j r scott
@johnrscott.bsky.social
Music and the natural world. That's about it.
Treaty One - .8954° north of the 49th; 2.8615° east of the 100th.
Treaty One - .8954° north of the 49th; 2.8615° east of the 100th.
Looks like we're going to get winter temps without the winter snows (Missed us by THAT much. Unless we get some lake effect snows...didn't want to go south of 49 anyhow.)
radar image from The Weather Channel
radar image from The Weather Channel
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looks like we're going to get winter temps without the winter snows (Missed us by THAT much. Unless we get some lake effect snows...didn't want to go south of 49 anyhow.)
radar image from The Weather Channel
radar image from The Weather Channel
The gladey bunch. Hard to see but there's a bunch of deer resting in the grasses as a bunch of geese come down the hill to join them.
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The gladey bunch. Hard to see but there's a bunch of deer resting in the grasses as a bunch of geese come down the hill to join them.
Last day of nice weather. Looks like winter temps start Tuesday. Meanwhile we're into the season of the long shadow serenade (Seine River version).
"Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My long shadow serenade"
apologies to Neil D.
"Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My long shadow serenade"
apologies to Neil D.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Last day of nice weather. Looks like winter temps start Tuesday. Meanwhile we're into the season of the long shadow serenade (Seine River version).
"Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My long shadow serenade"
apologies to Neil D.
"Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My long shadow serenade"
apologies to Neil D.
"Needs additional work"...
November 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Needs additional work"...
(Although I don't love it that it's happening at 4pm) I love the way the treetops catch the fading light of golden hour. Factor in the honking geese overhead and you got yerself a Bob & Doug moment. Time to grab a stubby!
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
(Although I don't love it that it's happening at 4pm) I love the way the treetops catch the fading light of golden hour. Factor in the honking geese overhead and you got yerself a Bob & Doug moment. Time to grab a stubby!
Happy Feast Day of Saint Cecilia (patron saint of music) to those who celebrate. Simon purposely chose the name to describe the source of his inspiration for song creation. Foo Fighters wrote about her too.
youtu.be/e5uei2AFEaQ?...
youtu.be/e5uei2AFEaQ?...
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (Audio)
YouTube video by SimonGarfunkelVEVO
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy Feast Day of Saint Cecilia (patron saint of music) to those who celebrate. Simon purposely chose the name to describe the source of his inspiration for song creation. Foo Fighters wrote about her too.
youtu.be/e5uei2AFEaQ?...
youtu.be/e5uei2AFEaQ?...
Got this Italian menu translated for a bit of clarity. I'm really interested in the "pizza by the shovel"...
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Got this Italian menu translated for a bit of clarity. I'm really interested in the "pizza by the shovel"...
A little frosty this morning when it broke.
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A little frosty this morning when it broke.
Well they're heading south, & they got the "V" formation right. So they might as well stay...just a little bit longer. I bet promoters don't mind And the roadies don't mind If we take a little time And we leave this all behind...
& hope Maurice Williams don't mind what JB did to his song (ma).
& hope Maurice Williams don't mind what JB did to his song (ma).
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well they're heading south, & they got the "V" formation right. So they might as well stay...just a little bit longer. I bet promoters don't mind And the roadies don't mind If we take a little time And we leave this all behind...
& hope Maurice Williams don't mind what JB did to his song (ma).
& hope Maurice Williams don't mind what JB did to his song (ma).
Just posting this for no particular reason. Miss Piggy, a swamp and snakes.
youtu.be/AaKWAoqqD50?...
youtu.be/AaKWAoqqD50?...
The Muppet Show - Miss Piggy appears angry
YouTube video by PrawnRR
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just posting this for no particular reason. Miss Piggy, a swamp and snakes.
youtu.be/AaKWAoqqD50?...
youtu.be/AaKWAoqqD50?...
Frau Farbissina: Lies. All lies!...Bet Grok would've got it right cuz it "maximally benefits all of humanity by pursuing truth and increasing understanding and knowledge".
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Frau Farbissina: Lies. All lies!...Bet Grok would've got it right cuz it "maximally benefits all of humanity by pursuing truth and increasing understanding and knowledge".
Finishing up some raking & cleaning the eaves. Ready to settle into this evening's Grey Cup match. Not bad weather for this time of year...and remembering the cold af game in 1991. Top row, north end zone w/51,984 other crazies (& John Candy).
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight"
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight"
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Finishing up some raking & cleaning the eaves. Ready to settle into this evening's Grey Cup match. Not bad weather for this time of year...and remembering the cold af game in 1991. Top row, north end zone w/51,984 other crazies (& John Candy).
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight"
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight"
Forgot to tell them it's a one anthem game.
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Forgot to tell them it's a one anthem game.
