Community snow sculptor. Skin-on-frame boat designer. Waterloo, Ontario. https://snowbankproductions.weebly.com https://urbanboatproject.weebly.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3mjpqjgmxz226Serene backcountry (😂) downtown Kitchener paddle. Sixth of the spring season.17 Apr 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpqjgmxz226https://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3mcvod7dpmk2nSnow Day on our front lawn!21 Jan 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvod7dpmk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3m47rolnthk2yDon’t try this with your 42lbs canoe!28 Oct 2025 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47rolnthk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3m3gm4bejhs2uFrosty paddle in the core of Kitchener, Ontario. Just a 300 m portage to the LRT stop. Not that I would enter the LRT with a canoe!18 Oct 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gm4bejhs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lzezztznw22pI’ve been designing and building paddles. I’ve downsized each time and have ended on one that is 7.8oz which is less than 4 large eggs. Soon I test and it might fall apart—which would still be a fun pushing of the envelope.21 Sep 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzezztznw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lyzved3ydk2oThree paddle comparison.17 Sep 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzved3ydk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lyg5vpmk522uFun with canoe paddle design.09 Sep 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyg5vpmk522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lxznky7s3s27Kitchener, Ontario.04 Sep 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxznky7s3s27https://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lx5jkkxubk2oVictoria Park. Kitchener24 Aug 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5jkkxubk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lvyxzzckls2wPaddling in Victoria Park with a very heavy hand.10 Aug 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvyxzzckls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lvnsuvhra22aCBC did a little summary of my 11 pound boat… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/matt-morris-snow-sculpture-boats-lightweight-1.759744505 Aug 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnsuvhra22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lvlrcge3zc2rReflection. Maybe watch for a while and then look at it upside down…04 Aug 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlrcge3zc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lvigtgi6pc2oClear.03 Aug 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvigtgi6pc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lun7vgopjs2oMorning paddle in my 11.6lb canoe.23 Jul 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun7vgopjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3ludvhqzbbc23I launched my new canoe today. I call it Pheather2. It weighs 11.6 pounds19 Jul 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludvhqzbbc23https://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lsqp62csrs2eShifty winds in Victoria Park yesterday.29 Jun 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqp62csrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lsjd2pzfjs27Morning paddle in Kitchener’s Victoria Park. And I think Ophelia is nesting. Photo taken from well back….26 Jun 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjd2pzfjs27https://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3ls6r7o5hvs2aGrowing food that will never see a truck. Nature is amazing.22 Jun 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls6r7o5hvs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lrtgp5f7x226Which boat would you pick?17 Jun 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtgp5f7x226https://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lrj4c546gk2mCanoeing in Victoria Park.13 Jun 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj4c546gk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lnde26e5vk2mI decided not to exclude this cedar knot from my canoe paddle blade. It was once the foundation of a branch that reached out to support the growth of the entire tree. It helped the rest of the wood grow strong.21 Apr 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnde26e5vk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lmzu7uifcs2aWhat a difference two weeks can make.17 Apr 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzu7uifcs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lmyzuiin7k2bGood morning Waterloo. The boardwalks and bridge are now open at Silver Lake.17 Apr 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmyzuiin7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lmjz7v43x22rI love winter But I am ready for spring11 Apr 2025 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjz7v43x22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3llwnj4cjxk2cWaterloo Park waterfall flooded.03 Apr 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwnj4cjxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3llttd6adb22uApril 2, 2025!02 Apr 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3llttd6adb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3llqyuqyixk2xA foot of snow fell on our lawn today!! Incredible given that it is now April!01 Apr 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqyuqyixk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3ll5bwcaenc24We carved our “Plague Doctor” out of a 10 foot square block of snow 3 weeks ago. This picture was taken yesterday. They have not had snow since we built it.24 Mar 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5bwcaenc24https://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lkz5nlgx2s2uOur snow sculpture on Great Slave Lake is apparently still standing.23 Mar 2025 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkz5nlgx2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mttmrrs.bsky.social/post/3lke2x4s3zc2fOne last snowbank production.14 Mar 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:nbe3payptfsd5zkhscl3fwkn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke2x4s3zc2f