Chris Jones! Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Enraged pedestrian. Flâneur. Hiker. Explorer. Web developer. Photographer. Daydreamer. Recluse. Road full of promise, head full of doubt. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Hello.

I’m at work in Halifax, NS, Canada, where it’s 8° and overcast at 2:13pm.
I’m currently reading Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays by Barry Lopez.

Newest

Sunny commute

Sunny commute —

January 30th, 2023 at 10:32am in Notes

Me and the drunken lampposts were mighty happy to see the sun gracing us with its presence on my morning commute.

Winter arrives

Winter arrives —

January 21st, 2023 at 12:20pm in Notes

Winter finally arrives in Nova Scotia.

Take a seat

Take a seat —

January 8th, 2023 at 1:37pm in Photographs

I finally got around to developing and scanning a test roll from December.

New year, new film

New year, new film —

January 2nd, 2023 at 12:40pm in Notes

It's a new year so I decided I'd try out a new-to-me film I've been curious about.

Checked in: The Stubborn Goat Gastropub

Checked in: The Stubborn Goat Gastropub —

December 22nd, 2022 at 1:08pm in Notes

Christmas lunch with my colleagues not far from the office.

Popular

Using PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API

Using PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API —

August 29th, 2018 at 7:31pm in Articles

As my distaste for Twitter has grown over the last while I decided to see if I could deploy my own instance of Mastodon, a federated, distributed social network.

Using PHP and cURL to post media to the Mastodon API

Using PHP and cURL to post media to the Mastodon API —

January 4th, 2021 at 5:40pm in Articles

A couple of years ago I posted the most popular article on the site on how to use PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API.

Hiking the Liberty Lake Loop

Hiking the Liberty Lake Loop —

August 31st, 2018 at 12:56pm in Articles

Desperate for a relatively local hiking challenge this year, I decided to finally hike the Liberty Lake Loop, a 56km trail in Kejimkujik National Park.

Late summer camping at Keji's Wil-Bo-Wil cabin

Late summer camping at Keji's Wil-Bo-Wil cabin —

September 11th, 2014 at 8:00pm in Articles

It's been about three years or so since the Wil-Bo-Wil cabin was built in Kejimkujik's backcountry, and even though I've passed it many times on hikes destined for elsewhere in the park I've never actually stayed there.

Keji Site 22, May 2018

Keji Site 22, May 2018 —

May 27th, 2018 at 1:51pm in Articles

After taking last year off from our (mostly) annual tradition, three friends and I jumped back into a couple of canoes and headed into the backcountry of Kejimkujik National Park for the Victoria Day long weekend.

On This Day

Cold day, warm tacos

Cold day, warm tacos —

January 30th, 2018 at 2:09pm in Notes

What better way to fight the cold than to go for lunch at Antojo, a new Mexican spot near the office. I had the shrimp ceviche, tinga de pollo tacos and a few churros for dessert.

Random

Livin on the Edg

Livin on the Edg —

April 12th, 2020 at 7:55pm in Notes

Leave it Microsoft to mess up the name of their own browser.

BMO Building in fog

BMO Building in fog —

May 7th, 2010 at 10:00am in Photographs

The building on the left is the BMO Building.

Rainy day film lab

Rainy day film lab —

May 28th, 2022 at 4:50pm in Notes

With the rain coming in waves this afternoon it was a perfect time to fire up the kitchen film lab.

#film