhere.

See https://emergencemagazine.org/interview/an-ecological-technology/?

ChrisLemoine, 6 months ago to Seattle

Discovered on Phinney Avenue in #Seattle, the #answer to so many #questions that you probably didn't know you had. You can ask any of the couple of dozen wooden figures climbing, hanging, prancing about on this #tree, and if they don't know, they won't be offended if you move on to somebody else or even to another tree.

ChrisLemoine, 7 months ago to Halloween

One of the scariest and most unpleasant #Halloween displays ever - ugly, demonic, degrading, and simply awful. Thus, a masterwork in its league. Seen at Saeteun's Garage on Jackson Street in #Seattle today.

ChrisLemoine, 7 months ago to Montreal

Canal Lachine in #Montréal is one of the best #urban environments anywhere, perfect for long walks up and down, and places to sit and do nothing or eat a picnic-style meal and watch people.

a gathering and picnic spot at Canal Lachine near Marché Atwater
looking southwest along Canal Lachine, more open and greener space

ChrisLemoine, 7 months ago to Montreal

Our Airbnb apartment in #Montréal is on top of a former industrial building, lovingly curated and tastefully furnished, with a grand view of the industrial areas and the freeway exchange nearby. We can have visitors in the little building if you want to come over for the #weekend.

ChrisLemoine, 9 months ago to Seattle

Postcard from today's very long urban hike in #Seattle. Standing on the Fremont bridge, looking east toward Lake Union and under the Aurora highway 99 bridge.