Waiting for freeze-up and that first covering of snow. This year's transition to winter is slow and gradual vs what Tina Turner said: "we never ever do nuthin' nice and easy".
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Waiting for freeze-up and that first covering of snow. This year's transition to winter is slow and gradual vs what Tina Turner said: "we never ever do nuthin' nice and easy".
I mean I "grew up" in Montréal but ma was born in Saskatchewan so not sure who I'm cheering for at this point. Don't let my well-worn cap fool you...
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I mean I "grew up" in Montréal but ma was born in Saskatchewan so not sure who I'm cheering for at this point. Don't let my well-worn cap fool you...
Reposted by j r scott
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"It sounds like buckshit...but you ever notice...
This whole town of ice and snow..o.. woah
Gets you running
Chasing something
What it is I'll never know
Just hope one day that it shows
Any day now it will come"
(apologies to The Watchmen)
This whole town of ice and snow..o.. woah
Gets you running
Chasing something
What it is I'll never know
Just hope one day that it shows
Any day now it will come"
(apologies to The Watchmen)
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"It sounds like buckshit...but you ever notice...
This whole town of ice and snow..o.. woah
Gets you running
Chasing something
What it is I'll never know
Just hope one day that it shows
Any day now it will come"
(apologies to The Watchmen)
This whole town of ice and snow..o.. woah
Gets you running
Chasing something
What it is I'll never know
Just hope one day that it shows
Any day now it will come"
(apologies to The Watchmen)
80 yesterday?
Don't know how I missed this story from the 90s. It starts (pre-Kelvin and The Squires) at Earl Grey Jr High on Cockburn, just after he came back to Winnipeg with ma Rassy. As Neil says "this is where it all started".
youtu.be/xe_u_0KhBUM?...
Don't know how I missed this story from the 90s. It starts (pre-Kelvin and The Squires) at Earl Grey Jr High on Cockburn, just after he came back to Winnipeg with ma Rassy. As Neil says "this is where it all started".
youtu.be/xe_u_0KhBUM?...
Neil Young’s Winnipeg Years: Where the music began | From the CBC archives: 1996
YouTube video by CBC News Manitoba
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
80 yesterday?
Don't know how I missed this story from the 90s. It starts (pre-Kelvin and The Squires) at Earl Grey Jr High on Cockburn, just after he came back to Winnipeg with ma Rassy. As Neil says "this is where it all started".
youtu.be/xe_u_0KhBUM?...
Don't know how I missed this story from the 90s. It starts (pre-Kelvin and The Squires) at Earl Grey Jr High on Cockburn, just after he came back to Winnipeg with ma Rassy. As Neil says "this is where it all started".
youtu.be/xe_u_0KhBUM?...
Still a bit of ice on the Seine after that cold snap. Saw this guy still hanging around...at least he was swimming south but he's got a little further to go.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Still a bit of ice on the Seine after that cold snap. Saw this guy still hanging around...at least he was swimming south but he's got a little further to go.
Neil with his dog named Winnipeg. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
One of my first concerts was Neil Young w/the Stray Gators at The Forum. The set list incl Cinnamon Girl from this classic album & my friend yelled out the dog's name several times. Strange memories - je me souviens
One of my first concerts was Neil Young w/the Stray Gators at The Forum. The set list incl Cinnamon Girl from this classic album & my friend yelled out the dog's name several times. Strange memories - je me souviens
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Neil with his dog named Winnipeg. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
One of my first concerts was Neil Young w/the Stray Gators at The Forum. The set list incl Cinnamon Girl from this classic album & my friend yelled out the dog's name several times. Strange memories - je me souviens
One of my first concerts was Neil Young w/the Stray Gators at The Forum. The set list incl Cinnamon Girl from this classic album & my friend yelled out the dog's name several times. Strange memories - je me souviens
Something new has been added to the mix...AI-splaining (or getting lectured by a "large language model").
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Something new has been added to the mix...AI-splaining (or getting lectured by a "large language model").
This young guy just paraded by. He's so proud.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This young guy just paraded by. He's so proud.
I'm always bit late to the party as the colours are a bit washed out...but them northern lights are beautiful tonight. Even from my living room window in the middle of Winnipeg.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I'm always bit late to the party as the colours are a bit washed out...but them northern lights are beautiful tonight. Even from my living room window in the middle of Winnipeg.
Crew of Lancaster named "P for Peg" shortly before they became "lost without trace". Aged 19 to early 20s they hailed from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Northhamptonshire. The family discovered details of their fate this year.
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Crew of Lancaster named "P for Peg" shortly before they became "lost without trace". Aged 19 to early 20s they hailed from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Northhamptonshire. The family discovered details of their fate this year.
Sitting by a window, east of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee, listening to the gales of November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Sitting by a window, east of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee, listening to the gales of November.