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Crane Outside My Office

Photograph taken on Monday, October 10, 2022 by Henry
Crane Outside My Office

Crane Outside My Office

The building my office is in needs a new heating and air conditioning system and the replacement was lifted onto the roof today. The back door to the building, which I normally use to get in, was blocked off and this crane was in the back parking lot, lifting the heavy equipment up onto the roof. This picture wasn’t actually taken out my windows, because I look out on the end of the building, so I went to a few different offices to take pictures. I admit it, I’m a sucker for heavy machinery. I’ve been told it’s a guy thing but I think it’s just certain people, both male and female.

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My Office Building Lobby

Photograph taken on Thursday, March 30, 2023 by Henry
My Office Building Lobby

My Office Building Lobby

The building my office is in has a somewhat dated look. It’s exterior is red brick and glass and is even referred to at my company as ‘RB’, which stands for ‘Red Brick’. The lobby had a red brick floor and built-in red brick planters along the front windows and on the interior walls. It wasn’t beautiful but the large plants were pretty nice, as that sort of thing goes. With a two storey height, the fiddle-leaf figs (Ficus lyrata) were especially impressive. For what seems like an eternity, it’s been undergoing a makeover. The new, modern lobby is nearing completion and I can’t say I’m overly impressed. As you can see, there are some plants in containers against the far windows. I assume those will be placed around the lobby once it’s done. But it’s fairly stark, in my view.

Uptate: They added some furniture, so it isn’t quite so empty now. But it feels very artificial and not somewhere I’d go to sit and chat. Time will tell, I suppose.

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Retirement Party

Photograph taken on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 by Henry
John, Jon, Beth, Keith, Scott, Henry, Cathy, Soheyla, Katie, Anita, Martin

John, Jon, Beth, Keith, Scott, Henry, Cathy, Soheyla, Katie, Anita, Martin

At the beginning of August, I gave notice to my supervisor that I would be retiring at the end of September. It didn’t come as any great shock, as I had been talking pretty freely about it for a while without knowing the exact date. In early September, one of the folks I work with asked if he could schedule a get together in the company cafe for anyone who was local and available to see me off. That happened today and a few photos were taken. A lot of the people I work with are remote, scattered around the country, but even so, there was a reasonable turnout and it was really nice to have them there to see me off. Another friend and coworker also organized a very generous going away present, a very substantial gift certificate to Second Story Books, which is one of two local used book stores that we frequent. I’m not entirely sure how I’ll spend it all, to be honest, it was so much. I’m very thankful for all the wonderful folks I’ve worked with over the years and while I expect to enjoy retirement and won’t necessarily miss the daily nine to five, I’ll certainly miss the folks I worked with.

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