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Yes, you are still on the correct page. I just felt like a new design and I didn't discard any of the old entries. However, the previous photos have gone for the moment, but I'll probably find a way to display those again... In the meantime this link will get you to some new photos I took rather recently.

Today was probably the last nice day of this summer if one's allowed to call it that middle of October. The weather forecast for the next couple of days is rather gloomy and to some extend reminds me of the rainy days in Ireland. Despite the outlook, I'm rather thrilled at the moment.
I recently picked up golf as an new hobby and committed with buying a very affordable set of clubs. I also hit the course a few times already so that I feel I made good use out of the weather. It's so much fun, especially now with leaves turning yellow and red.
I should probably mention that golf is not seen an elite sport, or at least not worse than many other sports, over here (again quite similar to Ireland). One can play rather inexpensively and many condos even have a small booth in the common areas that allow for playing virtual golf (real golf clubs and real ball, but playing against a screen that projects the flight and spin of the ball). So does the condo I'm living in.
As Ontario is changing its colors I decided to change the existing blog design a good bit. If you have a minute let me know what you think. I also uploaded a few new pictures.

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