Now

Now

What Niall Bell is up to right now — updated seasonally.

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Canada

My partner and I are exploring Canada — Squamish, BC is home for now. Much of our time is spent out in the mountains and wilderness exploring.

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Photography

If you've browsed any other page on this site you'll know my hobsession* is nature photography. I'm making a conscious effort to get out with the camera more — it makes me happy.

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Exploring Philosophies

I've spent time reading about Stoicism and Epicureanism. Next up is a deeper dive into Buddhism and Taoism. Ancient philosophy is endlessly fascinating.

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Managing Self

My brain works a bit differently — neurodivergent, ADD/ADHD, pick your label. I've started emptying my brain into notes so I can focus on the important things. So far it's working… I think.

* A Hobby one is Obsessed with — a portmanteau I'm rather pleased with.

Right now I'm not working — exploring and enjoying myself for a bit. I'm looking for work casually, hopefully something in my field comes up. In the meantime I'm volunteering with the Squamish Environment Society.

Purple Martin Nest Boxes
Squamish Environment Society
  • Reviewing nest box footage to identify behaviours and interesting observations of nesting purple martins.
Wildlife Connectivity
Squamish Environment Society
  • Supporting the Society's Wildlife Connectivity project — engagement, outreach, and storytelling around habitat corridors.
Bird Count
Squamish Environment Society — running since 1991
  • Attending the monthly bird counts and helping improve data collection, storage, and analysis.

The /now Movement

This page was inspired by the /now Movement. It's a way to share what I'm focused on at the scale of months, not days. Check out my nownownow.com profile. If you have a website, I highly recommend joining.

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